Trading & Execution

FIX Protocol Ltd publishes best practices for electronic bond trading

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 15:06

FIX Protocol Ltd (FPL), a non-profit, industry standards organisation for the global electronic trading community, has published recommended best practices and accompanying implementation guidelines for the electronic trading of bonds. »

Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index up 2.07 per cent in January

Mon, 18/02/2013 - 13:03

The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund Index finished up 2.07 per cent for the month of January, with nine of the 10 sub-strategies recording gains. »

RDX USD index derivatives reach one million traded contracts

Thu, 14/02/2013 - 07:04

Eurex Exchange has exceeded one million contracts traded in the RDX USD index futures and options since trading began on 19 March 2012. »

FSI Group lists on AlphaMetrix

Wed, 13/02/2013 - 07:35

Hedge and private equity fund manager FSI Group has joined the AlphaMetrix TransparentFund platform. FSI Group will retain its existing service providers and enhance its already robust infrastructure by offering investors risk monitoring, reporting, customised transparency and a thorough background investigation via AlphaMetrix. »

Eurex expands product offering on French government bonds

Mon, 11/02/2013 - 15:34

Eurex Exchange is to introduce a new interest rate future, the Mid-Term Euro-OAT Future, which is based on notional medium-term bonds issued by the Republic of France (Obligations Assimilables du Trésor – OAT), on 11 March 2013. »

Thomas Book, member of the Eurex executive board responsible for clearing

First hedge fund joins EurexOTC Clear for client clearing

Wed, 06/02/2013 - 17:12

The European hedge fund Whard Stewart Master Fund has joined the client-clearing services of the new EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). »

Two of the largest European investment managers join EurexOTC Clear for client clearing

Wed, 06/02/2013 - 13:12

Two of the largest European investment managers, Insight Investment Management (Global) Limited in London and OFI Asset Management in Paris, have successfully begun client-clearing services of the EurexOTC Clear for Interest Rate Swaps (IRS). »

Credit Suisse LAB Index up 1.10 per cent in January

Tue, 05/02/2013 - 15:09

The Credit Suisse Liquid Alternative Beta (LAB) Index was up 1.10 per cent in January, according to Dr Jordan Drachman, head of alternative beta strategies at Credit Suisse. »

BofA Merrill Lynch launches Instinct Natural

Tue, 05/02/2013 - 11:07

Bank of America Merrill Lynch has launched Instinct Natural, an enhancement to its alternative trading system (ATS) Instinct X, aimed at increasing opportunities to execute block trades while minimising market impact. »

Trading volume at CBOE, C2SM and CFE totalled 89.02 million contracts in January

Mon, 04/02/2013 - 13:17

January trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2SM) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) totalled 89.02 million contracts. »