TD Ameritrade is planning to offer clients access to Cboe's bitcoin futures contract on Monday. The company is one of the top three retail brokerages, according to capital markets research and consulting firm Tabb. In order to be eligible to trade the futures, clients must have a minimum balance of $25,000, according to the brokerage. … Continue reading TD Ameritrade to open trading on bitcoin futures
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European finance ministers call for US tax reform rethink
Europe's five biggest economies say US tax reform could contravene WTO rules The finance ministers of Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Spain have jointly written to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin They warn the tax measure scoudl hamper international trade The finance ministers of Europe's five largest economies called in a letter to Treasury … Continue reading European finance ministers call for US tax reform rethink
Bitcoin price jumps $2,000 after Cboe futures launch
Bitcoin was seen trading at a spot price of $16,574.12 at 6:36 a.m. ET, according to data on industry website CoinDesk Bitcoin futures, meanwhile, were trading at $17,690, up more than 14 percent for the session Bitcoin leapt a eye-watering $2,000 on Monday after investors flocked to Chicago's Cboe futures exchange to bet on … Continue reading Bitcoin price jumps $2,000 after Cboe futures launch
Labour could move parts of Bank of England to Birmingham
Report launched by John McDonnell says Bank needs to help hi-tech firms and tackle regional inequality Parts of the Bank of England could be moved out of London to Birmingham under Labour plans to push investment into other parts of the UK. The radical plan threatens the historic association of the Bank with Threadneedle … Continue reading Labour could move parts of Bank of England to Birmingham
Text alert: the ‘bank’ message that cost a student £5,400 of her loan money
Fraudsters have found a new way to target young people, with some losing all their funds in the first few weeks of term Fraudsters can text customers ‘as the bank’ by disguising the number the text is sent from When Alison Dean received a text from her bank, the Co-operative, asking whether she had … Continue reading Text alert: the ‘bank’ message that cost a student £5,400 of her loan money
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