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Bitnomial, a US cryptocurrency derivatives exchange company, has launched US-based, physically settled bitcoin futures with 35 per cent margin, a significant milestone and a first for a de novo exchange.
The sweeping changes and far-reaching trade upheaval brought about by Brexit and Covid-19 heralds sizable investment opportunities for hedge fund managers, according to a new study by IG Prime.
The report – ‘An Analysis of Post-Brexit Economies’ – examines the impact of Brexit on international trade, gauging potential growth areas in specific sectors, and considers the broader trends unfolding from evolving international trade patterns as a result of the UK’s decision to leave the European Union.
Specifically, the report probes the UK’s main exports prior to Brexit – such as precious metals, vehicles, and pharmaceutical products – as well as the
CME Group’s Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options have surpassed one billion contracts traded across all four indices.
Micro E-mini Equity Index futures became available for trading across four US indices – S&P 500, Nasdaq-100, Russell 2000 and Dow Jones Industrial Average – in May of 2019, with Micro E-mini options available on Micro E-mini S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures contracts in August of 2020.
“At just two-and-a-half years old, Micro E-mini Equity Index futures and options have become among the most actively traded equity index products at CME Group, enabling clients to manage risk in our highly liquid
The European Energy Exchange (EEX) is extending the sell-off calendar for the national Emissions Trading System (nEHS) in coordination with the German Environment Agency to include additional dates in December 2021.
This provides regulated companies under the nEHS with further opportunities to purchase national emission certificates (nEHS certificates, abbreviated to nEZ at the EEX) at a price of EUR25 before the end of 2021.
The additional sell-off dates for 2021 will be held on the 9, 14 and 16 December respectively with the sell-off window taking place between 9.30 am to 3.30 pm CET.
The reason for the 2021 extension
CoinFLEX, crypto exchange and yield platform, has partnered with Copper.co, a digital asset custodian, by integrating with ClearLoop, Copper’s unique instant settlement trading network.
This partnership will open the gateway for institutional investors to access flexible crypto yield products, including flexUSD, accelerating the stablecoin to a USD1 billion market cap by Q1 2022.
Over 300 institutional asset managers at Copper will be able to use CoinFLEX’s interest-earning stablecoin, flexUSD, as collateral to trade on exchange while securely storing their assets offline and off the exchange. CoinFLEX’s integration with ClearLoop is paramount because it adds an extra layer of regulatory assurance
Hedge funds are ramping up their negative positions against Hargreaves Lansdown, with the UK retail-focused investment and advisory firm now the most shorted stock among FTSE 100 names, new market data from Ortex Analytics shows.
A new study from bfinance, the independent investment consultancy, has revealed that institutional asset management fees have fallen significantly in a number of asset classes – particularly certain ESG or Impact strategy types.
BEQUANT, a digital asset prime brokerage and exchange, has hired Huong Hauduc as General Counsel. Hauduc will be helping BEQUANT to expedite the growth of the business across new jurisdictions and products.
Hauduc has nearly 20 years of experience in legal and regulatory matters. She qualified as a financial services regulatory lawyer at CMS Cameron McKenna has worked for firms including Allen & Overy and RJ O’Brien Ltd. In addition, Hauduc has advised on a broad range of legal matters including regulatory and compliance matters, litigation and investigations, employment matters, commercial contracts, corporate governance, M&A and data protection. She has
Avelacom, a low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider for global financial markets, has expanded its coverage in the APAC region b y broadening its partnership with Singapore Exchange (SGX) and becoming its colocation provider.
The new initiative is aimed at global proprietary trading firms and relative value funds who benefit from market volatility and need the fastest access to SGX’s trading platforms. Avelacom’s new server rack will be situated next to SGX’s core securities and derivatives matching facility, providing less than 20 microseconds round-trip network latency to SGX’s trading and market data engines – the fastest in
The global hedge fund business started the fourth quarter of 2021 on a high note, with aggregate industry performance at +1.88 per cent in October and just over 70 per cent of funds reporting to eVestment seeing positive results for the month, according to the just-released October 2021 eVestment hedge fund performance data.
Year to date (YTD) performance for the hedge fund industry stands at +10.86 per cent, very close to surpassing the +11.07 per cent aggregate return the industry posted in 2020.
Commodity-focused funds continue to be among the strongest performing segments of the hedge fund business, with
