OKEx, a Malta-based digital asset exchange, recorded 223 per cent growth in monthly trading volume in the two months following its launch. Perpetual Swap is the latest product in OKEx’s derivatives lineup, with nine types of contracts available for trading
Eurex Exchange is to introduce futures and options contracts on the RDX USD equity index on 19 March 2012. The new RDX USD derivatives will be based on the Vienna Stock Exchange’s RDX USD Index, which tracks the price performance
SmartStream Technologies, a financial Transaction Lifecycle Management (TLM) solutions provider, has partnered with Numerix, a provider of risk technology solutions to better support its end users in complying with ISDA’s margin requirements for non-centrally cleared derivatives. In order to facilitate
Leading interdealer broker Icap has launched the first combined voice and electronic broking service for OTC products based on the leading daily dry bulk shipping indicator, the Baltic Exc
Singapore-based Straits Financial Group has expanded its existing relationship with trade surveillance and market risk platform provider Eventus Systems by signing on to the Validus trade surveillance and risk management platform for its Singapore headquarters. Straits Financial Group is the
SteelEye, a compliance technology and data analytics firm, has launched a communications and trade surveillance solution which has been fully integrated with its existing records retention and data analytics platform. The solution aims to enhance firms’ ability to meet MAR/MiFID
Options, a provider of global market data and colocation services for trading firms, has added Hong Kong Exchange (HKEx), Korea Exchange (KRX) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX – ALC Australian Liquidity Centre) to its Managed Colocation platform. In addition
Derivatives trading costs could double as markets brace themselves for increased bouts of volatility, according to research from analytics firm OpenGamma. The findings show that during times of market stress, requirements to post upfront cash jump by on average half,
The Oslo-based International Maritime Exchange has launched an electronically traded and cleared futures contract on the Baltic Dry Index, a composite of global shipping costs for bulk com
Customers of Integral Development Corp, a provider of FX trading solutions and services, can now access Russian exchange MICEX-RTS’s MICEX Ruble liquidity via FX Cloud. Participants on Integral’s FX Grid, a global inter-institutional connectivity and trading network, linking ECNs and
