The support, maintenance and continued development of SIX x-clear’s Clara clearing system has been taken on by Baymarkets. Since 2010 SIX x-clear’s Clara has been used as the platform for central counterparty clearing on trades in equities, equity certificates, derivatives,
Only one of Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS) family of six investable Long/Short Equity Indices recorded positive performance in February. The Market Vectors Emerging Markets Long/Short Equity Index as up 0.36 per cent for the month whilethe other five indices
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) plans to offer FLEX index options with Asian and Cliquet style settlement beginning Monday, 21 March. FLexible EXchange (FLEX) options, created by CBOE in 1993, are customisable options that allow users to define various
Itiviti, a technology provider for the capital markets industry, has launched Continuum by Itiviti, the industry’s most comprehensive enterprise testing solution that redefines the way firms test trading systems. It delivers immediate benefits for the capital markets in the critical
The clearing for the power spot markets in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Belgium will migrate from APX to European Commodity Clearing (ECC) on 31 March 2016. All power spot markets operated by EPEX SPOT and its affiliates covering
Nasdaq is to replace the Australian Securities Exchange’s (ASX) existing equities and equity options clearing technology platforms – a significant element of ASX's technology transformation program outlined in February 2015. This technology development will be undertaken on Nasdaq's Genium INET
The latest announcements by the Options Pricing Reporting Authority (OPRA), of changes to its Expanded Message Header, are expected to result in hugely increased data volumes. SR Labs, a specialists in enterprise-grade market data and trading technologies, has confirmed that the
The OYSTER Japan Opportunities fund has posted an excellent performance over the last three years: +80.1 per cent versus +64.5 per cent for the Topix Total Return and +57.1 per cent for its peers, placing it in the first decile
The top 10 hedge funds were hit hard by US stock market performance in Q4, according to the latest addition of the S&P Global Market Intelligence Hedge Fund Tracker, In total, the top funds managed approximately USD159 billion in Q4, down USD44 billion from Q3
London Metal Exchange associate brokerage firm Traderight has become the first financial organisation to implement VIA Trade, the comprehensive cloud-based telephony and trader voice system. Launched by VIA and Speakerbus in January, VIA Trade is designed to eliminate the need
