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SIX To Invest In Omniex – A Provider Of An Institutional Trading Platform For Digital Assets

Date 25/02/2020

Last Wednesday, SIX and Omniex signed a partnership agreement. The partnership will provide a gateway to digital exchanges (including crypto currency exchanges) and OTC market makers worldwide for SIX and its clients. This will create the basis for new business opportunities along the value chain of existing and future asset classes. The collaboration will allow clients of SIX to get a standardized and secure access to trade crypto currencies. As part of the partnership, SIX will become a shareholder in Omniex. The parties have agreed not to disclose the amount of the investment.

Future EU-UK Partnership: European Commission Receives Mandate To Begin Negotiations With The UK

Date 25/02/2020

The European Commission welcomes the Council's decision today, as expected, to authorise the opening of the future partnership negotiations with the UK.  

IMF Managing Director Kristina Georgieva Proposes The Appointment Of Antoinette Sayeh As Deputy Managing Director

Date 25/02/2020

Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), today proposed the appointment of Antoinette Sayeh as a Deputy Managing Director, effective March 16, 2020. The appointment is subject to approval by the IMF’s Executive Board.

MGEX Breaks Into The Top-20 Record Book

Date 25/02/2020

MGEX, a Designated Contract Market (DCM) and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), has another successful day on Monday, February 24th with a total of 24,761 contracts, making it the 17th best day in MGEX’s history. With four trading days remaining in February, total monthly volume currently stands at 198,014 contracts traded.  

FacePhi Begins Trading On Euronext Growth Paris

Date 25/02/2020

• The Spanish company is an international benchmark in facial recognition and mobile biometrics technology
• The dual listing offers greater exposure to international institutional investors
• Its listing on Euronext Growth in Paris brings the number of Spanish companies trading on Euronext markets to twelve

Matrix Executions Releases Next-Generation Routing Algo Rack - Available On All Major Order Management Systems, The Modular Design Speeds Time To Market

Date 25/02/2020

Matrix Executions, LLC ("Matrix"), a broker-dealer specializing in trading workflow automation, announced today the update and expansion of its best-of-breed rack of order routing algos. With the focus on options, Matrix’s offering is now available on all major order management systems (OMS), and via Matrix’s two execution management systems (EMS), Matrix Pro and Matrix Elite.

New Listing Of Polish WIG20lev ETF

Date 25/02/2020

• WIG20lev ETF has been newly listed on GPW
• WIG20lev is based on WIG20
• It is the fourth ETF introduced by Beta Securities Poland on GPW and the first ETF to be newly listed in 2020

OpenDoor Appoints Former Fidelity CIO As Chief Technology Officer - 20-Year Fidelity Veteran Wong To Work With CEO Susan Estes To Drive Next Phase Of Platform Growth

Date 25/02/2020

OpenDoor Securities LLC (“OpenDoor”), the first all-to-all continuous order book for less liquid US Treasuries, has named Carson Wong as Chief Technology Officer. Wong joins OpenDoor from Fidelity Capital Markets Technology, where he was most recently Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer. As OpenDoor’s CTO, he will work closely with Co-founder, CEO and President Susan Estes to drive the product vision and roadmap for the Company.

Swiss Emergency Plan Of Credit Suisse Approved By FINMA

Date 25/02/2020

The Swiss Too Big to Fail regime aims to reduce the risks to the stability of the Swiss financial system. The regime is designed to ensure the continuity of functions that are indispensable to the Swiss economy, including for instance the domestic deposit and lending business as well as payment transactions, and prevent the need for publicly-funded support in case of severe crisis.

ADVFN Provides Market-Leading Level 2 With Addition Of Aquis Exchange Data - ‘Level 3 Montage’ Now Includes LSE, Chi-X, BATS And AQX Order Books - ADVFN (LSE:AFN) Is Bringing The Most Comprehensive Level 2 To An Even Greater Number Of Private Investors

Date 25/02/2020

Visitors to global stocks, shares and crypto information website ADVFN (www.advfn.com) can access the site’s unique Level 3 Montage, which amalgamates the order books of LSE, Chi-X, BATS and now pan-European equities trading venue Aquis Exchange (AQX). Traders and investors can see the entire market in one place with the product revealing the true market depth for London stocks by showing liquidity from four different venues.