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Bitfinex Derivatives, a derivatives platform accessible through the Bitfinex digital token trading platform, has launched a perpetual contract for solana (SOLF0:USTF0).
Solana (SOLF0:USTF0) will go live on 02/08/21 at 10:00 AM UTC. The contract offers users up to 100x leverage and will be settled in tether tokens (USDt).
“We’re delighted to announce the addition of Solana to the growing portfolio of perpetual swaps available to trade on the exchange,” says Paolo Ardoino, CTO at Bitfinex Derivatives. “We anticipate great interest in these products, particularly among funds and professional investors for hedging purposes and to manage risk.”
Bitfinex Derivatives platform and
AirCarbon Exchange (ACX), a fully digital exchange for voluntary carbon credits with real-time trading and settlement, has executed transactions representing 3,603,284 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (tCO2e) during the first six months of 2021.
Most of the trading on the exchange has been on the CET (CORSIA Eligible Token) contract, making it one of the world’s most traded carbon contracts. Open interest on the exchange continues to increase, from 854,366 tCO2e as at 30 June, 2021 to 1,115,266 tCO2e currently.
ACX has solidified its international reach by attracting over 130 clients across 29 countries. In the second half
Appital has partnered with pan-European MTF Turquoise, which is majority owned by London Stock Exchange Group in partnership with the user community, to unlock latent liquidity opportunities and bring further efficiency to equity capital markets.
Appital gives the buy-side community greater exposure to deal flow opportunities they have not been able to access before. The Appital platform unlocks latent liquidity and efficiently drives a bookbuilding process, providing deal originators with opportunities to execute large volumes, often in excess of five days of ADV, with minimal market impact or risk of price erosion. At the same time, the platform enables deal
THETA, a specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Paul Flanagan as Strategic Sales Advisor, managing relationships with asset managers, hedge funds, fund managers and pension funds.
Flanagan has worked in Fixed Income sales to financial institutions for over 30 years. Most recently he was Managing Director for Institutional Investor sales at Lloyds Bank in London, where he worked for over five years. Previously he has worked in Fixed Income sales management at Societe Generale, HSBC, Citi and Deutsche Bank.
Flanagan joins as THETA is due to launch its trading system for the buy-side, Apollo, later
Dimensional Fund Advisors, a specialist in systematic factor investing, is bolstering leadership in its affiliate’s London-based EMEA Investment team, effective 1 August 2021.
Paul Foley will be assuming the role of Head of EMEA Portfolio Management, while Kipp Cummins becomes Head of EMEA Fixed Income.
As Head of EMEA Portfolio Management, Foley will oversee all portfolio management activities in London for Dimensional Fund Advisors Ltd. (Dimensional UK), reporting to Nathan Lacaze, Co-Chief Executive Officer at Dimensional UK. Lacaze previously held these responsibilities in addition to his Co-CEO role.
Foley previously served as Senior Portfolio Manager and Vice President of Dimensional
Gary Gensler, Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has revealed that the SEC is reviewing its whistleblower programme.
Delivering keynote remarks at the National Whistleblower Center’s (NWC) National Whistleblower Day 2021 celebration, Gensler spoke of the critical role whistleblowers play in SEC enforcement efforts and reemphasised his commitment to the agency’s whistleblower programme. He also revealed that he has directed staff to review the whistleblower programme in order to improve its efficiency and effectiveness.
“The tips, complaints, and referrals that whistleblowers provide are crucial to the Securities and Exchange Commission as we enforce the rules of
Akin Gump has added John P Hamilton as a Partner in its investment management practice in New York. Hamilton comes to Akin Gump from Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young, LLP.
Hamilton’s practice focuses on advising private fund managers on the formation and operation of a broad range of investment vehicles across the liquidity spectrum, including hedge funds, private equity and credit funds, as well as funds of funds and managed account structures. He also advises clients on the incorporation of sustainability and impact-focused investment themes into their product offerings. In addition, Hamilton works with clients on transactional and regulatory matters
State Street Corporation is to provide digital and cryptocurrency asset fund administration capabilities for the firm’s private funds clients.
In partnership with Lukka, an enterprise crypto asset data and software provider, State Street will support its private fund clients with collection, standardisation, enrichment, reconciliation, processing and reporting related to crypto and other digital assets.
The partnership is State Street’s latest effort in the digital and crypto asset space following the launch of State Street Digital, a division focused on addressing the industry’s evolving shift to digital finance, and comes after Lukka’s Series C funding round in December of 2020,
GSR, a specialist in digital asset trading, has appointed Michael Bressler as Global Head of Sales.
Bressler will lead the firm’s ongoing expansion into the institutional market, developing trading, risk management, and capital strategies for the fast-growing base fund managers it serves.
Bressler joins GSR with over 20 years of experience in trading and institutional sales at top banks and hedge funds. Most recently, he was a Managing Director and Head of Western Region Sales & Marketing at JPMorgan, where he oversaw many of the bank’s top institutional relationships. Prior to this, Bressler also spent seven years as a Managing
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