The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Office of General Counsel has issued a no-action letter permitting the offer and sale in the US of Turkish Derivatives Exchange’s futures contract based on the Istanbul Stock Exchange 30 Stock Index. The ISE-30 is
Global Advisors, the New York-based commodity hedge fund manager, has taken on Matthew Simsic and Adam Hoffman to develop natural gas trading. Matthew and Adam are

Demand Derivatives Corp, a creator of derivative instruments, is partnering with GMEX Group (GMEX), a provider of exchange and post-trade business technology solutions, to launch a US-regulated futures exchange, RealDemand Board of Trade (RealBOT), and clearing house, RealDemand Clearing (RealClear).

OTCXN has signed Prime Trust to serve as a neutral, third-party custodian of assets for trading entities and exchanges that use OTCXN technology to facilitate clearing and settlement of OTC block trades and cross-exchange trading. Prime Trust is a

J.P. Morgan has become a general clearing participant in EuroCCP, which provides clearing and settlement services for a range of European markets. J.P. Morgan will be able to offer its clients the ability to trade on any of the venues

Orolia has launched the VelaSync 1232 high speed, low-latency time server that is specifically designed for high frequency financial trading. This ultra-accurate solution can also be equipped with Orolia’s Resilient PNT technology suite to provide additional data security and reliability,
Credit hedge funds should not be considered part of the ‘shadow banking’ sector, according to a new paper by the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), the global hedge fund trade association. AIMA’s research paper* highlights crucial differences between the key
Data on Luxembourg securities and international bonds is now available via Deutsche Börse’s reference data product, PROPRIS. With immediate effect, the company is o
A new research paper from Edhec shows how the alpha benefits of using fixed-income derivatives can be successfully transported to a core investor portfolio. The pap