FNG Exclusive… FNG has learned that UK/Bulgarian online broker Trading 212 has continued to build the board of its London based, FCA licensed arm Trading 212 UK Limited, adding Raj Somal as a Director. Raj Somal joined clearing and custody firm GPP Group in 2016 as Group Legal Counsel, and joined the Board of Directors…
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Online trading major Interactive Brokers Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:IBKR) has just published its key operating metrics for February 2022. The broker registered 2.499 million Daily Average Revenue Trades (DARTs) in February 2022, 32% lower than prior year and 5% lower than prior month. Ending client equity was $348.5 billion, 6% higher than prior year and 1%…
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FINRA’s Department of Enforcement has filed a complaint against Worden Capital Management LLC (WCM). The complaint alleges that, between January 2019 and March 2020, WCM, acting through its chief executive officer, JW, and its registered representatives, raised over $10 million from 121 investors in 22 private placement offerings without disclosing a material conflict of interest—that…
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Several traders have challenged a ruling in favor of Robinhood in a multi-district litigation concerning the January 2021 short squeeze. This becomes clear from a document filed with the Florida Southern District Court on Monday, February 28, 2022. The notice, seen by FX News Group, states that plaintiffs Andrea Juncadella, Edward Goodan, William Makeham, Mark…
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New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has censured CTRL Investments Limited for contravening the conditions of its derivatives issuer (DI) licence. Through its ongoing monitoring of the DI sector, the FMA found that CTRL had materially contravened two standard conditions of its licence by failing to comply with requirements for certain outsourcing arrangements and allowing…
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Cloud-based provider of international payment, currency risk management and electronic account services Cornerstone FS plc (LON:CSFS) announces that it has appointed Robert O’Brien, General Manager APAC and Middle East, to the newly created position of Interim Chief Operating Officer of Cornerstone’s principal operating subsidiary, FXPress Payment Services Limited. Mr O’Brien will also continue to perform…
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FD Technologies plc (LON:FDP) announces that it has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Microsoft to expand the reach of its KX Insights streaming data analytics platform as more organisations look to modernise their data infrastructure for real-time decision making. KX Insights will be embedded natively on the Microsoft Azure platform as a first…
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The United States National Futures Association (NFA) today issued an order directing Plus EV Capital LLC (EV Capital), a former NFA Member commodity trading advisor located in Newport Beach, Calif., never to reapply for membership or act as a principal of an NFA Member. NFA also ordered Rohit Chopra, EV Capital’s sole owner, principal and…
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Estonia based Retail FX and CFD brokerage group Admirals has announced that it has become a strategic partner and main sponsor of local soccer club and national champion FCI Levadia Tallinn. Sergei Hohlov-Simson, Managing Director at FCI Levadia Tallinn said: “We are pleased to announce that one of the most successful global trading platforms, Admirals,…
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Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina today made a statement following the central bank’s decision to raise the key interest rates. Nabiullina said that the Bank of Russia has been developing the domestic financial infrastructure. It will continue to operate smoothly. Namely, Russia has the financial messaging system (FMS) that can replace SWIFT inside Russia and…
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