Fidessa recommends acquisition offer by ION
In light of the offer by ION, Fidessa has withdrawn its recommendation of the Temenos offer.
Central Bank of Ireland to launch Innovation Hub
The innovation hub will be established for firms to engage directly with the Central Bank on innovation and FinTech.
A little too late: Europe’s lax policy on binary options hampers US enforcement actions
Whereas ESMA has finally decided to impose a ban on binary options, the long-lasting lax approach towards binary options brokers in Europe is now creating troubles for US authorities.
Questrade adds new short-selling feature to IQ Edge platform
With version 5.7.8 of the platform, traders will no longer need to manually confirm borrow rates.
ZZZ Coin runs into trouble in Quebec
Quebec’s Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal is not impressed with a coin that claims to fight against volatility in the cryptocurrency markets.
GAIN Capital’s GetGo mobile app adds new feature to suggest Profit Target level
The latest version of the solution offers a new feature that suggests the Profit Target level traders might want to set, based on past performance.
Russia’s c-bank launches regulatory sandbox
The platform will be used to test services using innovative financial technologies.
CFTC seeks default order against unresponsive Forex broker Tallinex
Nearly a year after the US regulator launched its lawsuit against retail FX broker Tallinex, it pushes for a default judgement against the company.
Japanese AI expert Heroz prepares for first day of Tokyo Stock Exchange listing
The acceptable order price range is between JPY 1,125 (25% of the order book center price) and JPY 18,000 (400% of the order book center price).
Offshore chaos: Massive percentage of Vanuatu’s population runs away permanently. Want stability? Do NOT register there
Vanuatu, like most offshore regions where some unregulated FX firms choose to register their business, is now witnessing the permanent...
Alleged Bitcoin fraudster demands cryptocurrency trading info from CFTC and CME
Judge says “no” to Patrick McDonnell’s request to subpoena the personal cryptocurrency trading accounts/records of a number of CFTC and CME attorneys and investigators.
Why are Tier 1 banks so afraid of direct FX counterparties? Bank of England gives first ever settlement account to non-bank firm
Today marks an absolute milestone in the method by which non-bank derivatives and settlement providers interact with the issuers of...
TradeStation revamps position management experience for mobile app users
Options and Futures are now grouped with the underlying/root symbols and Open P/L is streaming.
Widow of Forex fraudster has to pay more than $800,000 because of his scam
The Securities and Exchange Commission, however, said there would be no civil monetary penalty imposed on the widow of Steve Karroum, head of FX & Beyond.
OANDA adds One Tap & Hold Trading option to mobile app for Android devices
The new feature makes it easier to trade via mobile devices.
