The share of US investors reporting they trade a portion of their overall swaps trading volume electronically jumped from 23 per cent in 2013 to 41 per cent in 2014. Another 20 per cent in 2014 said they plan to
Back in February this year, buy-side institutions and their bank counterparts were required to start reporting portfolio trade positions under EMIR (European Market Infrastructure Regulation). Bloomberg moved quickly to provide its EMIR reporting solution under this first phase of reporting
EuroCCP has launched clearing services for clients matching OTC transactions with Traiana. Participants can now request Traiana to forward bilaterally agreed matched transactions to EuroCCP to be centrally cleared with their activity across 18 markets. This model will reduce
Eurex Group has introduced connectivity of Trade Capture Platforms (TCPs) via the enhanced Multilateral Trade Registration (MTR) Service. The first TCPs are BrokerHub and Vectalis; ITG RFQ-hub intends to connect on 11 August. The service expansion will increase the
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has published its first Commitments of Traders Report (COTR) in response to general market demand for broader transparency. The COTR is designed to reflect the nature of the predominant business activity that LME members and
The CBOE Futures Exchange saw record trading volume in CBOE Volatility Index (VIX index) futures during non-US trading hours, with an estimated 68,033 contracts changing hands. This record surpasses the previous record in non-US trading hours of 59,505 contracts set
The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE) board of directors has approved the launch of derivatives (options and futures) on the TA-100 index. The new derivatives join existing products on a number of underlying assets – the TA-25 index, the TA-Banks
Saxo Bank has launched futures spread trading for retail and institutional clients. From 18 February, clients will be able to trade futures spreads on a variety of assets across all of Saxo Bank’s platforms, including its SaxoTrader mobile apps for
The push toward an exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs) market has exposed gaps in the post-trade process used by market participants to clear and settle these transactions. That is according to a study from Greenwich Associates, sponsored by Omgeo, which says that
The number of exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) worldwide increased by three per cent in 2013 to 22 billion contracts, according to statistics compiled by the World Federation of Exchanges (WFE). The WFE, which annually conducts a survey on derivative markets, found
