Former Deutsche Telekom technology chief Claudia Nemat joins the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Börse AG, succeeding Shannon Johnston after a shareholder vote at the 2026 AGM.
Institutional trading
Leverage Shares has added index and VIX-based leveraged products for traders.
Digital asset brokerage platform Virtex has picked Gold-i’s MatrixNET as its first external integration, giving clients a single connection to 35+ crypto exchanges and 80+ FX liquidity providers.
LMAX will let clients put down crypto margin, which can be used to trade spot FX, CFDs, crypto, and perpetuals.
The Nasdaq-listed Toncoin treasury company disclosed 221.9 million $TON on its balance sheet, posted an $87.9 million unrealized crypto loss, and pointed to a fourfold staking yield increase following April’s Catchain 2.0 upgrade.
L7 has transitioned into a global multi-vertical fintech group.
Exchange operator Cboe Global Markets has filled its senior Washington policy role, hiring former OCC executive Julie Bauer after Chief Policy Officer Angelo Evangelou retired in April.
The Hong Kong exchange named six directors and two senior management members in a disciplinary notice published on Friday, raising the compliance stakes beyond the issuer level.
The institutional arm of the brokerage group has seen huge growth over the last few years.
Knapp was Managing Director for Scope Prime’s options and futures business prior to joining MAS Markets.
White joins the company from Scope Prime, where he spent the last 18 months as Chief Commercial Officer.
Intercontinental Exchange posted its strongest quarterly performance to date, with net revenues up 20% to $3.0 billion and exchange segment growth driven by surging energy and financial futures activity.
The NYSE-listed market maker reported diluted EPS of $1.99, beating the $1.51 consensus estimate by a wide margin, with the bulk of the uplift coming from its principal trading business.
Hong Kong’s exchange operator said the quarter saw broad-based strength across equities, Stock Connect, the LME and clearing, with 20 trading days where turnover topped HK$300 billion.
Abaxx Technologies said two institutional counterparties completed the first physical gold spot trades on its Singapore-based venue, adding a live-use milestone to its co-located spot and futures gold market.
The Frankfurt exchange group invested $9.2 million for a minority stake in the Copenhagen-based wealth management platform, backing its move into the enterprise segment.
Japan Exchange Group posted record FY2025 operating revenue of JPY 198.7 billion, with net income up 29.5%, as average daily cash equities trading value surged to JPY 7.52 trillion.
Saunders has previously held sales roles in the crypto space and at CFD liquidity providers.
The Dutch market maker has installed a three-person senior leadership team across Asia-Pacific as it pushes into China markets and looks to grow regional trading activity.
Japan Exchange Group’s data unit is deepening its cloud-native disclosure offering, extending document-link access from one year to five for institutional users of Japanese listed-company filings.
Hong Kong’s exchange operator has opened a consultation on shortening settlement from T+2 to T+1, a move that would compress post-trade workflows for brokers, custodians and asset managers across time zones.
London-headquartered brokerage and clearing group Marex Group plc has locked in $500 million of five-year unsecured funding at a 5.680% fixed coupon, with proceeds earmarked for working capital and growth.
OGBC Group founder Jayden Wei’s early-stage backing of the crypto infrastructure fund has produced its first liquidity event, less than six months after C1 Fund’s own NYSE debut.
Digital prime broker GCEX has integrated Cumberland’s spot crypto liquidity into its execution infrastructure, giving institutional clients access through its MiCA-regulated platform.
The Frankfurt-based exchange group is co-investing with private markets asset manager 7RIDGE to strengthen its custom indexing capabilities through MerQube’s cloud-native platform.
The Swiss issuer cross-listed staking-linked and newer-token products on Deutsche Börse’s exchange, extending a lineup that generated over $4.6 billion in turnover during 2025.
Bitwise’s seventh European staking ETP targets the HYPE token with a 0.85% TER and 1% target net staking reward, landing six weeks after CoinShares listed a rival product with a 0% management fee.
ATFX Connect’s Q2 report looks at growing volatility in commodities, precious metals, and currencies.
Companies using Gold-i’s bridging product will be able to tap into Scope Prime’s leading crypto CFD liquidity.
ETF issuer Defiance ETFs listed XAIL on Cboe Exchange on Wednesday, giving active traders 200% daily exposure to a concentrated basket of companies directly involved in the commercial space economy.
International trading volumes at the world’s largest derivatives exchange rose 30% year-on-year, with every major asset class and every region outside the US setting all-time quarterly records.
The derivatives exchange plans to list AVAX and SUI futures on May 4, adding to an altcoin lineup that already includes Cardano, Chainlink and Stellar contracts.
Cboe Global Markets reported a string of monthly and quarterly records in March 2026, led by a 28.6% year-over-year jump in index options and an all-time high in FX spot trading.
