Prior to the start of European Monetary Union (1999), German government bonds were the de facto benchmark for the European government bond market due to their liquidity and
MIAX Options is scheduled to launch volatility trading on the SPIKES Index (SPIKE) on 19 February. MIAX Options will list and trade cash-settled options on SPIKES, a measure of the expected 30-day volatility in the SPDR® S&P 500 ETF (SPY), the most actively-traded exchange traded fund in the world. “For the first time in its
A number of academic studies by renowned international “think tanks” have proven the relative advantages of Eurex derivatives when looking for alternative investment opportu
Derivatives exchange Eurex will be launching a future that is based on notional short-term debt instruments issued by the Republic of Italy (Buoni del Tesoro Poliennali – BTP) on 18 October 2010. The contract will complement the Eurex benchmark interest
Post-trade technology enables brokers and investors to confirm and report trades, and is essential to the effective operation of these firms. Click here to apply for the white paper However, the technology at the heart of many of these systems
Exchange Traded Interest Rate Derivatives in Asset Management The necessity of managing risk
The CFTC has voted to establish a Subcommittee on Automated and High Frequency Trading tasked with developing recommendations regarding the definition of high frequency trading (“HFT”) in the context of the larger universe of automated trading. This definition of HFT
Quant Insight, a London-based firm specialising in machine learning-driven macro analytics, in partnership with Euronext, has developed a new alternative data service, Macro Risk Insight, to provide asset managers with insight into the risk exposure of their investments to global macro factors. Macro
Eze Castle Integration, a provider of IT services, consulting and technology to hedge funds and alternative investment management firms, has surpassed 30 applications in its hosted infrastructure. Eze Castle Integration, a provider of IT services, consulting and technology to hedge
Gravitas has launched Gravitas Private Cloud, an expandable, secure cloud solution based on leading converged infrastructure systems from VCE. The Gravitas Private Cloud is an industry vertical cloud, designed for the unique computing and hosting needs of alternative asset managers,
