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.
December 2018
OTC Markets Group Adds Arkansan Bank to OTCQX Market
OTC Markets Group, an American financial market has added White River Bancshares Company (OTCQX: WRIV) to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market.
FXTM’s New MT5 Pro Account Allows Stock Ownership
MetaQuotes has announced that FXTM has increased its product offering to provide MetaTrader 5 users with the ability to trade stocks from exchanges.
Qatar Stock Exchange Launches ESG Platform
Qatar Stock Exchange has launched its online ‘Qatar Stock Exchange Sustainability and ESG Platform’, to support listed companies report on (ESG) indicators.
Nasdaq Led IPO Business in 2018: $27.7 Billion Out of 185 Offerings
A glance at the year 2018 shows that Nasdaq was able to extend its IPO leadership to 20 consecutive quarters in the U.S. with a 72 percent win rate.
Euronext Seeks to Acquire Norway Stock Exchange for €625 Million
Euronext is on a roll. The leading European exchange announced the acquisition of software as a service provider Commcise just days ago.
Euronext Acquires SaaS Commcise, Tests Blockchain-Powered Post-Trade Settlement Infrastructure
Euronext Acquires SaaS Commcise, Tests Blockchain-Powered Post-Trade Settlement Infrastructure. The Software as a Service (SaaS) provider of research..
DriveWealth to Provide Brazilian Investors With Access to US Securities
DriveWealth to Fuel Digital Brokerage Founded by Roberto Lee.This collaboration helps Latino investors to build portfolios of US stocks, ETFs, and ADRs.
Saxo Bank to Acquire Dutch Broker BinckBank for EUR 424 Million
BinckBank has reached agreement on an acquisition by Saxo Bank from Denmark. The online broker announced this in a statement on Monday.
eToro’s Digital Subsidiary eToroX Secures DLT License from Gibraltar Financial Services Commission
Retail FX broker, eToro has announced that its digital subsidiary, eToroX has secured DLT license from Gibraltar's financial watchdog, (GFSC).
HKEX and Eurex Exchange Announce Executive Moves Before Year-End
The appointments of Cindy Chen to lead post-trade business development at HKEX and Wolfgang Eholzer as Chief Technology Officer at Eurex Exchange.
SIX Launches Information Pool About Upcoming Bond Offerings
SIX Group, the parent company of Switzerland's principal stock exchange SIX Swiss Exchange, has announced activity on its SIX Deal Pool.
Cboe Adds Three Executives to Its Markets Division Ahead of Ethereum Futures
Cboe Global Market ,one of the largest exchange holding companies, offers cutting-edge trading and investment solutions to investors around the world.
Flow Traders enters Eurex FX derivatives as new liquidity provider
Eurex,owned by Deutsche Börse Group has welcomed Flow Traders as FX liquidity providers for the Eurex FX Futures products.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.