PEGAS, the pan-European gas trading platform operated by Powernext, announced that it has achieved its best trading result to date on its spot segments, reaching a new record with 95.7 TWh (previous record: 85.4 in January 2017). The total traded volume amounted to 169.3 TWh in December, an increase of 11% compared to the previous…
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TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) has released its annual report for 2017. Details can be seen in the tables below. Interest Rate Futures contracts The trading volume of Three-month Euroyen futures was 138,573 (+ 54.1% MoM / - 18.9% YoY) and its average daily volume was 6,599. 項目 December 2017 Trading Volume Daily Average Change…
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Canadian securities regulator the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) informed that it has added to its Investment Caution List unregulated eSports company BitPlay Ltd. BitPlay Ltd. claims to be an online eSports betting platform provider, located in London, England. BCSC has recently become aware of BitPlay and its advertisement targeting British Columbia (BC) residents, offering…
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Derivatives marketplace CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) announced that 2017 average daily volume (ADV) reached a record 16.3 million contracts, up 4 percent from 2016. During 2017, there were 34 trading days above 20 million contracts, up from 32 days in 2016, despite significantly lower volatility. CME Group reached several annual average daily volume records in 2017.…
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While Bitcoin may be facing backlashes from around the world, from governments and central banks to prominent CEOs, it is now announced it is “prohibited” by Islam. According to Middle East Eye and media, Egypt’s Grand Mufti Shawki Allam said in an official fatwa on Monday that trading with Bitcoin was "unlawful" according to Islamic rulings.…
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While many companies have invested huge amounts of money into blockchain and bitcoins, venture capital firms have gone in a slightly different direction. They invested primarily in tech companies that are involved in bitcoin and blockchain technologies, going around the “traditional” path of investing directly into digital currencies. However, the return on investment in companies…
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In 2018, Europe’s largest derivatives exchange Eurex, part of Deutsche Börse Group, announced that it will continue to focus on helping its clients to navigate the regulatory changes ahead. The introduction of MiFID II, rising capital requirements and Brexit pose challenges to the whole market,” said CEO Thomas Book. “In this environment, we gather our…
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Based on the order book statistics, turnover from all trading activities at Boerse Stuttgart amounted to around EUR 80.6 billion in 2017. As such the turnover across every asset class at Germany’s leading floor-trading exchange was slightly above the previous year’s level. In 2017, Boerse Stuttgart set a new record of EUR 17.8 billion for…
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Europex' announcement about the entry into application of the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II) and its accompanying Regulation (MiFIR) marks a major milestone in European energy commodity trading. The great majority of gas and electricity derivative contracts as well as all EU ETS emission allowances are now classified as financial instruments –…
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The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET)’s main index hit a new record high in the first trading day of 2018 by closing at 1,778.53 points, the highest closing level since its inception in 1975, while gaining 24.82 points or 1.42 percent from end-2017. Combined market capitalization of SET and Market for Alternative Investment (mai) rose…
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