OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
The Corcoran Family in Futures and Beyond
Gerry Corcoran is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) at RJ O’Brien (RJO), a leading independent futures commission merchant (FCM). An FCM is, “an entity that solicits or accepts orders to buy or sell…
Head of CFTC’s Swap Dealer’s Division Lays out…
Project KISS has transformed the Commodities Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Division of Swap Dealers and Intermediary Oversight (DSWIO). Matthew Kulkin is the head of CFTC’s DSWIO and he made a speech in front of the…
US Broker SageTrader Deploys Eventus’ Equities Surveillance Platform
The US broker-dealer will leverage the cloud-based version of the Validus platform to trade surveillance combining both machine-learning and procedural technologies to detect potential manipulative behavior and insider trading. SageTrader, LLC, a San Francisco and…
CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee Announces Full Agenda and…
Washington, DC — The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Agricultural Advisory Committee (AAC) announced today the full agenda for its upcoming public meeting on April 11, 2019, which will be held in Overland Park, Kansas. [See…
CFTC Unanimously Approves Project KISS Rulemakings to Ease…
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that it has unanimously approved Project KISS Rulemakings to simplify registrants’ obligations. [caption id="attachment_329494" align="alignright" width="300"] CFTC Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo[/caption] “These final rule both originated as…
Eurex Clears First Swap Transaction for U.S. End…
Eurex Clearing, one of the world’s leading central counterparties (CCP), has cleared its first swap transaction for end clients domiciled in the U.S. Citi is the first futures commission merchant (FCM) offering client swap clearing…
JB Prime Integrates CQG’s Multi-Asset Platform
Customers of Australian financial services company JB Prime have gained access to CQG's multi-asset offering, including global equities, contracts for difference (CFDs), Foreign Exchange (FX), and Commodities with a new partnership between both firms. CQG's…
Market Surveillance Firms Eventus and Sterling Join Forces
Eventus Systems, a leading global trade surveillance and market risk platform provider, has integrated Sterling Trading Tech's Cloud-Based Analytics Engine (SRE) into its Validus platform to benefit mutual customers. With over 100 clients with thousands…