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CFTC Commissioner hails potential of distributed ledger tech for regulators

Policymakers and regulators should adopt a 'do no harm' approach to the use of blockchain technology in financial services, according to Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner J Christopher Giancarlo, who also argues that the distributed ledger could be a boon for watchdogs by improving transparency.

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CME to sell Chicago data centre

CME Group today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its suburban Chicago data center in Aurora, Ill. to CyrusOne, Inc., (NASDAQ: CONE) a global data center services provider, for $130 million. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions.

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Thomson Reuters Eikon desktop gets futures and option execution capability with OptionsCity

OptionsCity Software, a global provider of futures and options trading and analytics solutions, today announced that City Execution, built on its REST-based City API, will power execution functionality on Thomson Reuters Eikon.

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Broadridge partners TTC on futures and options post-trade efficiencies

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) and The Technancial Company Ltd. (TTC) today announced a strategic alliance to provide an enhanced post-trade offering for futures and options.

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CME Group to get Duco reconciliation service

Duco Technologies, a global fintech provider of award-winning data control services, and CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced a pioneering agreement to dramatically transform its member firms’ fee control processes.

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Nasdaq to pay Deutsche Bourse $1.1bn for ISE

As it moves ahead with a planned LSE merger, Deutsche Bourse has agreed to offload International Securities Exchange (ISE) to Nasdaq for $1.1 billion in cash.

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ASX chooses Nasdaq for post-trade technology overhaul

Nasdaq (NDAQ) and Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have announced that Nasdaq will replace ASX’s existing equities and equity options clearing technology platforms – a significant element of ASX’s technology transformation program outlined in February 2015.

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Quantitative Brokers launches best execution algos for VIX futures

Quantitative Brokers (“QB”), a leading provider of clearer and dealer-neutral agency algorithms for fixed income and futures markets, has launched its best execution algorithmic offering on CBOE Futures Exchange (“CFE”).

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Andrew Ross appointed as head of LSE's new futures exchange

The CurveGlobal Limited Board today announces the appointment of Andrew Ross as CEO of CurveGlobal, the new interest rate derivatives venture between LSEG, seven major dealer banks and the Chicago Board Options Exchange.

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OptionsCity Software platform comes to DAW Trading clients

OptionsCity Software, a global provider of futures and options trading and analytics solutions, today announced that its cloud-based futures and options trading platform, CityTrader, is now available to DAW Trading clients.

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Orc introduces access to China Financial Futures Exchange

Orc, the global market leader in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, today announced the availability of a market adapter to the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX).

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BofA Merrill revamps options trading platform

Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BofA Merrill) today unveiled new advanced features on its global trading and consulting platform, providing buy and sell-side clients with more efficient order handling and improved fill rates for options trading.

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FIA merges into single organisation

FIA announced today that official documents have been signed executing the merger of FIA, FIA Europe, FIA Asia into a single organization.

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OneTwoTrade launches app for iOS

OneTwoTrade, a leading provider of binary options trading solutions, has just launched a mobile app optimized for iOS smartphone users.

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Euronext gets green light in Hong Kong

Euronext today announced that it has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (“HKSFC”) to provide automated trading services (ATS) to clients domiciled in Hong Kong, thus facilitating direct membership and access to Euronext’s Paris derivatives markets.

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TNS licenses Eris Exchange market data feed

Transaction Network Services (TNS) is strengthening its global markets roster and expanding its relationship with Eris Exchange by entering into a new license agreement to provide market data from the Swap Futures market.

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William Hague joins ICE board; named chair ICE Futures Europe

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that Right Honourable William Hague has joined the Boards of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and ICE Futures Europe.

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Scottish FX cloud computing firm Beeks buys Chicago's VDIware

A Scottish firm – which last year bought a New York rival to become the world’s largest low latency cloud provider for algorithmic forex trading – is on the US acquisition trail again.

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EBS BrokerTec licenses FX Bridge’s FX options software

EBS BrokerTec, ICAP’s market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today that it has licensed software from derivatives trading technology company, FX Bridge Technologies Corp.

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Bloomberg and Traiana collaborate on FX options processing platform

Bloomberg STP Solutions, a global cross-asset, post-trade processing provider, and Traiana, the leading provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing solutions, today announced a joint effort to develop a straight-through processing infrastructure to further streamline the workflow of foreign exchange (FX) options.