Euro Soars, Risk-On Gathers Steam on Upbeat Economic Data

Dollar Decline Slows as Violence Subsides in US Protests

Wall Street to Open Positive on Recovery Hopes, US PMI’s & BOC Interest Rate Decision in Focus

Better than expected Chinese data and gains in the European Auto sector helped improve risk sentiment in the market.  Summary: Global equities and indices are continuing to enjoy positive price …

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Development of the Bank of Lithuania’s digital collector coin has entered its final phase

The world’s first blockchain-based digital collector coin (LBCOIN) created by the Bank of Lithuania as well as its e-shop have entered the final testing phase

Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision – 2nd June 2020

Statement by Philip Lowe, Governor: Monetary Policy Decision - 2nd June 2020

Intraday Volatility in the COVID Era: Why it Matters

Key Takeaways: Both volatility and the variance of volatility across securities have risen substantially since late February. Trading desks should incorporate intraday volatility metrics in their pre-trade and post-trade TCA. …

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Is Remote Work Leading to a Paradigm Shift on the Trading Desk?

Everyone talks about the buzz of the trading room Sell-side traders have worked in large, physical trading rooms for decades. A small proportion have stood every day, shoulder-to-shoulder on huge …

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CFTC Enforcement Head Talks Dodd/Frank and Transparency

The head of enforcement at the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) said Dodd/Frank ushered in a new era for enforcement. James McDonald is the Head of Enforcement at the CFTC …

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Meet FINRA’s New Financial Crime Detector

FINRA’s man in charge of investigating financial crimes has a varied background, including hostage negotiation. Greg Ruppert is FINRA’s new Executive Vice President of the National Cause and Financial Crimes …

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Tradition Data Adds Three New Executives to Global Team

TraditionData, a leading provider of global cross asset OTC market data and information services has revealed the addition of three new executives to its global executive leadership team. As per …

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Tokenise Stock Exchange Launches New Digital Exchange Partnering with GMEX Group

Tokenise Stock Exchange (Tokenise), a London headquartered firm specialising in fully-regulated digital securities exchange has announced the launch of a new fully regulated digital exchange which is powered by innovative …

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