Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) has partnered with M-DAQ to co-develop a proof-of-concept that allows investors to view real-time prices of stocks from WIG20 and mWIG40 indices in 10 different currencies. With this new solution, GPW seeks to help brokerage firms and international investors manage their Polish portfolios more effectively, while expanding the investor base for companies listed on GPW. Currently, foreign exchange rates are determined once a trade is executed. A multi-currency trading solution will allow investors to view and track securities in multiple currencies while considering risks caused by foreign exchange movements. 

AEGIS Hedging Solutions’ (AEGIS) application to form a registered Swap Execution Facility (SEF) has entered the final phase of approval with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). AEGIS SEF, a regulated subsidiary of AEGIS, will operate in compliance with rules introduced under the Dodd-Frank Act to improve transparency in derivative transactions. The (CFTC) lifted the stay on AEGIS SEF’s application on 20 May, indicating substantial completion and adherence to all applicable regulations, reporting, and oversight requirements. Assuming typical progressions, AEGIS SEF anticipates being fully operational early in the third quarter. In accordance with open access requirements, AEGIS SEF will be

Exabel, an alternative data analytics platform for investment teams, and Databoutique.com, an intel platform by RE-Analytics research firm, have formed a partnership to create the Luxury Goods Sales Estimates Insights Platform. The Luxury Goods Sales Estimates Insights Platform will give portfolio managers and hedge funds online sales estimates for luxury goods brands with product and brand-level detail, several weeks earlier and with deeper granularity than that which is commonly reported by the industry.    The platform delivers user-friendly dashboards, visualizations, KPI monitoring capabilities and enables investors to spot trend shifts in the online luxury goods market.

CME Group and CF Benchmarks are planning to launch two new, non-tradable, euro-denominated reference rates and real-time indices for bitcoin and ether, which will be calculated and published daily by CF Benchmarks, beginning 6 June. Each reference rate will provide the euro price for each of the digital asset pairs, published once-a-day at 4pm London time, while each respective real-time index will be published once per second, 24 hours a day, 365 days per year. The indices are: the CME CF Bitcoin-Euro Reference Rate; CME CF Bitcoin-Euro Real-Time Index; CME CF Ether-Euro Reference Rate; and CME CF Ether-Euro Real-Time Index.

Witherspoon, an asset manager specialising in liquid alternative investments, has integrated AlternativeSoft’s Portfolio Construction module into its asset management platform, creating a powerful decision-making platform for alternatives. AlternativeSoft provides a platform for institutional investors to make better investment decisions with their optimization engine and risk management modules. With the integration of AlternativeSoft, investment professionals have a powerful solution for evaluating and allocating to alternative investments. At the same time, users can leverage powerful APIs to easily integrate with third-party systems and generate sophisticated reporting for clients.  Witherspoon offers a boutique investment experience for family office investors seeking exposure to commodities

Exchange Data International (EDI), a provider of security corporate actions, pricing and reference data services, has partnered with BondView, a provider of municipal bond portfolio analysis and market data, to offer Municipal Bond Reference Data Service (RDS). The Municipal Bond Reference Data Service offers comprehensive, high-quality reference data on over 1.5 million active US Municipal Bond issues from over 50,000 different issuers.

Bybit, a cryptocurrency exchange with the second largest BTC Futures exchange by open interest, has launched new pools. Bybit users will have access to three liquidity pools: bitcoin (BTC), ether (ETH), and bitDAO (BIT), all paired with tether (USDT). The pools will allow users to deposit funds and earn up to 30% APY, with even higher rewards available when using up to 3x leverage.   Liquidity providers in all 160 countries where Bybit operates will be able to add one or both sides of the liquidity pair. The pool will automatically rebalance the assets and minimize the risk of impermanent

Kaiko, a cryptocurrency market data provider for institutional investors and enterprises, has launched  a decentralised (DEX) liquidity pool data feed.

IDEG Asset Management Limited (IDEG), a professional digital asset manager, has launched the IDEG Quant Arbitrage service which aims to help crypto investors maximise returns with a risk-off strategy in face of the current volatile bear market for digital assets around the world. With risk and uncertainty levels at all-year highs, arbitrage could provide a lower-risk strategy with no delta exposure. IDEG’S Quant Arbitrage offers a crucial de-risk option for professional and institutional investors as IDEG builds a complete array of investment tools to address all needs in the rapidly-evolving digital asset class. As cryptocurrencies mature, investors seek more varied

BitMEX Spot, a new trading platform to buy and sell crypto, has made a strong entrance in the first days since going live, hitting over $10 million in 24-hour trading volume shortly after launch. The launch represents a significant milestone for BitMEX’s ‘Beyond Derivatives’ strategy it announced last year. The BitMEX Spot Exchange currently offers seven crypto pairs (all against Tether/ USDT). These assets are Bitcoin (XBT), Ethereum (ETH), Chainlink (LINK), Uniswap (UNI), Polygon (MATIC), Axie Infinity (AXS), and ApeCoin (APE). More trading pairs, alongside other user rewards and benefits, will be rolled out later in 2022.