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CME Group Reached Average Daily Volume of 18.4 Million Contracts in February 2017
March 3rd, 2017
CME Group, the world’s leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that February 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached 18.4 million contracts, down 1 percent from a strong February 2016. CME Group February 2017 options volume averaged 3.8 ...
Domain name legal disputes hit record high
February 28th, 2017
The number of legal disputes worldwide over domain names has reached a record high in the past year as companies fight off overseas cyber squatters. Analysis from EMW released today has revealed that the number of domain name dispute ...
Bitcoin prices touch fresh 3-year high
February 22nd, 2017
The price of a single bitcoin leapt to its highest level in more than three years on Tuesday, as traders bought up coins in anticipation of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ruling on a proposed bitcoin exchange-traded fund. One ...
Monex Group reports consolidated financial results for January
February 21st, 2017
Monex Group, Inc. (TSE 8698, Oki Matsumoto, Representative Executive Officer and CEO) today reported the following monthly consolidated financial results of Monex Group, Inc. for January 2017. Please note that the figures stated below are un-audited and, in some ...
NatWest Takes on with FinTech Firms by Launching Digital Lending Platform
February 20th, 2017
In a bid to respond to competition from FinTech firms U.K.-based NatWest Bank has announced that it is launching a digital lending platform that promises fast loan decisions to compete with services that peer-to-peer firms provide. In a report ...
Oil prices creep higher, but overshadowed by U.S. supply
February 20th, 2017
Crude futures traded slightly higher on Monday, but the market struggled on signs that the U.S. oil production is on a steady uptrend, which could potentially thwart ongoing efforts by multiple oil producers to curb global supply. On the ...
TMX Group announces sale of Atrium
February 16th, 2017
TMX Group announced that it has sold the wireless and extranet infrastructure services business known as TMX Atrium to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The decision to enter into this transaction was made within the scope of TMX’s ongoing strategic initiative ...
Oil prices steady on OPEC cuts, but record U.S. fuel stocks weigh
February 16th, 2017
Oil prices held steady on Thursday, supported by ongoing supply cuts led by producer group OPEC, while rising fuel inventories and crude production in the United States dragged on prices. Brent crude futures were trading at $55.74 per barrel ...
Asia stocks at 19-month high, dollar up
February 15th, 2017
Asian stocks scaled 19-month peaks on Wednesday, helped by a record-setting night on Wall Street after Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen flagged a possible interest rate rise next month, keeping the dollar near three-week highs. Spreadbetters saw the boon ...
International law firm sues eight partners who quit
February 14th, 2017
Herbert Smith Freehills has sued eight of the 10 partners who quit last year to launch White & Case in Australia. The case, filed at the Supreme Court of New South Wales, named Melbourne partners Andrew Clark, Joanne Draper, ...
