Rick Steves
Senior Reporter, Regulation and Fintech
Rick Steves has seen business and economics through many lenses. He joined the financial services industry in 2009, and has been a financial journalist since 2011. He holds a degree in Business Administration and has experience producing real-time news, from both buy-side and sell-side, as well as for retail traders, brokers and service providers. Steves' work has appeared in a variety of online publications including FX Street, NewsBTC, FinanceFeeds, and The Industry Spread. Rick has great interest in the dynamics of the trading industry. The never-ending clash between technology, economics, regulation, and more importantly, the people.
November 2021
Integral Hires ex-Gold-i CCO Julian Elliott
Integral has snatched Julian Elliott from Gold-i, where he was Chief Commercial Officer for more than three years and spent 11 years in total.
AETOS Launches Copy Trading for FX and CFD
AETOS Capital Group has launched its proprietary copy trading system available for both new and existing clients of the FX and CFD broker.
Crypto NDFs May Become Industry Norm Going Forward
A survey conducted by Coalition Greenwich has found that NDFs are being repurposed as a vehicle to support institutional buy-side interest in cryptocurrencies.
CryptoUK Taps Amazon UK Exec As Non-Executive Director
CryptoUK has appointed Rob McWilliam as its new non-executive director (NED).
Aegis Capital Fined $1.1m for Potentially Excessive Trading in Customer Accounts
The trading in these accounts generated average cost-to-equity ratios of 71.6 percent and caused the customers to incur more than $2.9 million in trading costs.
BestEx Taps Hector Robles to Bring Algos to Futures Market
BestEx Research Group has appointed Hector Robles as Managing Director of Business Development in a key move to further expand its footprint in the futures market.
OANDA Now Onboards Clients via Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram, Line
Retail FX broker OANDA has selected CNVRS to better engage with prospective clients via social media.
PrimeXBT Launches FX Trading Mobile App for iOS
PrimeXBT has announced new mobile applications for iOS and Android devices for traders on the go.
easyMarkets Adds Six Cryptos as Multi Asset Broker Addresses Traders’ Wishes
easyMarkets has added six new cryptocurrencies to its trading portfolio as the broker expands its CFD offering that includes global indices, energy, metals, and forex.
BitMEX Hires Michele Bertacco As CMO to Promote New Business Segments
BitMEX has appointed Michele Bertacco as Chief Marketing Officer, reporting to CEO Alexander Höptner.
FTX US Taps Ex-CFTC Mark Wetjen As Head of Policy and Regulatory Strategy
FTX US has appointed former CFTC Commissioner Mark Wetjen to lead its public affairs efforts as Head of Policy and Regulatory Strategy.
IG Turns Signal Centre Trade Ideas Into an EA for MetaTrader 4
IG Group has launched a Signal Centre Trade Ideas expert advisor (EA) to be used on the MetaTrader 4 Platform.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.