Euronextss commodities franchise achieved record daily volumes in milling wheat futures with 88,194 contracts traded and, simultaneously, record daily volumes in milling wheat options with 45,949 contracts traded on 2 December 2014. On the same day a new total daily
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), following satisfactory completion of all outstanding conditions, has completed its acquisition of Frank Russell Company (Russell). As previously announced, the comprehensive review of Russell’s investment management business is making good progress and is on track
Oak Hill Advisors has appointed Alexandra Jung as co-head of the firm’s European business. Jung is based in London and, along with Richard Munn, will direct investments in European companies and manage the firm’s European operations. Munn, the former head
Neonet Securities has joined REDI’s broker network, providing mutual clients seamless access to Neonet’s suite of execution tools using the REDIPlus trade management platform. “We have been closely watching the development of REDI as an independent firm and are very
The November 2014 average daily transaction value on the Euronext cash order book stood at EUR6,544 million (+22.3% compared to November 2013), according to the exchange’s latest performance update. The average daily volumes on equity index derivatives during the month
Kames Capital has launched two absolute return funds to complement its existing range – the Kames Equity Market Neutral Fund and the Kames Equity Market Neutral Plus Fund. The firm now has four absolute return funds in its investment range.
Six out seven of Index IQ’s proprietary family of hedge fund replication and alternative beta indexes recorded positive performance in November. Designed as investable benchmarks that replicate the performance characteristics of sophisticated hedge fund strategies, the IQ Hedge benchmark indexes
Trading volume for options contracts on Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and C2 Options Exchange (C2) and futures contracts on CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) totalled 85.57 million contracts in November. Average daily volume (ADV) was 4.50 million contracts, a two-per
Canada’s derivatives markets are appealing to a broad range of domestic and international investors, with growing interest in using the country’s futures and options markets to generate income, make directional plays and manage risk exposures for fixed income and equity
Tech startup iMatchative, parent company of the data analytics product, AltX, has landed David Walker as its new Senior Vice President of Operations. A veteran business executive, David brings more than 30 years of Federal Reserve experience in both domestic
