CBOE Holdings Agrees to Acquire Bats Global Markets in a $3.2 billion deal
September 26th, 2016
CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) and Bats Global Markets, Inc. (Bats: BATS) today announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement, which has been approved by the Board of Directors of each company by unanimous votes of the ...
Asia Stocks Fall as Oil Rebounds Before Output Talks; Lira Sinks
September 26th, 2016
Turkey’s lira extends slide after Moody’s cut rating to junk Crude rebounds ahead of OPEC talks aimed at limiting output Asian stocks dropped by the most in two weeks and futures foreshadowed losses in European and U.S. equities as ...
Customer Support Officers
September 23rd, 2016
Overview: Trade Finance is in our DNA. For more than 10 years, XTrade has helped global traders with access to the world’s largest and most liquid market. By offering the most innovative trading tools, hiring the best trading educators, ...
Bitcoin vs Litecoin vs Dogecoin – Cryptocurrency compared
September 22nd, 2016
Cryptocurrency was made mainstream by Bitcoin a few years back and with its popularity rising, everyone seems to want a piece of the cake. The currency was launched in 2008 by Japanese pseudonymous developer Satoshi Nakamoto to encourage the growth ...
Cash is no longer king
September 22nd, 2016
Contactless technology means debit cards are becoming increasingly popular for payments even for lower value transactions. Cash is now being used for less than half of all retail transactions, new figures show. Debit cards are now increasingly being used ...
Fed expected to keep rates unchanged, may signal year-end hike
September 21st, 2016
The U.S. Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday amid tepid inflation and recent weak economic data, but could signal an increased likelihood of a hike by the end of the year. The U.S. central ...
Japan Stocks Surge as BOJ Stimulus Tweaks Weaken Yen; Oil Jumps
September 21st, 2016
Dollar gains versus most peers ahead of Fed policy decision European, U.S. equity index futures advance; nickel falls Japanese stocks rallied, leading gains in Asia, as tweaks to the Bank of Japan’s monetary policy weakened the yen and lifted ...
Fun with Fake Statistics: The 5% “Increase” in Median Household Income Is Pure Illusion
September 20th, 2016
The truth is the rich are getting richer and everyone else is losing ground as inflation chews through stagnant incomes. Supporters of the status quo nearly wet their pants with joy when the Census Bureau reported that real (adjusted ...
SWIFT announces new security tool to strengthen customer fraud controls
September 20th, 2016
Anti-fraud reports introduced under SWIFT’s Customer Security Programme Supports banks by helping detect unusual payment flows quickly and easily Improves possibility of cancelling fraudulent transfers SWIFT announces the introduction of Daily Validation Reports, a new tool designed to supplement ...
ICE Clear Europe rceives EMIR authorisation
September 20th, 2016
Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, today announced that the Bank of England has authorised ICE Clear Europe as a central counterparty (CCP) in accordance with the European ...