Settlement Service Run by CLS & IHS Markit Investment banking giant Goldman Sachs has joined a cross-currency swaps settlement service developed by financial data and systems vendor IHS Markit and a firm specializing in settlement CLS, officials report. With its latest member, the payment-versus-payment (PvP) settlement service has eight settlement members “live on the service,… Read More >>
2018 Predictions: Expect More Madness via MiFID II & Disruptors
(Editor’s Note: The major concerns about MiFID II compliance, which officially began January 3, will be ongoing throughout 2018. But these market reforms from the European Union will have to share the spotlight with the emerging trends also dubbed as “disruptors,” and we offer a sampling of opinions about them in this final installment in… Read More >>
Integral Readies Market Data Support for Crypto Currency Pairs
Integral Also Launches iOS App Foreign exchange (FX) technology vendor Integral is now offering market data support for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Bitcoin Cash and Litecoin via its trading platform, the Open Currency Exchange (OCX), officials say. The expanded market data coverage will include the top pairings of: BTC/USD; ETH/USD; BCH/USD; and LTC/USD. Over the coming weeks,… Read More >>
LSE’s CEO Suddenly Departs Amid Shareholder Battle
LSEG Shareholder Upsets Previously Announced Succession Plan Xavier Rolet stepped down as CEO of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) on Nov. 29 “with immediate effect,” reports the LSEG board, following a controversial move by a key LSEG shareholder. Rolet’s temporary replacement is David Warren, current chief financial officer (CFO) for the LSEG, who will… Read More >>
Integral Aims New Exchange at Fragmentation
Over-the-counter (OTC) foreign exchange (FX) trading network provider Integral Development Corp. has unveiled the Open Currency Exchange (OCX), its latest effort in an attempt to counter the fragmented liquidity of incumbent FX platforms, officials say. OCX offers unlimited screen trading for a monthly subscription of $275 and “dramatically lowers the cost of accessing FX markets,”… Read More >>
