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Impressive global growth continues at IS Prime
IS Prime, part of ISAM Capital Markets, is one of the fastest growing Prime of Prime brokers globally. The FCA regulated firm has a reputation for excellence in terms of liquidity, multi-asset execution and risk consultancy services for institutional clients. e-Forex talks to Managing Partner, Raj Sitlani to find out more.
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Gold-i accelerates development of Matrix
Following recent announcements about the expansion of Gold-i’s development team, e-Forex spoke to Chris James, Chief Technology Officer at Gold-i to find out more about the innovative FinTech company’s current product development focus and future plans.
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Trading FX via a FIX API: practical steps and considerations
Although there are multiple proprietary, front-end buy and sell-side trading platforms available today, a FIX API is still the most secure way to trade. This is mostly due to its functionality and flexibility, which I will explain below.
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Gold steadies as Coronavirus spread raises chances of a Fed rate cut
The price of gold has risen by more than 4% this year. In the same period, the Bloomberg Commodity Index has fallen by more than 7% while the dollar index has risen by more than 2%. Bitcoin, on the other hand, has risen by more than 40% this year while the S&P500 has risen by more than 3%.
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Tools for Brokers: Focused on delivering next generation software solutions to brokerage firms and helping them capture new business opportunities
Tools For Brokers (TFB) is looking to become one of the leading global B2B Forex technology providers. The firm develops plug-ins and applications for brokers of any size and type and specializes on software development for the Metatrader platform (MT4, MT5). We spoke to Chief Operating Officer, Albina Zhdanova to find out more about the company’s offerings and plans for the coming year.
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Chatbots: The Killer App for online brokers
In some ways chatbots have become the red-headed stepchildren of artificial intelligence. Despite their initial promise, our first encounters with them have left much to be desired. For many they’re the annoying faux agents that we’re often stuck with when searching for a real person to talk to
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The key to running a more competitive FX brokerage business
David Cooney, CEO & Co-Founder of MahiFX outlines some of the challenges facing brokers in 2020 and what steps they can take to overcome them
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Electronic FX in Latin America Gearing up for a decade of growth ahead
Lack of liquidity has restricted e-trading of Latin American currencies, yet the scale of the region’s population and its real economy coupled with technology are now driving adoption of electronic platforms. Richard Willsher investigates.
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Exploring the benefits of a new generation of Prime-of-Prime services
Ramy Soliman, Chief Strategy Officer at Z.com Global Markets outlines what key attributes are clients now looking for from leading prime-of-prime brokerages
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LMAX Group With CEO David Mercer
e-Forex talks with David Mercer CEO of LMAX Group, A firm that has built success upon transparency, precision in execution and its distinctive All Market Access model
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Adopting an innovative approach to treasury, sales and on-line customer trading
One of the largest, contemporary banks in the Baltic region has taken its customer service to the next level. They are one of a new generation of independent banks to adopt an innovative approach to treasury and sales, intertwining the two activities. The Bank recognised that making this strategic decision will give it a competitive edge in the market.
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Treasury Automation - Change heading to Flashback
Sibos 2019 Looking back at the FX day in London
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Guiding FX through the complex maze of Regulatory Compliance with RegTech
Today’s FX traders are faced with a conundrum. The massive wave of regulatory oversight rolling over financial services has also landed on the shores of FX. It’s brought with it an enormous number of regulatory requirements, which are growing at superhuman speed and carry increasingly severe repercussions for non-compliance.
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How soon will instant FX Settlement be possible?
During the last decade we have witnessed a significant upheaval in the payments landscape. The relentless drive to mobile banking, real time payments, and online shopping has been driven by fintechs, younger tech-savvy demographics and new global financial instruments. This pattern has driven increased volumes and has coincided with ever-increasing demands for payments to be executed and settled in real-time. This past decade has seen a plethora of developments in payments and FX settlements including new entrants, new models and changes to existing models. Despite all this, the introduction of instant FX settlement and international payments has some serious obstacles to overcome; not just in terms of the market infrastructure, but also the internal systems and processes and just as importantly and vitally, how the two intersect.
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