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The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has set a new all time record in Dry Freight, achieving a 42 per cent uplift in volume for the first half of 2021.
In the period January to June 2021, a total volume of 598,300 lots were traded (H1 2020: 422,244 lots) which is the highest volume ever recorded in a 6 month period, since launching the business in 2016.
The new H1 record follows an 18 month period of sustained organic growth for EEX’ Dry Freight business, which has seen the exchange also gain the majority share of Open Interest in the combined
Systematic hedge fund and CTA pioneer Aspect Capital has unveiled a new daily-liquid UCITS-compliant version of its Aspect Core Diversified Programme, a medium-term quantitative trend-following strategy, to capitalise on growing demand for uncorrelated returns amid rising market uncertainty.
Originally launched in 2014, the computer-driven strategy – which today has some USD1.5 billion in assets – looks to generate alpha by zeroing in on a range of medium-term trend opportunities across more than 100 liquid financial and commodity markets.
The new UCITS version rolls out with more than USD40 million of external capital, and has a target volatility of 12 per
Exberry, a marketplace and exchange technology pioneer, has partnered with Arcadier, a marketplace builder company, to provide technology for the next generation of marketplaces.
Many marketplace clients today are looking for a turnkey solution that is quick and easy to deploy, while still having all of the robust features of an established exchange. The growing trend of alternative marketplaces stem from the fact that businesses and consumers today are looking for a more transparent way to make purchases and smarter buying decisions. They want control and choice, to pay a fair price by placing a bid or reserve on a
Bridgewater Associates, the world’s largest hedge fund, has unveiled a new multi-asset strategy which will trade assets that align with the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, in a move aimed at further tapping into investor appetite for sustainable investing.
The Lyxor/Bridgewater All Weather Sustainability Fund – which is managed by Lyxor Asset Management and sub-advised by Bridgewater – is built around Bridgewater’s pioneering systematic research process, and will use the hedge fund giant’s “All Weather” asset allocation framework to engineer its portfolio.
Specifically, the UCITS compliant strategy will look to identify and trade a range of public market assets, including equities,
New research from ETP provider GraniteShares shows nearly two out of three professional investors predict shorting of US tech stocks will increase over the next six months with nearly a fifth forecasting a dramatic increase.
Its study with hedge funds, wealth managers, IFAs, fund managers and institutional investors found 63 per cent expect shorting of US tech stocks to increase over the next six months with 18 per cent predicting a dramatic increase.
Just 17 per cent of investors believe the level of shorting will fall over the next six months while 20 per cent believe it will stay the
Grayscale Investments, the world’s largest digital currency asset manager, and CoinDesk Indexes, a subsidiary of CoinDesk Inc, have launched the Grayscale Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Fund, a new diversified investment product, and the CoinDesk DeFi Index.
Grayscale DeFi Fund (the Fund) provides investors with exposure to a selection of industry-leading DeFi protocols through a market-capitalisation weighted portfolio designed to track the CoinDesk DeFi Index. The Grayscale DeFi Fund is Grayscale’s fifteenth investment product, and its second diversified fund offering.
“Grayscale continues to focus on creating opportunities for investors to access new, exciting parts of the digital asset ecosystem,” says Grayscale
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) continues to register strong market interest and growth in its Japanese Power Derivatives products. From January until June 2021, a volume of 3,519 GWh was traded in Japanese Power Future contracts. This is more than five times the volume traded in the last year since launch (May – December 2020: 587 GWh).
EEX has firmly established itself as the leading venue for Japan Power Futures trading, holding a 88 per cent exchange market share between January and June 2021. The beginning of the year was characterised by high volatility which led to a trading volume
Hedge funds betting against UK blue chip stocks saw their negative wagers pay off on Monday as investor fears over rising coronavirus cases sent the FTSE 100 tumbling some 2.3 per cent.
Hopes that the easing of most Covid-19 restrictions in England this week – with 19 July having been dubbed ‘Freedom Day’ – would help accelerate the UK’s nascent economic recovery were soured as travel, manufacturing and retail names were all dented.
Travel and tourism-related stocks were among the hardest hit amid continued uncertainty surrounding the UK’s traffic-light quarantine system for travellers, which threatens summer holidays for many. EasyJet
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) has reported significant growth in its European Emissions markets in the first half of 2021.
The total volume amounted to 742 million tonnes of CO2 which marks an increase of 32 per cent compared to the first half of the previous year (H1 2020: 561 million tonnes of CO2).
The Emissions Secondary Spot market, which EEX organizes in cooperation with its partner Incubex, rose by 74 per cent to 53 million tonnes of CO2 (H1 2020: 30 million tonnes of CO2), being the main growth driver of the Spot markets which overall increased by 6
oxio, a Canadian internet connectivity platform has closed its Series A funding round after successfully raising CAD25 million and bringing their total funding to CAD40 million.
The leading investor for this first significant venture capital financing is Xavier Niel, founder of Free, the telco giant that revolutionised European connectivity. Additional investors include Investissement Québec, Desjardins Capital, Desjardins Entreprise, WNDRCO and Dispatch Ventures.
The closing of this round of funding comes hot on the heels of significant momentum; last winter, oxio participated in the Y Combinator, one of the world’s most recognised start-up incubators. Since its 2019 launch, oxio’s services have
