NYSE Euronext (NYX) has reported Global derivatives average daily volume (ADV) of 7.5 million contracts in January 2012 – a decrease of 17.3% versus the prior year, with European Derivatives declining 31.3% and US equity options decreasing 4.1%. European cash
The National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) has filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to provide its members with a new tool designed to serve as an early warning system that alerts those firms to
BCS Americas (BCSA), a division of BCS Global Markets (BCS GM), has launched a new trading platform that will provide global equity execution and settlement capabilities to institutional investors with access to a suite of algorithmic trading tools accessible 24
PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, achieved its best trading results on its spot segment in 2018 by reaching 1,111.2 TWh, improving its previous record (826.2 TWh in 2017) by over 34 per cent. The total traded
In a dramatic turnaround from previous years, the volume of fixed-income trading among US hedge funds if anything fell from 2007 to 2008, even as the overall market grew, according to Gree
Four third party administrators (TPAs) have selected Calastone for automated re-registration. Bank of New York Mellon and Northern Trust are now live with the service, IFDS will go live with its fully automated re-registration service later this month, and Capita
LME Clear has selected The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC), an approved trade repository, as its strategic partner for the new LME reporting service, LMEwire. The service, powered by LME Clear, will be available by 12 February 2014, the
As the shares of US mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac went into freefall on Friday, plummeting to their lowest levels in more than 17 years, short sellers were counting their winn
Chicago-based independent futures brokerage and clearing firm RJ O’Brien & Associates’ (RJO) private client division, RJO Futures, is offering Orion Trading Systems’ flagship platform, Orion Multi-Trader powered by dxFeed’s data. “We are continually striving to offer innovative tools for active
The newly-launched AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF ALFA has become the first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to invest in disclosed equity positions held by established hedge fund managers. The new ETF seeks to capture alpha from these managers’ long positions while protecting
