Trading & Execution

CBOE Futures Exchange, LLC (CFE) plans to launch trading on the CBOE NASDAQ-100 Volatility Index futures contract beginning on Wednesday, 23 May, pending regulatory approval. »

FXCM Inc has fully launched its forex trading app store – FXCM Apps – a unique offering in the retail forex industry, hosting applications for the FXCM Trading Station and MT4 platforms. »

In the framework of the NER 300 Initiative of the European Investment Bank (EIB,) European Energy Exchange (EEX) will launch auctions of EU allowances (EUA), which will be held on four days per week on its Derivatives Market in June and July. »

Trading volumes for NYSE Euronext’s global derivatives and cash equities exchanges were mixed both year-over-year and month-over-month across most venues in April, but reflected some strengthening relative to weak first quarter 2012 levels.  »

In April 2012, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 10.9 million contracts (April 2011: 10.5 million). »

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has begun publishing public information on over-the-counter (OTC) interest rates trades.  »

NYSE Technologies and Americas Trading Group (ATG) have launched their high-performance order routing and market-data platform offering the global trading community low-latency access to the key trading venues in Latin America.  »

NICE Actimize, provider of a single financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, has launched a comprehensive hedge fund trading compliance solution designed to monitor the activities of hedge funds across all cash market and derivative asset classes (exchange-traded and OTC). »

Most of the corporate interest rate derivatives users participating in Greenwich Associates’ most recent Global Interest Rate Derivatives Study believe that new Basel 2.5 and III derivatives regulations in Europe and the United States will result in wider spreads in derivatives markets and ultimately increase their costs of capital. »

Dexion Capital is planning to list a new investment company, DCG IRIS Limited, on the London Stock Exchange. »