The International Securities Exchange has released an updated schedule for the launch of its new options trading system, based on Deutsche Börse Group’s Optimise trading architecture. The roll-out of Optimise at ISE will begin in April 2011 and continue into
Investors in Europe and the United States are on notice that they will eventually be required to execute OTC derivatives trades through centrally cleared transactions. As of late 2011, however, most investors in these markets had not moved to change
BTIG, a broker dealer specialising in institutional trading and related brokerage services, has opened a new trading desk at 825 Third Avenue. “BTIG continues to invest in people, technology and services. The newly completed New York trading floor is BTIG’s
Ronly and Morgan Stanley Commodities have traded the first cash-settled cleared swap in the emerging China domestic rebar market. The trade, which was brokered by Freight Investor Services, was for China Domestic Rebar Q1 2011 executed at USD690/tonne, with settlement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has made available more than four years of history of “Traders in Financial Futures” data included in the weekly Commitments of Traders reports. The reports disclose, on a weekly basis, the futures and options positions
Knight Capital Group has announced the introduction of agency algorithmic trading and smart order execution strategies developed specifically for the European equity marketplace.
Euronext has welcomed the publication in France of a decree authorising active open-end funds to be admitted to trading on regulated markets or multilateral trading facilities. Following this legislative change, Euronext will soon admit active open-end funds to trading on
NYSE Euronext has reported an average daily volume of 8.2 million contracts for global derivatives in November 2010, up 12.6 per cent versus the prior year and 9.9 per cent from October 2010 levels. The increase in global derivatives ADV
Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International is now clearing its interest rate swap business through LCH.Clearnet’s interest rate swap clearing service, SwapClear. With a total value of USD347trn, interest rate swaps continued to be the largest part of the OTC derivatives market
Investment Technology Group, an agency broker and financial technology firm, has announced the addition of Dynamic Implementation Shortfall to the ITG Algorithms suite of trading tools
