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Greece defaults on IMF payment despite last-minute overtures to creditors
July 1st, 2015
Greece‘s last-minute overtures to international creditors for financial aid on Tuesday were not enough to save the country from becoming the first developed economy to default on a loan with the International Monetary Fund. The IMF confirmed that Greece ...
EU in last-ditch bid to Greece, urges ‘yes’ vote to bailout
June 30th, 2015
The head of the European Commission made a last-minute offer to try to persuade Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to accept a bailout deal he has rejected before a referendum on Sunday which EU partners say will be a ...
Fidessa unveils new low-latency DMA platform
June 30th, 2015
Built on next-generation high-performance technology Fidessa group plc (LSE: FDSA) today announced the launch of its new low-latency DMA platform that provides brokers with high-performance, scalable and consistent access to global equity and derivatives markets. Built on Fidessa’s latest ...
Amazon to offer loans to sellers in China, 7 other countries
June 30th, 2015
Amazon.com Inc will launch its business loan program for small sellers later this year in eight more countries including China, where credit is becoming a key factor in competing for new vendors and grabbing market share. Until now, the e-retailer ...
SNP downgrades Greece and puts chances of Grexit at 50 per cent
June 30th, 2015
S&P has downgraded Greece‘s credit rating from CCC to CCC-, and says there is a 50 per cent chance it will leave the Euro. It made the change because it feels that, unless circumstances change, Athens will probably default ...
Greece Risk May Pose Black Swan Dangers for Emerging Markets
June 30th, 2015
Here we go again. A flight to haven assets has begun as Greece’s economy faces a tailspin, sparking concern defaults and bank collapses could spill over to other European nations, and impose a global impact. This time, though, Europe ...
Greek referendum is a Machiavellian plot
June 29th, 2015
Alexis Tsipras gambles on Greece’s future with a sham referendum. A few days ago, in the euro summit on June 22, all indications were that Europe’s political beasts and IMF representatives were ready to accept the latest proposal of ...
Shanghai Shenyi Invetsment Co. deploys ORC to enhance Options Trading Capability in China
June 29th, 2015
Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced that Shanghai ShenYi Investment Co. (ShenYi) has implemented Orc’s Trading Bricks solution to improve trade efficiency for ETF options trading on Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE). ...
The Greek Bank Run is real – Bitcoin an option?
June 29th, 2015
So, as it turns out, people are trying to get all of their money out of the banks in Greece. We suspected this might happen. Everyone in the Bitcoin community is saying these people should convert to Bitcoin. Is ...
On June 30 scientists will add a second and trading firms have to be prepared
June 29th, 2015
On June 30, time will stand still. Just for a second — a leap second. Since 1967, when clocks went atomic, human timekeeping has been independent of the earth’s rotation. The problem is, the planet is slowing down and ...
