Tagged: trading

November 19, 2021 @ 6:15 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

FIA (Futures Industry Association) announced on November 2, 2021 that it has released a report calling on participants in the futures and options sector to work cooperatively on an initiative to enhance the overall efficiency of the trading and clearing process for exchange-traded derivatives. The… Read More

November 5, 2021 @ 8:36 am By Omar Faridi  |  

TraderMade, which claims to be one of the United Kingdom’s leading international specialists in financial market data, has confirmed the launch of a forex data API portal – which allows users to effectively manage their own data plans. As noted by TraderMade’s management: “We have… Read More

October 22, 2021 @ 11:05 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cboe Global Markets, Inc. (Cboe: CBOE), a provider of international market infrastructure and tradable products, and MSCI Inc., a provider of critical decision support tools and services for the investment community, announced that they’ve signed a licensing agreement that extends and widens their business relationship…. Read More

September 1, 2021 @ 3:28 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

UK-headquartered micro-investing platform Wombat Invest has appointed David Davies, the ex-Chief Information Officer at Hargreaves Lansdown, and former eToro Managing Director Iqbal Gandham to its advisory board. These appointments have been made as the company prepares a  £10m Series A round in order to support… Read More

August 23, 2021 @ 11:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Overbond and IPC have announced a new partnership focused on accelerating the automation of fixed-income trading with voice-to-AI technology. Overbond is teaming up with IPC, a provider of secure, compliant communications and multi-Cloud connectivity services for the international financial markets, in order to integrate IPC’s… Read More

August 2, 2021 @ 10:47 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Singapore-based wealth platform iFAST Corporation recently revealed that the Group’s Malaysian division, iFAST Capital, has introduced trading services in US as well as support for Hong Kong-listed securities for Malaysians. The new offerings will reportedly include stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) on FSMOne, its B2C online… Read More

May 19, 2021 @ 9:57 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Pipe, a U.S.-based recurring revenue trading platform, announced on Wednesday it secured $250 million through its latest strategic investment round, which was led by Greenspring Associates, and included new investors Counterpoint Global (Morgan Stanley), CreditEase FinTech Investment Fund, SBI Investment, 3L, Sound Ventures and Guy Oseary,… Read More

May 18, 2021 @ 9:27 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Japanese technology giant Toshiba is reportedly working with Dharma Capital to test out the use of quasi-quantum tech in financial trading. The trial, carried out by Toshiba and Dharma Capital, will look into the effectiveness of high-frequency trading (HFT) strategies for listed stocks in Japanese… Read More

May 4, 2021 @ 2:16 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ParagonEX, a Isle of Man-based fintech, announced on Tuesday it is launching a fully customizable trading platform, allowing its broker clients. According to ParagonEX, the platform will allow each broker to have a unique appearance, as well as display “elements” of their choosing, thus not… Read More

May 3, 2021 @ 11:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Social investment app Invstr announced on Monday the launch of its cryptocurrency trading through its collaboration with Vast Bank. Invstr reported that it is using the Coinbase exchange platform for trading and its members in all 50 U.S. states are now able to buy and… Read More

April 30, 2021 @ 1:50 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

      U.S.-based cryptocurrency exchange PayBito announced on Thursday it has crossed $2 billion in its daily trading volume and is seeking to achieve $5 billion by the end of 2021. The latest milestone comes just a few months after PayBito announced it was experiencing record… Read More

April 19, 2021 @ 2:29 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Diginex Limited, a digital assets financial services company, announced on Monday a record total volumes of over $1 billion in April month to date through its crypto exchange EQUOS, with average daily volumes during the period increased over three times compared to average daily volumes… Read More

April 16, 2021 @ 2:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinSquare, a Canadian digital asset exchange, announced on Friday the closing of the previously announced strategic investment in Coinsquare by Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX: MOGO), a digital payments and fintech company. Coinsquare reported that per the investment agreement, Mogo has acquired a 19.99% ownership interest for… Read More

April 15, 2021 @ 1:49 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  ShareVision, a UK-based live streaming platform specifically for trading, economics, and finance, has raised nearly £375,000 through its equity crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs. Founded in 2020, ShareVision is providing a “level of access” to traders, economists, and financiers that it claims has not been seen before. “Our… Read More

March 3, 2021 @ 2:54 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

CoinRise, a trading and investment firm, announced on Wednesday that following its Bitcoin ETFs trade developments, it is planning to expand its services in Canada. Coinrise describes itself as a premium online trading platform that offers professional services for a wide variety of online traders…. Read More

February 17, 2021 @ 1:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Kalshi, a U.S.-based federal regulated exchange dedicated to trading on event outcomes, announced on Wednesday it secured $30 million through its Series A funding round, which was led by Sequoia Sequoia Capital with participation from Charles Schwab, Chairman of Charles Schwab Corporation, Henry Kravis,… Read More

February 7, 2021 @ 10:33 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

  InvestX, a U.S.-based private equity marketplace, recently announced the launch of its new trading platform, GEM. According to InvestX, GEM delivers access to “Pre-IPO Giants” by allowing broker-dealers to easily transact in private equity through an intuitive, reliable, and transparent technology solution. The GEM… Read More

January 7, 2021 @ 10:00 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Instimatch Global, a digital platform for transactions in short-term institutional capital markets, announced on Thursday it has joined forces with blockchain trading platform Algorand to advance its settlement and institutional payment solutions. Instimatch reported that Algorand’s blockchain technology will complement its technology, as well as… Read More

December 2, 2020 @ 2:09 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Millennium Trust Company, a U.S.-based provider of alternative asset custody solutions to institutions, advisors, and individuals, announced on Wednesday the launch of its new Trade Center, as well as the digital experience enhancements. According to Millennium, the Trade Center allows users to easily invest in securities,… Read More

November 30, 2020 @ 3:30 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Australia’s marketplace trade credit platform Marketlend recently announced it has expanded its Asian division by appointing Andrew Ross to lead origination and insurance endeavors for Marketlend throughout Asia. Ross will notably assist Marketlend to expand its presence in trade commodities, insured backed discounted trade credit… Read More