Search Results for: First Derivatives
FD acquires ActivateClients Limited for software development and mobile technology capabilities
March 24th, 2015
First Derivatives (AIM:FDP.L, ESM:FDP.I), a leading provider of software and consulting services, announces it has acquired the entire issued share capital of ActivateClients Limited (“ActivateClients”). The earnings enhancing acquisition provides complementary software products, particularly HTML5 capabilities, that are expected ...
FD acquires Prelytix for up to $20m to boost presence in marketing technology sector
February 26th, 2015
First Derivatives, a leading provider of software and consulting services, today announces it has acquired the entire issued share capital of Prelytix Inc. (“Prelytix”) for an initial consideration of US$7.5m (£4.9m) and a maximum total consideration of US$20m (£13.0m). The acquisition, ...
Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Joins DMCC Free Zone
August 21st, 2014
Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), the first derivatives exchange in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has announced that it has moved to a new permanent office in the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Free Zone. ...
Belgium FSMA warns for companies that offer trading software-Expert Advisor
August 27th, 2021
The Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA), an autonomous public institution that supervises the Belgian financial sector, has published a warning to inform about companies that offer trading software (Expert Advisors). The FSMA is warning against Finiko, a company ...
ESMA imposed a fine for EMIR Data breaches
July 13th, 2021
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s securities markets regulator, has fined DTCC Derivatives Repository Plc (DDRL) a total of €408,000 for seven infringements of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) regarding data confidentiality, data integrity, and ...
Technical analysis and market psychology
June 16th, 2021
This article examines the relevance of technical analysis to today’s financial markets. Its genesis springs from two branches, Dow theory and the Elliott wave principal. Originally, Dow theory sprang from an attempt to discern the state of the ...
The end of the LBMA is nigh
May 20th, 2021
Basel 3 is on course to regulate the LBMA out of existence. And with it will go all the associated arbitrage business and position-taking on Comex, because most bullion bank trading desks will cease to exist. The only ...
Why interest rate management fails
April 23rd, 2021
This article explains why attempting to achieve economic outcomes by managing interest rates fails. The basis of monetary interventionist theories ignores the discoveries of earlier free-market thinkers, particularly Say, Turgot and Böhm-Bawerk. It also ignores Gibson’s paradox, which ...
Don’t dismiss gold and silver…
January 21st, 2021
There is worrying evidence that 2021 will see the end of fiat currencies, led by the US dollar. US dollar money supply has accelerated at an extraordinary rate, a process that will continue. Signals from the markets that ...
The psychology of money
December 30th, 2020
The world stands on the threshold of monetary hyperinflation with the US dollar leading the way. The final months of fiat money are coming into view. What will replace them — bitcoin or gold? This article argues that ...
