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.
March 2018
Cboe FX reports new record ADV in February, at $44.2 billion
Cboe Global Markets, Inc., one of the world’s largest exchange holding companies, announced its February monthly trading metrics, revealing new all-time records.
Swissquote posts record-breaking results for 2017
Swissquote, a Switzerland-based banking group specialized in the provision of online financial and trading services, has posted record-breaking results for 2017.
Admiral Markets warns against rogue crypto Website
A rogue website with a similar domain name to Admiral Markets has begun operating at “admiral-crypto.com”, the retail FX broker announced.
Swaps exchange trueEX opens Singapore office
Independent derivatives markets provider trueEX announced the official opening of its Singapore office.
Singapore trading platform joins IPC FX Hub
Spark Systems, a Singapore-based financial technology company providing innovative trading solutions for foreign exchange trading in Asia, has joined the IPC FX Hub.
February 2018
Roberts Picked for Milestone Post
Managed technology solutions provider Milestone Group announced the appointment of Paul Roberts as Chief Executive Officer.
Ripple Spreads Across Emerging Markets
Ripple continues to expand its reach, having surpassed more than 100 members with the addition of five international financial institutions.
Temenos in talks to buy Fidessa for £1.3 bn
Temenos, the software specialist for banking and finance, is in advanced talks to buy Fidessa for at least £1.3bn, approximately US$1.82 billion.
Also filing this week: Karthik Subramanian and Abdelaziz Fathi.