Institutional trading

Biggs has been with Finalto since 2018, working in trading roles. He was previously the company's Group Head of Risk and Trading.

We speak to John Bogue and Wei Zhang about what the ATFX Connect team have been doing and the products they now offer to insti clients.

DeFinity Markets Co-Founder said the firm will offer new clients 50% off their fees for the first 100m that they transact on the company's ECN.

Santos has been with Markets.com - the retail arm of Finalto - for close to a year. He has held senior roles at Trading 212 and London Capital Group.

CME Group has seen a huge increase in the volume of micro contracts being traded, with gold ADV up to its highest levels ever in 2024.

Cboe revenues were up across the board, with notable increases in options trading and the exchange operator's futures trading business.

The deal means CMC Markets will provide market access and white label technology to ASB Bank clients when they want to invest in the stock market.

26 Degrees launched pairs trading earlier this year. The new products allow firms to trade gold against indices and the price of oil.

The partnership with B2C2 is likely so that the market maker can provide faster settlement in fiat currencies. OpenPayd is owned by Ozan Ozerk.

MAS Markets has onboarded several senior executives this year. The broker also revealed a tripling in YoY revenue for its 2024 financial year.

MAS Markets has taken several steps to expand over the last 18 months. The firm has a crypto entity in Lithuania and a funds offering in Luxembourg.

Copper's founder Dmitry Tokarev will step down. He will remain on the company's board and is still a major shareholder in Copper.co.

Kanj was previously at CFI for almost a decade. He is the latest in a string of senior hires at Scope Prime, the B2B arm of Rostro Group.

White is the latest in a string of senior hires for the Scope Prime team. He made the move from 26 Degrees, where he was CCO for the EMEA region.

Najjar has made the move from IG Group's MENA office. Marex has been expanding its PB offering since acquiring Cowen in 2023.

LMAX can now offer swaps trading to its existing clients and also expand the range of clients using FX HedgePools products and services.

Chaili joined 26 Degrees in 2021 as Managing Director. She was appointed CEO for the EMEA region the following year and was based in the firm's Cyprus office.

ATFX acquired the ASIC license of Japanese firm Rakuten Securities last year. The company has made several key hires in Australia since then.

ATFX Connect is likely launching the contracts, which typically involving emerging market currencies, to cater to demand from retail brokers that need pricing.

Simon Ormrod joins liquidity provider Finalto from Vantage Capital Markets. He also spent 14 years at institutional trading firm Liquidnet.

Simon is the latest in a string of executives to join MAS Markets over the last 18 months, including senior hires from brokers and tech providers.

The National Stock Exchange of India's attempt to force affiliates to become Approved Persons will push those people to work with unregulated firms.

We talk to MAS Markets CEO and Founder Simon Blackledge about goings on at the liquidity provider, why they rebranded and more.