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Moscow Exchange to expand commodity derivatives offering
April 12th, 2018
The Moscow Exchange has issued an announcement to inform that will facilitate investments in popular financial commodity instruments, and open up new opportunities for precious metals producers and consumers to trade on the Derivatives Market. Light Sweet Crude Oil ...
Mobile payments set to hit $4.5B market value by 2023
April 12th, 2018
Data from Allied Market Research suggests that the mobile payment market will expand at a compound annual growth rate of 33.8 percent from 2017 to 2023, to reach a market value of $4.574 billion. AMR attributes its growth projections ...
Bitcoin Foundation cofounder: Crypto isn’t in a bubble — ‘bitcoin is the pin that’s going to pop the bubble’
April 3rd, 2018
Bitcoin has more than halved in value since the start of the year, leading critics to say it’s in a bubble that’s deflating. Jon Matonis, the cofounder of the Bitcoin Foundation, says the real bubble is in bond and ...
CME Group to acquire NEX Group plc, bringing together cash, futures and OTC Marketplaces
March 30th, 2018
CME Group Inc. (Nasdaq: CME) and NEX Group plc (NXG.L) today announced that they have reached an agreement in which CME Group will acquire NEX in a transaction valued at £10 per share, consisting of 500 pence in cash ...
ESMA updates its MiFID II Q&As on Market Structures and Transparency topics
March 30th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated its Questions and Answers regarding transparency topics and market structures issues under the Market in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and Regulation (MiFIR). The Q&As provide clarification on the following ...
European Authority agrees to prohibit CFDs and binary options to retail investors
March 28th, 2018
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has agreed on measures on the provision of contracts for differences (CFDs) and binary options to retail investors in the European Union (EU). The agreed measures include: 1. Binary Options – a ...
Oil prices reversed earlier gains on Monday
March 26th, 2018
Oil prices reversed earlier gains on Monday as concerns of a looming trade dispute between the United States and China weighed on global markets. The possibility of a full-blown trade war between the United States and China battered Asian ...
The Big Four accountancy firms in UK face the threat of a break-up
March 23rd, 2018
The Big Four accountancy firms in UK could be broken up following a wave of scandals at companies they audit that has sparked a ‘crisis of confidence’ in the industry. Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG and Pricewaterhousecoopers are the ...
Bitcoin rallies above $9,000 after positive G-20 cryptocurrency meeting
March 21st, 2018
Bitcoin prices recovered above $9,000 after regulators had “productive” discussions on cryptocurrency at a G-20 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on Tuesday. Bitcoin prices topped $9,000 after finance ministers took a more ...
Should Successful Forex Traders Use Loans To Invest?
March 9th, 2018
Did you know that over 50% of Americans invest in different markets? In fact, a staggering $5 trillion dollars are traded over the Forex market every single day. So it is easy to understand why people want to invest ...
