Asia Risk 15: Exchanges have profited from derivatives but face new threats

Asian exchanges have undergone a radical transformation during the past decade as systems were overhauled, new derivatives instruments traded and new ventures formed. Yet perhaps their biggest challenge awaits them. Jill Wong reports

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On July 29, 2010 when Chi-X Japan starts trading, the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) will not be wrong-footed. Arrowhead, the high-speed, high-capacity cash equity trading platform launched on January 4 this year, has elevated the efficiency of TSE’s systems to a level that is in line with global standards.

While alternative trading systems (ATSs) in Japan such as Kabu.com, SBI Japannext and agency broker Instinet’s CBX Asia and JapanCrossing have operated as direct competitors, their limited

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