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Algorithmic Trading: The Play-at-Home Version
August 10th, 2015
Building computer trading models has become the latest DIY craze After more than 100 hours of coding over three months, Mike Soule was finally ready to switch on his project. He didn’t know what to expect. If things went ...
Financial stability: new Commission rules on central clearing for interest rate derivatives
August 10th, 2015
The European Commission has today adopted new rules that make it mandatory for certain over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate derivative contracts to be cleared through central counterparties. Mandatory central clearing is a vital part of the response to the financial ...
Gold stalls as US jobs data keeps door open to Sept Fed hike
August 10th, 2015
Gold had longest weekly losing streak since 1999 Any delay in rate hike expectations won’t fuel gold rally – HSBC (Adds analyst comment, updates prices) Gold steadied not far above a 5-1/2-year low on Monday, with a firm dollar ...
Asia Stocks Swing as Aussie, Copper Slide on China; Oil Retreats
August 10th, 2015
Asian stocks swung between gains and losses and the Australian dollar slipped after a slump in Chinese exports and producer prices. Copper fell, while crude oil retreated toward this year’s low after U.S. producers added rigs. The MSCI Asia ...
Suez Canal Upgrade May Not Ease Egypt’s Economic Journey
August 7th, 2015
“Egypt Rejoices,” the television networks and newspapers declared, announcing “Egypt’s gift to the world.” Businesses were closed, the streets of Cairo were empty, and the airwaves were full of patriotic songs and music videos — all featuring adoring images of ...
Bitcoins lost in Mt. Gox debacle ‘not subject to ownership’ claims: Tokyo court
August 7th, 2015
The Tokyo District Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by a man seeking repayment for bitcoins he kept in an account at the bankrupt exchange Mt. Gox Co., with the ruling saying the virtual currency is “not subject to ...
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to Pay a $300,000 Civil Monetary Penalty
August 7th, 2015
CFTC Orders Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC to Pay a $300,000 Civil Monetary Penalty for Violations of Customer Protection Rule for Cleared Swaps and Related Supervision Failures Order Finds that the Firm Failed to Maintain Sufficient U.S. Dollars in ...
FXCM Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2015 Results
August 7th, 2015
Second Quarter 2015 Highlights: U.S. GAAP revenues from continuing operations of $60.5 million U.S. GAAP net loss attributable to FXCM Inc. from continuing operations of $98.9 million or $2.03 per fully diluted share U.S. GAAP revenues from discontinued operations of $21.5 million U.S. GAAP net income attributable ...
Oil Prices Near Six-Year Lows on Oversupply Fears
August 7th, 2015
Increased stockpiles and worries over China’s demand feed bearish momentum Oil prices dropped toward six-year lows Thursday on concerns that the global crude glut will worsen when the U.S.’s busy summer-driving season comes to a close. Prices have slid ...
China stocks up, other Asian markets lower after US losses
August 7th, 2015
Chinese stocks rose Friday while other Asian markets followed Wall Street lower as investors looked ahead to U.S. jobs data and a meeting of Japan’s central bank. KEEPING SCORE: The Shanghai Composite Index rose 1.9 percent to 3,731.75 and ...
