Market Quick Take - 23 June 2025

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Global

Market drivers and catalysts

Equities: US-Iran tensions, stocks down, tech lags, triple witching

Volatility: VIX above 20, volatility high, options dilemma, Iran risk

Digital assets: Bitcoin <$101k, ETH weak, ETF outflows, macro-sensitive

Fixed Income: Japan announces long bond issuance ahead of auction

Currencies: USD rallies on risk aversion, JPY weakens most on changes to JGB issuance

Commodities: Muted crude response to US attack with focus on Iran’s next move. London copper squeeze continues

Macro events: June Preliminary PMIs from Europe and the US

Devexperts' DXcharts Adds Risk Reward Drawing Tool For Traders

Devexperts has added a Risk Reward drawing tool to its DXcharts financial charting library. The tool displays potential profit and loss for long and short positions, enabling traders to visualise trade outcomes and place orders directly from the chart.

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Product Launches & Updates

Sky Links Capital launches gold AM/PM fixing service and expands derivatives offering

Sky Links Capital has launched a Gold AM/PM Fixing service alongside expanded gold options and perpetual weekend trading, giving clients access to LBMA benchmark pricing and a broader suite of instruments to manage gold exposure and execute hedging strategies.

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LiquidityFinder

@liquidityfinder

Liquidity Providers

People & Appointments

MAS Markets Appoints Matt Porter As Head Of Operations

MAS Markets has appointed Matt Porter as Head of Operations, its second senior hire within a month. Porter will oversee operational performance, client onboarding, and service delivery as the firm expands its global institutional client base.

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Broadridge's Distributed Ledger Repo Processes $7.2 Trillion In May, Up 220% Year On Year

Broadridge Financial Solutions reports its Distributed Ledger Repo processed $7.2 trillion in May 2026, with average daily volumes of $362 billion, marking a 220% year-over-year increase amid growing institutional adoption of tokenised settlement infrastructure.

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ACY Securities

@ACYSecurities

FinTech

How the DAX (GER30) and the Euro Drive European Wealth

The explains how the DAX as a German export-heavy index reacting to its currency shifts and global economic optimism mostly moving inversely to the Euro.

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KuCoin Web3 Wallet Integrates Polymarket To Expand Event-Driven Market Access

KuCoin Web3 Wallet has integrated Polymarket, giving users direct access to event-driven prediction markets across crypto and sports within the wallet. The move extends the wallet's ecosystem beyond asset management into real-world market signals and on-chain activity.

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Bybit Launches IPO Express To Offer Tokenised IPO Access, Starting With SpaceX

Bybit has launched IPO Express, becoming one of the first centralised crypto exchanges to offer tokenised IPO access at offering price. Powered by xStocks, the platform's inaugural offering is SpaceX, with subscription open from 7–11 June and spot trading expected to begin on 12 June 2026.

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