Traiana, a provider of post-trade solutions, is to launch direct connectivity between Traiana’s Harmony CCP Connect and LCH.Clearnet’s foreign exchange clearing service, ForexClear, for non-deliverable forwards (NDFs) clearing. Traiana’s Harmony CCP Connect provides a workflow solution via the Harmony network
The European Commission’s objectives for MiFID II/MiFIR were released in October this year. At the heart of this new regulation is an attempt to bring greater transparency to the OTC markets, with proposed requirements for pre-trade pricing to be shown
Offshore firm Appleby acted as Bermuda counsel for eStats Funds Management Pty Limited (“eStats”) in relation to its establishment of a new Master-Feeder fund structure domiciled in Bermuda. The Appleby team was led by Jeffrey Kirk, a Corporate Partner
The London Metal Exchange (LME) will introduce financially settled swaps for all non-ferrous contracts on 23 January 2012. The average-price contracts are the first of their type to be traded on-exchange in the world and are designed specifically for participants
Bank Degroof is the latest client to go live using Interactive Data’s Consolidated Feed via ULLINK’s trading platform. Demand for greater breadth and depth of market data to power algorithmic and electronic trading applications continues to grow, driven by
Qatar Exchange (QE) has been working on its strategy to enhance the market infrastructure over the last one year. The first major enhancement was the upgrade of its trading technology and model in September, 2010. In continuation of implementing the
Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services has launched Eurex Order by Order, a new information product that makes available the entire Eurex order book for benchmark futures for the first time. “Eurex Order by Order provides customers the most granular
The London Stock Exchange Group has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 50 per cent stake in FTSE International Limited, from Pearson, that it does not already own. Following the transaction which is expected to close in Q1 2012 subject to
Cracking the block market is a tall order and has been for the past decade, TABB Group says in new research. Although buy-side firms trading equities have continued to value block trading, there’s been a significant gap between what could
The FG Solutions International, a provider of both traditional and electronic commodity futures and brokerage trading services, is expanding its alternative investment programs, particularly the firm’s managed futures account ,which will take effect immediately. The managed futures program will focus
