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Introducing Surge - Intelligent Book and Execution Optimisation Platform

Surge enhances the groups existing risk management platform, Radar, by introducing additional intelligent analytics to inform advanced automation for A- and B-book optimisation, and execution.

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IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - August 2021 IS Risk Analytics' View From the Desk - August 2021

August started out with a bang on the 6th and 9th following the non-farm payroll report and a subsequent drop in gold. After this burst in volatility, August...

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2022 - Time to Stop the Misconceptions About Prime of Primes 2022 - Time to Stop the Misconceptions About Prime of Primes

Liquidity providers are getting much stricter on where their liquidity is going. There is a prevailing misconception in the retail market that all liquidity is the same – and that couldn’t be further from the truth.

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IS Prime’s Paul Jackson on FX tech, growth plans, hedge funds, and more IS Prime’s Paul Jackson on FX tech, growth plans, hedge funds, and more

FNG Exclusive Interview… Paul Jackson, Sales Director at IS Prime, part of the ISAM Capital Markets Group, talks to FNG about the firm’s products, growth...

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Market Commentary: Wednesday 13th August

Stocks rose to record highs after the US July CPI print came in at 0.2% MoM, consolidating the view that the Fed will have room to cut interest rates. The OIS market is currently pricing in a 94% chance of a 25-bps cut in the upcoming September meeting.

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Market Commentary: Wednesday 3rd September Market Commentary: Wednesday 3rd September

Asian equities fell to three-week lows as a global bond sell-off gathered pace. Japanese yields led the move higher, with 20-year bonds hitting levels last seen in 1999 and 30-years at record highs, while U.S. 30-year yields hovered near 5% after Tuesday’s spike.

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Market Commentary: Tuesday 2nd September Market Commentary: Tuesday 2nd September

Stocks traded cautiously with U.S. markets still closed, leaving Asian shares swinging between small gains and losses and European futures slightly lower. Gold surged past $3,500 to a fresh record as Fed cut bets intensified, while oil edged higher ahead of this week’s OPEC+ meeting.

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Market Commentary: Thursday 28th August Market Commentary: Thursday 28th August

Stocks largely shrugged off Nvidia Corp.’s slightly disappointing sales outlook, signalling that the ongoing market rally retains strong momentum. Despite Nvidia’s shares dropping 3% in extended trading after CEO Jensen Huang noted high demand but a weaker-than-expected forecast, broader market indices showed resilience.

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