Singapore Exchange (SGX) saw increased volumes on its derivatives market in April, with daily average volume up 12% from a year earlier at 252,401 contracts. Total volume, meanwhile rose 3% to 4.9 million contracts. Nifty futures trading increased 37% from
The credit default swap market has seen an emphasis on streamlined trading and reduced complexity, making the market easier to participate in and regulate, according to a report from Celent, a Boston-based financial research and consulting firm. The report, Counterparty
ConvergEx Group’s NorthPoint prime services and technologies business has enhanced its offering for traditional mutual funds that are looking to employ alternative investments, including trading in shorts, options and futures as part of their overall strategy. NorthPoint has seen
Volant Trading has expanded execution services for options traders with advanced order routing capabilities and availability through the REDIPlus Execution Management System. The execution services division of Volant Trading, now called VOLEX Execution Services, is using specialised knowledge of the
Euroclear UK & Ireland and EMXCo have launched a fully electronic and integrated order routing and settlement solution for UK fund transactions. According to HM Treasury, the UK funds industry could save GBP70m to GBP290m per year by embracing processing
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has released a white paper outlining the rationale for supporting a move to shorten the settlement cycle (SSC) in the US financial markets for equities, corporate and municipal bonds and unit investment trust
The global equities business of UBS has launched algorithmic trading for international clients trading equities on the Bovespa stock exchange in Brazil. UBS is among the first broker-dealers to offer non-Brazilian clients algorithmic trading in this major market. UBS is
Forex signals provider iFexx has launched an algorithmic investment programme (AIP) for auto forex trading. It aims to help small investors implement a high-frequency trading strategy on their Forex account. HFT, or high-frequency trading, is a special class of
Knight Capital Group has launched Knight Link in Europe, a trading model for European equities which provides institutional and retail broker-dealers with access to Knight’s liquidity. “We are very excited to be launching Knight Link in Europe,” says Kee-Meng Tan
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