News/Exchanges
NYSE Offers Exchange-Calculated Bitcoin Index, with More to Come
NYXBT will initially be based off data from Coinbase Exchange.
Exchange Data Revenues Make Positive Start to 2015
Acquisitions made up for some shortfalls in exchange revenues
Risk management demand driving derivatives trading – MAS
Increased volatility will spur demand for risk management tools in Asia
JPX has 'no plans' to list Nikkei 400 futures overseas
Onshore derivative market is the focus for Osaka Securities Exchange
China options market faces margin and settlement challenges
China exchange developing technique to reduce margin requirements
Nine foreign banks join Shanghai for mandatory IRS clearing
Significant global players not on list to join Shanghai Clearing House
Korea trading error prompts global clearing house review
KRX is rethinking its own rules in the event of a member default
Asian exchanges considering co-operation agreements to boost liquidity
Several Asian exchanges looking to set up similar deals to leaked ASX/CME proposal
CBOE to extend US Vix trading to Asia hours
Extension may lead to greater range of Asia-specific volatility products
SMX purchase gives Ice two-year Asia advantage over rivals
Atlanta-based derivatives exchange Ice's decision to scoop up SMX gives the firm on-the-ground presence for clearing and trading in Asia
ASX looks to volatility-linked products to drive Australia Vix futures liquidity
Increasing the potential liquidity pool a major aim for Australia volatility futures market
Eurex preps launch of FX options and futures
German derivatives exchange will move into the forex market in October as it aims to compete for volume in listed futures and options
OTC clearing presents HFT opportunity in Asia
Over-the-counter clearing to present greater access and profitability to high-frequency trading firms as electronic trading of OTC products gets under way in Asia
Regulation, tax and technicalities recast European turnover, as French volumes plummet and Italian activity recovers
Tax, legal and practical reforms to the way structured products are transacted in France have slimmed the market to a slither, while similar changes have proved a spur to the Italian structured products revival
Singapore positions itself as OTC clearing hub for Asia
Clearing link with KRX will lead to larger volumes and efficiencies at SGX
Exchange consolidation in Asia making trading technology vulnerable to failure
Competition among exchanges in Japan is necessary to prevent systems outages such as those in the Osaka Securities Exchange earlier this month
Risk Johannesburg: JSE ‘monopoly’ hurts liquidity, says Investec exec
Regulators should open up listed derivatives market by encouraging dealer liquidity pools, algo trading expert tells conference
Let swap platforms trade futures – Icap’s Spencer
Icap's chief executive says proposed derivatives rules are reinforcing exchange monopolies
Futurisation forces hundreds of traders to sit exams
Swaps-to-futures switch at Ice – plus hedge fund regulatory changes – behind threefold jump in numbers taking futures trading exam
CME’s new swap future uses Goldman Sachs patent
Licensing agreement could be worth up to 20% of revenues from patented contract, and is seen as an attempt by Goldman Sachs to hedge its bets as new rules threaten OTC market profits
CME ready to fight for market share in Europe, says Sammann
CME Group's European exchange, set to begin trading foreign exchange futures next year, will offer a competitive alternative to other exchanges, says the group's head of forex and rates