Trading & Execution

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has approved the application of trueEX for designation as a contract market. »

With effect from 1 October, bond trading on Xetra will be expanded to include over 2,000 international government and corporate bonds and 60 German government bonds. »

RBC Investor Services has launched a Global Derivatives Platform for listed and OTC derivatives. »

Vega-Chi US is to launch its US high-yield bond electronic trading platform for institutional investors on 24 October. »

Bloomberg has announced access to its US equity pool as part of a new service called Bloomberg Pool, or BPool. »

The Newedge Commodity Trading Index finished August up 0.92 per cent, completing a recent run of three consecutive positive months. »

State Street Global Markets has joined CME Group for clearing of over-the-counter interest rate swaps, effective 24 August 2012. »

Industry experts have predicted a transition from a bilaterally cleared OTC business to centrally cleared OTC derivatives, along with an increase in the volume of exchange-traded derivatives, according to a report from Celent. »

Six out of seven of IndexIQ’s investable benchmark hedge fund replication indices produced positive returns in August, according to figures released by the company. »

NYSE Euronext trading volumes in August 2012 declined year-over-year and month-over-month due to a decrease in volatility compared to August 2011 and the seasonally slower summer period.  »