Exchanges
Swiss structured products and ETF volumes see sharp decline in June
Trading and turnover volumes in the Swiss structured products and ETF markets fall in June after seeing gains during the start of the year
More ETFs face SEC trade curbs
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will fall under new circuit breaker rules.
ETF Securities offers emerging markets and G10 currency exposure
Exchange-traded currencies target retail and institutional investors
ETNs come to Finland with listing on the Nasdaq Helsinki
The Nordic market has been slower to pick up on the trend for exchange-traded products than its southern European counterparts but progress comes with Swedish bank Handelsbanken’s listing of Finland’s first exchange-traded notes (ETN) on the Nasdaq OMX…
Société Générale launches commodities ETN platform
As appetite for listed products and the transparency they offer increases, Société Générale (SG) has launched its first exchange-traded notes (ETN) on the London Stock Exchange, giving investors access to single commodities in a variety of currencies.
Swiss exchange sees increase in structured product turnover
Turnover for structured products on the Swiss Scoach exchange is recovering after a dip in December last year, according to figures from the Swiss Structured Products Association. Volumes reached Sfr3.68 billion ($3.35 billion) in April 2010. Most of the…
E.ON Energy Trading enters US natural gas market
German power and gas company E.ON begins drive to expand presence in US gas market.
Kyoto suspension will disadvantage Bulgarian compliance companies
Bulgaria's emissions trading suspension set to impact companies trading on EU ETS
Operational risk possible cause of US equity nose-dive
Fat finger error mooted as possible cause for US market plunge
FIA recommends DMA risk management controls
A Futures Industry Association (FIA) report published yesterday aims to establish best practices in managing the risk surrounding direct access to exchanges.
CFTC approves film futures despite Hollywood protests
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission approves exchange-traded film futures, but the industry and Congress might block the business before trading can begin
Recycled CER scandal could push carbon trading over the counter
The latest scandal to hit the carbon markets, involving the trading of recycled Certified Emission Reduction units (CERs), could damage the credibility of carbon credits and push volumes off exchanges and onto the over-the-counter markets, say experts.
Delivering on FX
Banks in the Asia-Pacific region are ramping up their proprietary electronic foreign exchange platforms in an attempt to capture a bigger slice of Asia’s burgeoning forex business. How is the shake-up in the market progressing?
Indian CDM market on shaky ground
India’s position as one of the leading markets for Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) projects is currently on shaky ground, say market experts.
LME Asia to open in April
The London Metal Exchange (LME) has confirmed it will be opening its Singapore office in April this year.