DASH, one of the leading cryptocurrency for payments has announced a partnership with Rewards.com, a loyalty rewards websites incentivizing customers through its cashback programme. Through […]
Latest Industry News
Coinbase Acquires Decentralized Exchange Paradex, Shuts Down GDAX
Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the U.S., has announced the acquisition of Paradex, a decentralized platform for virtual currency trading based in San Francisco. […]
CoInvestor Appoints Rob Ferguson As Chief Operating Officer
UK-based fintech company CoInvestor has announced the appointment of Rob Ferguson as its Chief Operating Officer strengthen the focus on innovation and customer service of the platform that digitizes alternative […]
IG Group Reports 6% Fall in Q4 Revenues MoM, Expects Lower Growth in FY 19 on Strict ESMA Guidelines
UK online retail trading broker, IG Group Holding Plc (LON: IGG) has reported the preliminary financial result for FY 18 (IG Group follows May-April accounting […]
Leucadia Rebrands to Jefferies Financial Group, to Trade with Ticker Symbol “JEF” in NYSE
Leucadia National Corporation, an investment firm has announced its official rebranding to Jefferies Financial Group Inc. after its shareholders have voted in favour of the company’s […]
Feature Articles
Key Fed Figure Says Reference Rate Reform a Work in Progress
A key Federal Reserve official said reference rate reform remains a work in progress. William Dudley is the President of the Federal Reserve branch in New York and he made the remarks in a speech at the Bank of England. “In short, I will argue that while much has already been accomplished, we still have […]
Venture Exchange Debated in House
If a new bill currently being debated by the House Financial Services Committee passes, a venture exchange may be a reality. The House Financial Services Committee sub-committee on Capital Markets, Securities, and Investments held a hearing entitled: “Legislative Proposals to Help Fuel Capital and Growth on Main Street.” The hearing looked at eleven proposed bills, […]
Key Republican Slams Obama Era “Broken Windows” Securities Policy
A key Republican on the House Financial Services Committee took a shot at the Obama era securities regulation approach. Bill Huizenga is a Republican from the State of Michigan and he chairs the Capital Markets, Securities and Investments sub-committee of the House Financial Services Committee. In opening remarks of a hearing he chaired, Huizenga slammed […]
Industry Thought Leadership
Equity Market Innovation Leads to Venue Proliferation
Several startups are planning to launch either new venues or order types, and even listing standards, to solve problems in US equity trading. At last month’s SIFMA Equity Market Structure conference, executives with the following three startups and one established exchange discussed their particular market innovations and how each one fits into the existing equity market […]
SEC Steers Pilot on Equity Trading Fee and Rebates Amid Headwinds
By Ivy Schmerken Diving into one of the more controversial issues in equity market structure, U.S. regulators are moving forward with the transaction-fee pilot that will force stock exchanges to lower the fee caps on rebates they pay to brokers and market makers. “I think the SEC is about to embark upon a productive time […]
Artificial Intelligence Gains Momentum: From Machine Learning to Deep Learning
Artificial intelligence has quickly evolved from science fiction to digital assistants such as Alexa and Siri learning about our daily lives. A.I. applications are interpreting MRIs and will soon be operating self-driving cars. In personal finance, many of us interact with chat boxes on bank web sites. And in the investing world, robo-advisors are managing […]
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