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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) today proposed rules to better protect investors and enhance cybersecurity by bringing more Alternative Trading Systems (ATS) that trade Treasuries and other government securities under the regulatory umbrella. The proposal builds upon a 2020 proposal and public comments received in response to that proposal. It would extend…

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HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) announces that Pauline van der Meer Mohr and Irene Lee will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Company’s Annual General Meeting to be held on Friday, 29 April 2022. Pauline van der Meer Mohr

London based, FCA and Malta licensed payment solutions provider Trust Payments has announced the opening of a new office in Cyprus. The company said that the new office accelerates Trust Payments’ continued growth, enabling the organisation to build on its extensive list of foreign exchange (forex) clients and partners. Local staff will help to provide…

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Cornerstone FS plc (LON:CSFS), a cloud-based provider of international payment, currency risk management and electronic account services to SMEs, announces that it has entered into a conditional agreement to acquire Capital Currencies Limited. The total consideration payable for the acquisition is up to £3 million, which is to be satisfied through a mixture of cash,…

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R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO) today announced the promotion of Amber Wright to Executive Director, Global Head of Fixed Income Rates and E-Trading Sales, with responsibilities across RJO’s operating affiliates. Based in London, Ms Wright is leading two key global initiatives – a significant expansion of the firm’s institutional fixed income product breadth and a…

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TradeStation today announced it is offering crypto traders, investors, institutions and third parties access to trading crypto via a financial information exchange (FIX API) protocol through TradeStation Crypto, Inc. The FIX API protocol standard is designed for trading financial markets in real-time and at high speed. TradeStation Crypto, a subsidiary of TradeStation Group, Inc., offers…

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Cboe Global Markets today announced that Webull Financial LLC, a leading retail brokerage platform with a growing global presence, will offer Cboe’s new Nanos S&P 500 Index options at launch on its trading platform in the first quarter of 2022. The product will be available to customers who are approved to trade options on Webull’s…

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The latest edition of the Investor Newsletter of the United States National Futures Association (NFA) was published today. The document includes the most recent enforcement actions taken by NFA, including one against eDeal Market LLC. NFA’s Business Conduct Committee (BCC) has issued a Complaint against eDeal Market LLC and Nithya Narasimhan, charging them with failing…

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International derivatives marketplace CME Group announces that Micro Ether futures volume surpassed 500,000 contracts on January 24. Tim McCourt, CME Group Global Head of Equity Index and Alternative Investment Products, commented: “The arrival of micro-sized contracts for both Bitcoin and Ether futures in 2021 has taken our cryptocurrency product offering to the next level. We’re…

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has taken German Nino, a registered representative and investment adviser representative associated with UBS Financial Services Inc, to Court over a theft of $5.8 million from a client. According to the SEC’s complaint, submitted at the Florida Southern District Court on Friday, January 21, 2022, between May…

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