Dexion Capital is planning to list a new investment company, DCG IRIS Limited, on the London Stock Exchange. DCG IRIS Limited is a proposed new London-listed, closed-end investment company seeking attractive returns from insurance linked strategies (ILS). The IPO is
Global capital markets trading is being re-architected, led by a cost-conscious mix of hardware, software, data and fewer people, according to research by TABB Group. Driving this change are regulation-induced automation, particularly in fixed income and interest rate derivatives trading,
Range-bound volatility creates challenging market conditions for US options traders, forcing them into a more aggressive stance in a search for returns, says TABB Group in its seventh annual benchmark options trading study. This is driving traders to refine
SecFinex, an electronic marketplace for securities lending in all major European, US and Japanese equity markets established by the NYSE Euronext group, has announced that JPMorgan has bec
The first phase of CBOE Futures Exchange’s plans to expand CBOE Volatility Index (VIX index) futures trading hours will begin in late September, with the second phase to begin in the weeks that follow. The first phase of the
Since Xetra-Gold – a zero-coupon bond with perpetual maturity, representing a gram of gold, which is 100% backed by physical gold and represents the right to the delivery of gold – launched in 2007, investors have made use of this
Aquis Exchange, the proposed pan-European stock exchange, will allow its members to access its trading platform via the BT Radianz Cloud. The BT Radianz Cloud — the largest secure networked financial community in the world — helps financial
The London Metal Exchange (LME) is working with Colt Technology Services to launch LMEnet, a dedicated network providing a fast and secure connection to the exchange’s electronic systems, including LME Clear. LMEnet will be underpinned by Colt’s dedicated trading network
NYSE Euronext has provided a statement and timeline for the completion of its acquisition by IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), an operator of global markets and clearing houses. ICE and NYSE Euronext now have all regulatory approvals necessary to proceed with closing their
Single stock futures have continued to enjoy strong growth this year at international derivatives exchange Eurex, with trading volume rising by 196 per cent over the past five months compa
