Managed futures lost 1.31% in June according to the Barclay CTA Index compiled by BarclayHedge. Year-to-date, the Barclay CTA Index is down 1.51%. Seven of Barclay’s eight CTA indices had losses in June. The Barclay Diversified Traders Index dropped 2.24%,
ParFX, the wholesale global spot FX electronic trading platform, has completed the first trades via ParFX Prime, its new prime brokerage service for the buy-side FX community. ParFX Prime was launched to enable buy-side customers to trade through their prime
Within the buy-side community there’s a tendency right now for traders to focus too much on the algorithms they use and less on trading according to Nick Nielsen, head of trading at Marshall Wace Asset Management. Speaking at a recent
Liquid Holdings Group has launched Liquid FIRM, a real-time solution that allows firms to actively monitor pre- and post-trade risks at all times across multiple accounts and strategies. Designed for multi-manager allocation platforms, separately managed accounts (SMAs), clearing firms, prime
Bank of New York Mellon, a global provider of asset management and securities servicing, has expanded DM Edge, its derivatives collateral management service, to cover a wide range of ma
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is revising the fee structure for its securities market to make trading more cost-efficient and to facilitate market making and improve liquidity. The revisions to clearing and depository fees will be rolled out from 2 May 2014.
TABB Group expects algorithmic trading in futures markets to continue expanding faster over the next two years, with a 96 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2011 to 2015. According to a report published by TABB, “Algos in
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) division of market oversight has announced trueEX’s self-certification of available-to-trade determinations (MAT Determinations) for certain interest rate swap contracts. This self-certification includes certain interest rate swap contracts made available to trade via an earlier
The London Metal Exchange (LME) saw record volumes transacted in LME Cobalt in March 2012 with 1,310 lots traded, the equivalent of USD40 million. “Our cobalt contract has seen a very healthy start to the year,” says Chris Evans,
Golden Prospect Precious Metals has announced a one for two bonus issue of subscription shares to all shareholders of the Company. The issue of Subscription Shares is in recognition of the invaluable support the Company has received from its shareholders.
