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Gain Capital expands cryptocurrency offering
Customers can trade the digital coin against the euro, pound and Australian dollar
ADS Securities adds more cryptocurrencies to Orex platform
The firm reduces spreads on bitcoin and ethereum to lower clients’ trading costs
Elysium partners Cryptalgo for cryptocurrency trading solutions
The firms introduce the solution to financial institutions as interest in digital currencies rises
Deutsche Bank commits to FX Global Code
The latest top FX dealer to support the principles aimed at improving standards in currency markets
US seeks seven-year minimum prison term for Mark Johnson
Defence disputes whether Cairn Energy suffered a loss as a result of Johnson’s misconduct
IPC appoints new chief executive
Robert Santella will succeed Neil Barua in mid-April
Stater Global Markets broadens trading venue choice
Clients can now access liquidity from Cboe and FastMatch
Cboe creates markets division to leverage talent pool
Andy Lowenthal and Bryan Harkins will run the new division
Mitsui & Co begins settling trades through CLS
It is the first Japanese corporate to join the service via third-party access
Currency movements helped US and Latam investors in 2017
A new report from Natixis shows a weaker dollar helped investors outperform their European peers
Philippines bankers partner Bloomberg on FX initiatives
Bloomberg has been selected as the calculation agent for USD/PHP and bankers will use FXGO for spot trading
US DoJ changes tactics in Bogucki case
US attorneys will use bank fraud laws to pursue the former currency trader, extending the statute of limitations
Lawyers in cartel case argue against antitrust accusations
Depending on the type of relationship, the Sherman Act may or may not apply
Antitrust attorneys prepare to depose UK traders
Despite the court extending a partial stay on depositions until June 8, lawyers have been granted access to interview some UK-based people
Salmon exits GFXC and BoE for private-sector opportunity
Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Simon Potter will act as interim chair with immediate effect
US presses for tougher sentence for Mark Johnson
DoJ wants profits made by Frank Cahill’s trading activity to be factored into Johnson’s sentence
Morgan Stanley hires Kristin Zekis
She will be running real-money sales from April
TickTrade partners Applied Financial
The move opens the Canada-based trading technology firm to markets in Asia, Europe and the US
BIS warns of virtual currency risks
CBDCs could have an impact on global financial stability, and large demand could force central banks into risky assets, new report says
Judge grants Bogucki’s case dismissal hearing
Robert Bogucki's lawyers will argue the US abused a transnational document request to extend the statute of limitations
Thomson Reuters launches bitcoin sentiment data feed
The tool appears in a new version of the firm’s MarketPsych Indices to assist trading and risk management
US court rules cryptocurrencies are commodities
Asserting the CFTC’s jurisdiction, the ruling clears the way for the agency to bring its fraud case
Soren Haagensen joins smartTrade
He joins as a sales director for the Americas
Kristin Zekis leaves FX sales role at Citi
Zekis joined the bank as a director of FX sales and trading in 2016