Barclays announces that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has authorised Barclays Bank PLC to operate as a foreign authorised deposit-taking institution (ADI) in Australia.…
Dukascopy plans to cut leverage on RUB pairs
Dukascopy Bank plans to change the margin requirements and exposure limits on selected instruments as of December 24th 15:00 GMT. The company blames the changes…
CME reports Micro Ether Futures volume exceeding 100,000 contracts
International derivatives marketplace CME Group today announced that Micro Ether futures volume surpassed 100,000 contracts in the new contract’s first two weeks of trading. “Participation…
Robinhood sued for misleading claims in IPO registration statement
Robinhood Markets, Inc is facing another lawsuit – this time for allegedly misleading claims in its IPO registration statement. On December 17, 2021, Philip Golubowski…
DOJ urges Court to uphold wire fraud convictions of ex-Deutsche Bank traders
Several months after former Deutsche Bank traders Cedric Chanu and James Vorley appealed from their conviction, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed its response brief…
FX week in review: eToro IPO troubles, PrimeXM repels hack, Z.com FCA license, ZuluTrade acquired
Why is eToro’s plan to go public being delayed? And what troubles is eToro facing in getting its SPAC merger done? What did (and didn’t)…
CME suspends trader for engaging in disruptive practices
CME Group has published a notice of disciplinary action against Robert Leeds. He will have to serve a three-month suspension because he allegedly engaged in…
CFTC pushes for $3.57 million fine on Danish Forex fraudster
In line with earlier announced plans, the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a proposed default judgment against Danish Forex fraudster Casper…
FCA imposes £63.9M fine on HSBC for AML failings
The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announces the imposition of a fine of £63,946,800 on HSBC Bank plc for failings in its anti-money laundering (AML)…
Interactive Brokers TWS platform enables traders to see size quotes in lots
Electronic trading major Interactive Brokers has made the display of Bid/Ask/Last Size Quotes in its TWS platform more precise. Traders can now use the Presets…