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Fintech

Shanghai Futures Exchange launches market surveillance platform

It is powered by SMARTS, which is Nasdaq’s flagship surveillance solution October 19, 2016: Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) has officially announced that Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE), one of the world’s largest futures markets, has launched a new market surveillance platform powered by SMARTS, Nasdaq’s flagship surveillance solution. “We are truly honoured to be working with Shanghai...
Fintech

‘Turkish people love trading and they want to take risks’

Okan Boke, the General Coordinator of ATIG, tells IFM why the company sees big potential in the forex business IFM Correspondent July 29, 2015: ATIG Investment and Securities provides professional services, such as Forex and CFD Trading, Equity Trading, Futures and Options Trading, Portfolio Management and Corporate Finance. The forex business has been growing in...
Economy

Oil dips, gold resilient despite US economic cheer

Risk of Iraqi oil disruptions faded and in Libya, two major oil terminals are going to reopen following a year-long blockade. 8th July 2014 Bloomberg Commodity Index falls for second consecutive week Oil droops as Iraq fears fade and Libya is poised for export resumption Outlook to bumper corn and soybean crops in the US...
Finance Wealth Management

Explaining Derivative Contracts

A derivative contract, in their most basic form, represents the right to buy or sell a security at a specified price; derivatives are generally used as a hedging tool to guard against market fluctuations. 23rd July 2013 Derivatives are financial instruments whose value is a function of the price of another asset, as the name...