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US in compromise on derivatives trade rules on.ft.com/17DPzY8
US to pass watered-down derivatives rules
ft.com — The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission was set to pass long-awaited derivatives trading rules on Thursday that will preserve voice-based transactions in conjunction with electronic platforms. The compromise on trading systems is seen as a
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Citi bans forex traders from using Bloomberg internal chat groups via @aliceemross on.ft.com/11Hf0Hm
Citi bans forex traders from using Bloomberg internal chat groups
ft.com — Citigroup is banning traders in its foreign exchange division from accessing internal chat groups on their Bloomberg terminals, in the latest sign of concern by banks over online security issues. The US bank will move its traders, many of whom are
EU securities settlement rules move closer to agreement on.ft.com/10tvHm8
EU securities settlement rules move closer to agreement
ft.com — European policy makers and regulators are increasingly confident that regulations opening Europe's €800tn securities settlement market to competition will be finalised and passed into law by the end of the year, according to a senior official.
LSE eyes €800tn settlement market on.ft.com/10RTbDk
LSE eyes €800tn settlement market
ft.com — The London Stock Exchange Group has set its sights on the €800tn eurozone securities settlement market as it looks to extend its corporate transformation by pushing further into risk management. Xavier Rolet, group chief executive, said on Wednesday
Nasdaq signs up Trading Technologies for its European derivatives push on.ft.com/12vLTTX
Nasdaq eyes European derivatives push
ft.com — Nasdaq OMX is to connect its new European derivatives platform with one of the world's largest trading software companies, raising the US exchange's ability to pose serious competition to dominant players NYSE Liffe and Deutsche Börse's Eurex.
Cost-cuts deepen at ICAP on.ft.com/10vIccY
ICAP cost-cuts deepen with over 340 job losses
ft.com — ICAP, the interdealer broker, cut the jobs of 344 of its dealers who trade by phone as it deepened cost savings following what it called an "extraordinarily tough year" of trading. The London-based broker, the world's largest by revenues, said it
INTL FCStone to take control of Cleartrade Exchange on.ft.com/13hfeiB
INTL FCStone to take control of Cleartrade Exchange
ft.com — INTL FCStone, one of the largest independent futures brokers in the US, is to push into Asia with a deal to take a controlling interest in Cleartrade Exchange, the start-up Singapore commodities bourse. Nasdaq-listed INTL will pay an undisclosed sum
Bloomberg users’ messages leaked online
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Bloomberg in further client data leak
ft.com — More than ten thousand private messages sent between users of Bloomberg's financial terminals have leaked online, undermining the company's attempts to restore faith in its ability to keep client data confidential as it scrambles to allay clients'
CFTC probes 1m US energy and metal swap contracts
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Watchdog probes 1m US swap contracts
ft.com — A top US financial regulator has launched a broad inquiry into the legitimacy of more than 1m energy and metals transactions by the biggest traders in commodities markets over the past two years. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued aSign up to discover more journalists who cover Business and Finance and more.
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