MarketAxess Holdings Inc, the operator of an electronic trading platform for fixed-income securities, has appointed Nancy Altobello as lead independent director of the board, effective 13 April, 2023, succeeding Stephen P Casper, who has served in the role since 2012.
Cboe Global Markets, a global derivatives and securities exchange network, has launched the Cboe 1-Day Volatility Index, which has been designed by the company’s in-house innovation hub and seeks to measure the expected volatility of the S&P 500 Index over
Helikon Investments, a London-based long-short equity hedge fund founded in 2019, upped its stake in Argentinian energy company YPF Sociedad Anónima by 22.4% during the fourth quarter of 2022, according to a report by BestStocks. The report cites an SEC
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, has made several key leadership appointments that become effective on 10 April, 2023. The new appointees will report to Frank La Salla, DTCC’s president
OptionMetrics, an options and futures database and analytics provider for institutional investors and academic researchers worldwide, has acquired Woodseer Global, a provider of dividend forecast data for equities, American depositary receipts and ETFs.Â
The Securities and Exchange Commission has filed insider trading charges against Sean Wygovsky, a former trader at a Canadian asset management firm, and Christopher Matthaei, a former partner at a US broker-dealer, for using nonpublic information in advance of at
Aragon Global Management, the global equities hedge fund firm founded by Anne Dias, the former wife of Citadel boss Ken Griffin, has closed its Chicago office and relocated its headquarters to Miami, according to a report by Bloomberg. Aragon, which
Sachem Head Capital Management, an activist hedge fund firm founded by Scott Ferguson in 2012, has urged US aluminium sheet maker Arconic to execute its plan to sell itself, after acquiring a stake in the business, according to a report
The recent bond market turmoil triggered by the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank and Credit Suisse, caught out many macro and trend-following hedge funds, according to a report by the Financial Times, with monthly losses among the worst
Aquis Technologies, a division of Aquis Exchange, a specialist in financial markets and trading technology, has launched Aquis Equinox, which it says is the world’s first regulated market-grade 24/7 matching engine, never requiring shut down or downtime.