The UK FCA-authorised digital securities venue adds a high-profile regulated banking infrastructure figure as it builds out its tokenised assets marketplace and participates in the Bank of England and FCA Digital Securities Sandbox.
Combined cash-market turnover across Xetra and Frankfurt rose roughly 24% from February but was only marginally above the year-earlier figure, suggesting a seasonal pickup rather than a shift in trajectory.
The exchange operator’s latest direct cash investment, plus anticipated secondary purchases, completes its obligations under the investment arrangement announced in October 2025.
The new product allows the company’s B2B clients to access gold trading outside of normal market hours.
The liquidity provider has also already surpassed that figure in its current financial year.
The partnership lets eligible institutional clients trade listed event contracts through BitGo’s OTC desk using crypto collateral already held on its platform, with Susquehanna providing liquidity.
Securitize will serve as the first digital transfer agent eligible to mint blockchain-native securities on NYSE’s upcoming Digital Trading Platform, as the exchange race to tokenize equities accelerates.
ICE Futures Singapore has issued a circular announcing a temporary change to its Singapore marker timing and an additional tradable London minute marker session on 2 April 2026, the day before the exchange’s Good Friday closure.
The ETP issuer added 20 IncomeShares options-based income products and 19 leveraged and inverse ETPs to its London lineup on Monday, pushing its total suite past 200 products.
The prime-of-prime liquidity provider folds digital asset trading into its existing multi-asset institutional stack, with cross-collateral margin support using BTC, ETH, SOL and stablecoins.
The London Metal Exchange’s March sustainability update highlights two systems now taking shape: sustainable metal premium price discovery via LME Insight and mandatory CBAM emissions reporting embedded in aluminium market rules.
The Amsterdam-based trading firm will offer continuous two-way pricing on tokenized money-market funds, equities and commodities for institutional counterparties, targeting after-hours and weekend risk management.
Digital prime broker Sage Capital Management has entered the Swiss market with a new Zug office and SRO/VQF membership, enabling it to service institutional clients in spot digital asset trading and lending under Switzerland’s AML framework.
The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong published a consultation paper on Friday proposing lower entry barriers for founder-controlled companies, overseas issuers and IPO applicants. Feedback closes on May 8.
The English version of a Tokyo Stock Exchange working paper shows dark pool trading drops during volatile periods, and that its impact on market quality flips depending on the prevailing environment.
Over 99.9% of votes cast at Allfunds’ Court Meeting and General Meeting backed the scheme of arrangement. The deal now enters the regulatory approval phase, with completion expected in the first half of 2027.
The Hong Kong Exchange has moved against Ye Xing Group Holdings Limited and two sitting directors over governance failures, adding to pressure on the small-cap construction firm.
JPX Market Innovation & Research has launched a series of non-hedged, foreign-currency benchmarks for TOPIX and TOPIX 100, giving overseas allocators and product issuers a way to track Japanese equities in USD, EUR, GBP, CHF, SGD, and AUD without embedded yen hedging.
Nasdaq-listed Streamex Corp has launched GLDY, a gold-backed digital security that generates yield through physical gold leasing arrangements, targeting private wealth and family office investors.
The London-headquartered firm now offers Pax Gold and Tether Gold paired against USD and stablecoins, with clients choosing between direct on-chain ownership and USD-settled CFDs.
All five of the energy complex’s highest-volume days occurred in a single week as traders scrambled to manage risk amid historic crude price swings.
The exchange operator plans to launch Mini-SPX prediction contracts in Q2, importing event-style trading into its regulated options ecosystem with a three-outcome payout model.
BitGo Bank & Trust will handle the technical operations and distribution support for SoFiUSD, which SoFi Bank says is the first stablecoin from a U.S. nationally chartered and insured deposit bank on a public permissionless blockchain.
Prime-of-prime provider B2PRIME Group has secured dual SCB authorisations in The Bahamas, covering digital assets and securities, as it expands its institutional crypto liquidity offering.
Deutsche Börse Group’s institutional crypto venue adds a coordination layer for off-exchange settlement, letting trading firms keep assets with their chosen custodians rather than pre-funding on-platform.
The product uses one integration for brokerages and fintechs looking to offer regulated futures and event contracts.
The Chicago-based derivatives exchange beat its previous record by nearly two million contracts per day, with metals delivering the fastest year-over-year growth at 88%.
Digital asset infrastructure firm BitGo Europe GmbH is offering its modular CaaS stack to banks and fintechs across all 30 EEA countries, using its BaFin-authorised MiCAR licensing framework to passport the service.
State-driven gold and yuan sales from Russia’s National Welfare Fund shaped February trading on MOEX, while the exchange prepares to expand its crypto derivatives lineup.
