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.
January 2020
CFD Broker Fondex Launches cTrader Suite
TopFX is a Prime Brokerage which focuses on providing customizable liquidity solutions to a diverse institutional clientele.
Nasdaq Launches Data Discovery Capability on Surveillance Solution
Nasdaq empowers Bcause's with a surveillance technology designed to ensure that surveillance protocols fit the needs of a crypto marketplace.
CaixaBank Launches we.trade Digital Trade Platform
CaixaBank, holder of the largest base of digital customers in Spain, has added the digital trade platform we.trade to its service catalog for companies.
Nomics Pilots Transparent Volume Indicator for Crypto Assets
Nomics.com has piloted a new indicator, transparent volume, which represents the percentage of crypto asset trading volume occurring on exchanges.
State Street’s Investor Confidence Index Down in December
State Street Global Markets announced that Investor Confidence declined in December by 1.3 points to 79.7, from November’s revised reading of 81.0.
Singapore Exchange adds Orient Securities Subsidiary as Trading and Clearing Member
SGX has announced the addition of Orient Futures International (Singapore) Pte. Ltd. as a Trading and Clearing Member of its derivatives market.
Turkey Launches Physically-Backed Gold Transfer System with Blockchain
Takasbank has launched a physically-backed, blockchain-based electronic gold transfer system that allows the transfer of digitizable gold via Blockchain.
Retail Investors Have High Expectations for US Stocks, Says TradeStation
TradeStation, a Monex Group company, released the twenty-seventh Monex Global Retail Investor Survey, measuring customer sentiment.
December 2019
Algo Trading Market to Grow 10% (CAGR) in 2019-2024, Says Report
The "Algo Trading Market: Global Industry Trends, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2019-2024" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
WFE Commends Singapore’s Approach to Crypto Trading
Following the MAS Consultation Paper, the WFE outlined the roles of both the exchange and CCP in the trading and clearing of derivatives contracts.
FINRA Fines Robinhood $1.25 Million for Best Execution Violations
Robinhood was fined $1.25 million for best execution violations related to its customers’ equity orders and related supervisory failures.
Sydney Stock Exchange Hires Michael Go as CEO to Lead ESG Strategy
The Sydney Stock Exchange (SSX) has appointed Michael Go as its new Chief Executive Officer to bring more benefits of competition to the Australian market.
TP ICAP to Acquire Louis Capital Markets for $21 Million in Cash Plus Extra
TP ICAP intends to buy European brokerage group Louis Capital Markets and MidCap Partners for USD21 million in cash, according to Morningstar.
Beeks Signs Millionaire Deals for Cloud Infrastructure and Open Banking
Beeks signs millionaire deals for cloud infrastructure and open banking and for the financial markets has secured two significant contracts.
Torstone Doubles Hong Kong Office, Makes Several Senior Appointments
The leading provider of post-trade securities and derivatives processing technology has announced a number of several senior appointments.
Marex Spectron Acquires Physical Fuel Oil Broking Services Provider
Marex Spectron, a UK-based broker has acquired Marquee Oil Broking Limited, a specialist provider of physical fuel oil broking services.
Taiwanese Broker to Deploy NICE Actimize’s AML and KYC Solutions
NICE's Autonomous Financial Crime Management business has been selected by Chailease Holding to implement an end-to-end anti-money laundering compliance.
RBC Direct Investing Launches Real-Time Streaming Quotes on Stocks and ETFs
RBC Direct Investing, has started providing real-time streaming quotes on Canadian and U.S. stocks and exchange-traded funds to all clients at no charge.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.