Saxo Bank’s Japanese arm, Saxo Bank Securities, an FSA regulated entity has secured Erika Nakazato as its new Head of Marketing
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Cboe Europe Expands into New Markets with Addition of Polish, Hungarian and Czech Markets
Cboe Europe will now able to offer Europe’s 6000 most liquid stock in a single platform
TSX Lists Two Blockchain ETFs By Coinsquare’s Coin Capital
Toronto exchange has listed two ETFs launched by Coin Capital ahead of the upcoming $120 million IPO by parent company Coinsquare.
Straits Financial Customers to Have Access to Trading Technologies’ Tools
The independent software vendor develops high-performance trading software for banks, brokers, hedge funds, proprietary traders and other trading institutions.
High Profile Exits Reported from Goldman Sachs and Gain Capital
Goldman Sachs is witnessing a high profile executive exit with the firm’s co-head of stock-trading, Paul Russo moving out from the firm
Feature Articles
Professor Says History Repeating Itself on Fintech Regulation
The regulatory deference given to fintech reminds at least one analyst of the views of many leading to the 2008 financial crisis.
CFTC Says Millennials Vulnerable to Scams
James McDonald is the CFTC’s Director of the Division of Enforcement and he stated, ““We have seen an increase in the number of unregistered entities and individuals illegally pedaling apps, websites, and social media to retail customers for trading in forex and binary options. Many of these entities and individuals specifically target Millennials, who may be less experienced investors.”
Upcoming Elections for FINRA Committee
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, will soon have an election for two members of the Small Member Firm Committee. Chip Jones is FINRA’s Senior Vice President of Member Relations and Education, and he sat down with with Wendy Lanton, Chief Compliance Officer of Lantern Investments, in the latest episode of FINRA’s on-line television show, […]
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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