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Firm fined by MNB for performing unauthorised tied agent activity relating to investment services for firms domiciled in Cyprus and UK
September 24th, 2015
Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB), the Central Bank of Hungary, has issued an announcement to inform on its decision to impose a market surveillance penalty of HUF 90 million to CFD Markets Kft. which has performed capital market tied agent ...
Trading Technologies’ Next-Generation Trading Platform, TT, to Provide Connectivity to FEX Global
September 24th, 2015
FEX Global to distribute the TT platform to market participants The Asian-based energy and commodities futures exchange FEX Global Pty. Limited (FEX) and Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a provider of high-performance professional trading platforms, today announced that FEX ...
HSBC Thinks China Stocks Rout Is Nearly Over
September 24th, 2015
Margin loans are at 10-month low relative to market value Record selloff by leveraged traders fueled stock declines Further losses by Chinese stocks are limited after leveraged traders cut $218 billion of positions, according to HSBC Holdings Plc. The ...
Volkswagen bigger risk for Germany than Greek crisis
September 24th, 2015
Volkswagen could pose bigger threat to German economy than Greek crisis The Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) emissions scandal has rocked Germany‘s business and political establishment and analysts warn the crisis at the car maker could develop into the biggest threat to ...
Asian shares mixed, with Nikkei at 2-week lows
September 24th, 2015
Asian shares traded mixed on Thursday, with Japan’s Nikkei 225 index lagging behind its regional peers after returning from a three-day national holiday earlier in the week. The triple whammy of an uninspiring lead from Wall Street overnight, a modestly stronger yen and ...
GAIN Capital’s GTX updates rules of engagement for liquidity providers
September 23rd, 2015
New rules designed to increase quality of execution GAIN Capital Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: GCAP), a global provider of online trading services, announced today that it is updating the rules of engagement for liquidity providers on GTX, its institutional electronic ...
European stocks rise despite China fears, Volkswagen up 4%
September 23rd, 2015
European stocks were trading higher on Wednesday in what has been a choppy morning of trade amid renewed fears over the health of the Chinese economy and continued fallout from the Volkswagen emissions scandal. The pan-European STOXX 600 was up was ...
Activist investor takes 6% stake in LPL Financial, sending stock higher
September 23rd, 2015
Marcato Capital says shares of the independent broker-dealer are undervalued at current levels An activist hedge fund investor on Tuesday afternoon said it had taken a 6.3% stake in LPL Financial Holdings Inc., sending the independent broker-dealer’s stock price ...
Bailout reforms Greece must take by end-2015
September 23rd, 2015
Greece‘s leftist government will have to move fast to agree a new set of reforms to unlock a new tranche of aid under its 86 billion euro bailout deal. Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras wants a positive review that will ...
$1 Trillion Asset Manager Says the Dollar Is Overvalued
September 23rd, 2015
Greenback has factored in prospect of first U.S. rate increase Dollar is undervalued against many Asian currencies, Kwok says The dollar is overvalued and is unlikely to extend gains versus the euro and yen unless the Federal Reserve raises ...
