Eurex and the Korea Exchange have set the start date of their Eurex/KRX Link, a product cooperation to trade and clear Kospi 200 options, at 30 August 2010. For the first time, Kospi 200 options will be available worldwide after
Rapid Addition’s RA-Cheetah FIX engine is to support DET Technologies’ flagship DET Hub. The RA-Cheetah FIX engine will underpin the DET Hub trading platform, which provides a modular, high throughput, low-latency solution to clients who are seeking higher transaction rates
NYSE Euronext has reported strong year-over-year growth of derivatives trading volumes in February, with European derivatives volumes increasing 44.2 per cent and US options trading volumes increasing 56.4 per cent. Cash equities trading volumes were mixed in February 2010, with
Quintillion has been chosen to provide administration services to the Da Vinci CIS Opportunities Fund. The Cayman based hedge fund, which is managed by Guernsey domiciled Da Vinci Capital Management Ltd, invests in listed securities focusing on Russia and the
The majority of swap execution facilities (SEFs), including BGC Derivative Markets, Bloomberg, trueEX, GFI Group, ICE Swap Trade, MarketAxess, Tradeweb, Tradition Trad-X and Tullett Prebon, have now adopted the FIX Protocol. The FIX Trading Community has been working closely with
FirstPEX, Europe’s first, interactive auction platform to trade privately-owned shares and investments is being launched in the UK by Swiss-based technology firm LPO Ventures LPO Ventures expects trading volume to quickly increase from around EUR1-2 billion over the next 12
Wexford Capital has selected SS&C GlobeOp to provide an expanded suite of services including middle- and back-office, regulatory reporting and investor solutions for the firm’s private equity funds and hedge funds. Wexford, headquartered in Greenwich, Connecticut, manages over USD4 billion
PerTrac Financial Solutions has launched a Microsoft Excel add-in that allows users to interact with major PerTrac applications from within Excel. PerTrac PowerLink opens new reporting and analysis possibilities for PerTrac clients, while allowing them to easily incorporate PerTrac applications
Interest rate swaps platform Trad-X has hit record trading volumes for US dollar interest rate swaps. In May, Trad-X executed 680 trades equating to a notional of USD37 billion. These electronically executed trades accounted for almost 24 per cent
Galaxy has received regulatory approval from the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) and the Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel (ACP) to operate its Organised Multilateral Trading Facility for European bonds. The bond trading platform accepts only firm orders and aggregates them