ATFX continued to strengthen its footprint in Q1 across its retail and institutional brands.
Hong Kong’s exchange operator reported its highest-ever revenue and profit for 2025, driven by a near-doubling of cash market activity and a return to the top of global IPO rankings.
London-based derivatives broker Britannia Global Markets is returning to the London Metal Exchange with a Category 4 membership going live on 2 March, backed by a veteran inter-dealer broker hire.
The strategy lets investors generate yield, without being reliant on the price of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies.
The institutional exchange operator has extended its perpetual futures range to include XAU/USD, giving clients round-the-clock access to gold derivatives as prices trade above $5,500 per ounce.
Gold pricing and aggressive flow from the CFD industry may have forced the market maker to exit the market.
Intercontinental Exchange has listed cash-settled futures covering a broad crypto index, a top-five index, and five individual digital assets, with a DeFi interest rate product also in the pipeline.
The world’s largest derivatives exchange is reviving a product class that previously failed to gain traction in the U.S., betting that cash settlement and record equity derivatives demand will change the outcome.
The institutional trading firm’s new platform lets financial entities trade foreign exchange, cryptocurrencies and stablecoins around the clock through one API, with settlement on traditional rails or blockchain networks.
The exchange issued Circular 26/011 on February 9, adding expiry cycles to its FTSE 100 Index Weekly Option contracts as demand for short-dated hedging tools continues to grow.
Angus Walker and Drew Niv will take audience questions about the new dealing desk paradigm we find ourselves in.
Scope Prime clients can get access to on-exchange liquidity from multiple global exchanges.
The derivatives exchange reported a 15% year-over-year increase, with metals trading surging 218% and cryptocurrency volume more than doubling.
The exchange formalises incentives for market makers to tighten spreads and deepen order books across its global power derivatives suite.
Intercontinental Exchange reports all-time high in open interest, with Brent crude and European natural gas benchmarks driving a 20% year-over-year surge amid volatile energy markets.
The derivatives marketplace becomes the White Sox’s Official Global Exchange Partner in a multiyear deal that puts the CME logo on all game uniforms starting this spring.
Japan’s index providers introduce aggressive bear-market benchmarks, completing the strategy suite for the country’s two most-traded commodity markets.
The derivatives exchange recorded 3.3 million contracts in a single day, with Micro Silver futures leading the charge amid heightened market volatility.
Steele has worked at Rostro Group brand Scope Prime since 2022 as Chief Investment Officer.
StochasticEQ says its synthetic index products can boost broker revenues and help firms grow their book of clients.
TraderEvolution can now offer brokers out of hours trading for brokers, giving global clients access to US equities and derivatives.
Liquidity provider Finalto has processed its one-billionth trade on its trading platform, the company announced in a LinkedIn update today.…
Among observed firms, from January 2023 to mid-2025, aggregated B2B stablecoin payment volumes surged from under $100m to more than $6bn per month.
MEX Exchange is part of the B2B arm of MultiBank. Tebbutt joins the firm from 360t.
The liquidity provider said changes to its Gold (XAU) and Gold Futures (GC) spread structure come amidst a historic market shift.
MAS Markets has seen huge growth over the last few years, with the liquidity provider, with the firm tripling revenue in its most recent set of accounts.
Keogh has previously held roles at brokers like EXANTE and StoneX. Most recently he was at Fusion Capital.
ATFX Connect’s expert team takes an in-depth look at FX volatility and currency risk as we head into the new year.
Trading in gold led the way in retail activity last year, the latest data from CME Group suggests, as overall buying and selling in the precious metal surged nearly 3000%.
FanDuel and CME Group have launched a new prediction market platform, FanDuel Predicts, beginning with a phased rollout in Alabama, Alaska, South Carolina, North Dakota, and South Dakota.
Crypto is starting to become firmly embedded in the financial system, but this is likely to hurt digital assets without institutional backing.
Four people who used Telegram group chats to inflate the share prices of Australian stocks before selling them at a profit have been fined and sentenced to prison terms.
The European Parliament has published a set of draft proposals for new capital markets legislation, apparently aimed at facilitating retail investment within the EU.
The representative of a partner at London law firm Carter-Ruck has argued she was professionally obliged to threaten a whistleblower…
Canny has worked with Finalto for some time already but can now officially take up the CEO role for the liquidity provider’s MENA entity.
Rowles spent seven years at LMAX and will head up the trading team from the OpenFX office in Dubai.
New research from Bybit has found that Ukraine and the US are leading the way in the use of stablecoins for transactions, followed by some names you may not expect.
Rostro will use its new SCA Category 5 license for both its retail Scope Markets brand and the Scope Prime B2B entity.
