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UK Regulator released the names of unauthorised binary options providers
January 15th, 2018
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a list of 94 firms without FCA authorisation that it understands to be offering binary options trading to UK consumers. Since January 3rd 2018, firms involved in binary options trading in the ...
The World Federation of Exchanges publishes position paper on FinTech in the market infrastructure space
January 12th, 2018
The World Federation of Exchanges (“The WFE”), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, today published a position paper summarising the WFE’s current views on FinTech and the regulatory environment surrounding it. The purpose ...
ESMA publishes register of derivatives to be traded on-venue under MiFIR
January 10th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a public register of those derivative contracts that are subject to the trading obligation under the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (MiFIR). MiFIR applies since 3 January 2018, and the ...
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have crashed 20 per cent on Monday
January 9th, 2018
Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies including ethereum, litecoin and ripple plummeted in value on Monday after Coinmarketcap removed prices from South Korean exchanges without warning. Prices on South Korean exchanges are typically up to 30 per cent higher than in other ...
Early investors review: Asian equities built on the best start to a year since 2006
January 9th, 2018
Asian equities built on the best start to a year since 2006 as Japanese traders returned from a holiday following new all-time highs for U.S. shares. The yen climbed in an apparent reaction to the Bank of Japan trimming ...
How quickly will the dollar collapse?
January 8th, 2018
This might seem a frivolous question, while the dollar still retains its might, and is universally accepted in preference to other, less stable fiat currencies. However, it is becoming clear, at least to independent monetary observers, that in ...
Ethereum Rises Above $1,000 for the First Time as Ripple Soars
January 5th, 2018
Even as the arguable star of 2017 Bitcoin stalls thousands below its all-time high, the third largest cryptocurrency by market value, Ethereum, is soaring to new records Thursday. For the first time ever, Ethereum prices rose above $1,000 per ...
FCA released a statement on transitional arrangements for trading venues under MiFIR Article 54(2)
January 4th, 2018
Under Article 54(2) of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation (“MiFIR”), an EU Central Counterparty (CCP) or trading venue may apply to its Competent Authority for a transitional arrangement in relation to exchange-traded derivatives, under which the open access ...
Cryptocurrency bitcoin tumbled, down 30 percent from record peak
December 22nd, 2017
Cryptocurrency bitcoin tumbled below $14,000 briefly on the Bitstamp exchange BTC=BTSP on Friday, down roughly 30 percent from its record top near $20,000 set at the start of the week. It was last down 7 percent at $14,499 BTC=BTSP ...
The AMF warns for unauthorized websites offering diamond investments
December 21st, 2017
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), an independent public authority in France responsible for ensuring that savings invested in financial products are protected, has issued today a public warning against the activities of websites offering diamond investments, for which ...
