GFI Group

GFI delays new Asian services

New York-based inter-dealer broker and market data supplier, GFI, has delayed its plans to offer new local currency volatility services in the Asia-Pacific region, Risk’s sister publication Inside Market Data has learned.

Clearing Bank Hannover goes into liquidation

Clearing Bank Hannover (CBH), which offered clearing services for electricity and commodity traders, has gone into liquidation and returned its banking licence to BaFin – Germany’s financial regulator.

Confusion over membership at WBOT continues

Dan Parker, chief executive of Atlanta-based Weather Board of Trade (WBOT), today told RiskNews that two institutions he originally named as charter members of the weather derivatives exchange never had such an agreement with the company.

Formation of WBOT blows off course

Atlanta-based Weather Board of Trade (WBOT) has missed its planned February 2003 launch date, and its viability has been called into a question by a number of market participants. The online weather derivatives exchange originally planned to launch in…

Energy Brokers Association adds three new members

The Washington DC-based Energy Brokers Association (EBA) yesterday admitted three new members and confirmed a series of first meetings with key associations within the US energy markets. The EBA was set up in November 2001 with the goal of co-ordinating…

Merrill Lynch takes Fenics

Merrill Lynch today said it will deploy the Fenics FX options pricing software from New York-based broker and vendor GFI Group in 100 global positions. Fenics replaces Merrill’s existing in-house pricing platform for FX options.

GFI expands credit derivatives brokerage team in Asia

New York-based brokerage GFI Group is opening a Hong Kong desk to concentrate on non-Japanese Asian credit default swaps. The desk will serve Asian-based clients, adding to GFI’s existing credit derivative desks in Sydney, London and New York.

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