Tagged: trading

December 11, 2024 @ 5:59 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca noted that it is cementing its self-clearing foundation through its DTCC membership and product launches, including Options Trading and High Yield Cash Accounts. Alpaca, a brokerage infrastructure tech firm and self-clearing broker-dealer, delivering execution and custody solutions for Stocks, ETFs, and Options, that support… Read More

November 23, 2024 @ 5:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Research uncovered as part of the eToro’s Retail Investor Beat, which was conducted by eToro with this edition supported through a partnership with Nasdaq, a source for financial, economic and alternative datasets, has revealed differences between US and UK retail investors when it comes “to… Read More

November 20, 2024 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, announced that eToro USA Securities Inc. is operational in New York State, making the platform available for eligible investors nationwide. Retail investors in New York can now trade fractional stocks, exchange traded funds, and options on the eToro platform…. Read More

November 9, 2024 @ 1:49 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Capital.com, the global trading platform and fintech group whose trading volumes have reportedly surpassed the $1 trillion mark in 2023, announced total client trading volumes reached over $450 billion in Q3 2024, which represents a sizeable 20% increase from Q2 2024. During the same period,… Read More

November 6, 2024 @ 10:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Digital assets firm OKX revealed that it has expanded its partnership with Komainu in order to offer an off-exchange custody solution. OKX noted in a recent blog post that they’re officially announcing that they’ve worked cooperatively with Komainu, a regulated digital asset service provider and… Read More

October 24, 2024 @ 12:43 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Talos, the provider of institutional trading technology for digital assets, announced the launch of its new Portfolio Management System (PMS), integrating all of its portfolio management tools with its flagship order and execution management system (OEMS). This offering reportedly delivers front-to-back support for portfolio managers,… Read More

October 22, 2024 @ 3:24 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Robinhood Markets (Nasdaq: HOOD) has launched margin investing in the United Kindom. Robinhood Markets noted that their “competitive” rates for UK customers range from 5.2% to 6.25%. At Robinhood Markets, they claim to be empowering customers with the tools they need to navigate the financial… Read More

October 18, 2024 @ 11:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

DriveWealth, a financial tech platform offering Brokerage-as-a-Service, has recently announced its end-to-end integration with multiple execution management system (EMS) platforms, including Bloomberg EMSX, LSEG Autex and TRAFiX. With these integrations, institutional broker-dealers are able to connect with DriveWealth’s platform and benefit from streamlined trade booking,… Read More

October 15, 2024 @ 10:02 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Sarwa reportedly offers options trading to their customers, becoming one of the “first” fintech platforms in the Middle East to do so. Sarwa and Alpaca’s partnership has grown since 2021, and they are pleased to acknowledge Sarwa’s efforts and progress on achieving this first-to-market milestone…. Read More

October 2, 2024 @ 9:55 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CME Group, the derivatives marketplace, announced that its Bitcoin Friday futures (BFF) have launched and are available for trading. 31,498 contracts traded across two different contract weeks. The first trade, a block, took place on Sunday, September 29 and was executed by Galaxy and Marex…. Read More

September 27, 2024 @ 2:25 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the trading and investing platform, has entered into an agreement to acquire the Australian investing app Spaceship in a deal worth up to $80 million AUD. The acquisition will strengthen eToro’s footprint in “a key market for the business while also broadening its product… Read More

September 16, 2024 @ 11:07 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Binance is enhancing the trading experience with First-in-Market Token Unlock and a vesting schedule. Integration of CoinMarketCap data into Binance allows users “to conveniently view token unlock schedule and make more informed decisions.” Binance, the global blockchain ecosystem behind the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by… Read More

September 2, 2024 @ 8:11 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TS Imagine, the global, cross-asset provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions for financial institutions, is pleased to announce the global availability of Platform 3.0, encompassing the culmination of three years of strategic research, development and investment. This thorough modernization of TS Imagine products… Read More

August 25, 2024 @ 10:09 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca’s local currency trading API now supports limit, stop, and stop limit for both nominal and fractional order types. Additionally, Local Currency Trading now reportedly “offers extended hours trading to further open financial services to everyone on the planet.” Local Currency Trading API enables businesses… Read More

August 22, 2024 @ 8:42 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Traders may now enhance their experience by leveraging trading solutions via the latest Alpaca and QuantConnect integration. Alpaca is pleased to announce its integration with QuantConnect, an algorithmic trading platform “chosen by thousands of professional traders and quants.” Using this integration, Alpaca users can “design,… Read More

August 10, 2024 @ 3:14 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

In a leap forward for financial trading platforms, Finatechs unveils its latest innovation: a next-generation trading platform designed to empower traders worldwide with superior market access. This platform combines technology with user-friendly functionalities, “redefining success in trading.” Traders on the Finatechs platform can explore “an… Read More

July 25, 2024 @ 9:31 am By Omar Faridi  |  

CB Payments Limited (CBPL) has been fined £3,503,546 by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for repeatedly breaching a requirement that “prevented the firm from offering services to high-risk customers.” CBPL is part of the Coinbase Group, which operates a cryptoasset trading platform that is… Read More

July 24, 2024 @ 6:15 am By Omar Faridi  |  

American retail investors are significantly more likely to ignore ESG (environmental, social & governance) factors than consider them when investing, according to data from the latest Retail Investor Beat (RIB) from trading and investing platform eToro. In a study of 1,000 American retail investors, just… Read More

July 22, 2024 @ 12:52 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Fireblocks Off Exchange enables businesses across the world to trade on centralized exchanges without introducing counterparty risk. Today, they’re sharing that Bybit is the newest exchange to integrate with Off Exchange. Bybit, a crypto exchange, joins Deribit, with further integrations to follow. These include BIT,… Read More

July 9, 2024 @ 4:17 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Alpaca is pleased to announce the launch of Alpaca Elite, which is described as a solution designed specifically for sophisticated traders like you. Alpaca Elite reportedly provides “a cost-effective, advanced algo trading experience with white-glove account support.” Whether you’re an individual trader exploring advanced algorithmic trading… Read More