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OTCGH’s Loya sees value in unorthodox business model
Broker chief praises “entrepreneurial independence” of small boutiques
Marex Spectron global head of energy departs
Marex Spectron picks Jeremy Elliott and Hunter Baldwin to replace Gordon Bennett, its global head of energy, who has left the broker after 12 years
Cosgrove moves into ethanol trading after GFI
After a three-decade career in energy brokerage, Michael Cosgrove has reinvented himself as an ethanol trader. Alexander Osipovich finds out why
Commodity firms need a coping strategy for Mifid II
The recent agreement between EU institutions on a second wave of Mifid legislation will only increase the current level of uncertainty shaking the commodity market. Amid this backdrop, participants need to reconsider their coping strategies, argues…
Newcomer of the Year: Atlantic Brokers
Having started from scratch in February 2013, London-based Atlantic Brokers has managed to grab an impressive market share in European physical and financial coal
Broker of the Year: Icap Energy
New rules and client malaise are posing challenges for energy brokers, but Icap Energy has delivered continuity in terms of quality of execution and the way it has handled regulatory change
Tradition’s Pinchin looks back on successes and failures
David Pinchin, co-founder of Tradition Financial Services, speaks to Stella Farrington about his 30-year career in derivatives markets and how it informs his more recent work with disadvantaged youths
Can the boutique energy brokerage survive Dodd-Frank?
The Dodd-Frank Act is set to drastically reshape the over-the-counter energy derivatives brokerage industry in the US, as small firms in particular are threatened with the loss of their independence. Alexander Osipovich finds out how brokers are coping…
GFI Group, Inc.
GFI Group, Inc. is a leading provider of wholesale brokerage, clearing services, electronic execution and trading support products, providing services to institutional clients for a range of fixed income, equity, commodity and financial products
Trading group fined $12 million for inflating oil price
CFTC fines ConAgra Trade Group for artificially pushing crude to $100 per barrel in January 2008, the year prices hit all-time peak of $147 per barrel
Technology and regulation change game plan for brokers
Technological developments have transformed the face of European energy broking beyond recognition. Now regulatory changes could potentially alter this landscape even further. Alex Davis and Katie Holliday speak to the major brokers about their vision…
