Category: Exchanges

September 08, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Taiwan Stock Exchange and Nasdaq sign Memorandum Of Understanding

The Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) and Nasdaq Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to promote mutual development and foster cooperation between the two companies. The memorandum also paves the way for both sides to work closely together in expanding their ETF markets, facilitating the cross-listing of ETFs on both…

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TMX Group volumes report
September 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group volumes are all up in August

TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) has just announced August 2017 trading statistics for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha), Montréal Exchange (MX) and NGX. All TMX Equities Marketplaces were up 12.5% MoM to 9,247,394,937 in August. Toronto Stock Exchange volumes were also up 11% compared to July 2017. TSX…

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September 07, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SET signs MoU with Oslo Stock Exchange, renews MoU with Chittagong Stock Exchange

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and Oslo Stock Exchange (OSE) of Norway have today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to synergize efforts on capital market development and business opportunities between the two countries, including listing, trading, products and services development, roadshow and information sharing. SET also renewed the MoU with Chittagong Stock Exchange…

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Nasdaq Copenhagen Improves Small Cap Market Access For Non-Nordic Trading Members
September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq launches new machine learning technology for surveillance efforts on Nordic Markets

Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) has announced it has successfully deployed machine learning technology across its entire Nasdaq Nordic markets—Stockholm, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Iceland—– to bolster its market surveillance efforts. Nasdaq’s SMARTS, in collaboration with the Nasdaq Nordic Market Surveillance team, has implemented machine learning within its surveillance technology to analyze abnormal market events and their subsequent categorization…

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September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Eris Exchange receives U.S. patent for swap futures product design

Eris Exchange, a U.S.-based futures exchange group that offers swap futures as a capital-efficient alternative to traditional over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps, today announced that it has received a patent on the principal component of its product design, the Eris Methodology, by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The patented invention enables a cash-settled futures…

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Deutsche Börse
September 06, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

METRO AG and Grand City Properties S.A. to be included in MDAX

Deutsche Börse reviews index composition/ Changes to be effective as of 18 September 2017 On Tuesday, Deutsche Börse announced changes to its selection indices, which will become effective on 18 September 2017. The shares of METRO AG and Grand City Properties S.A. will be included in the MDAX index, which tracks the 50 largest and…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
September 05, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Moscow Exchange launches FX Ruble fixing instruments

Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that from September 4 it is offering instruments to trade at the MOEX FX USD/RUB and EUR/RUB fixing prices with clearing and settlement via its clearinghouse, NCC Clearing Bank. Russian banks including subsidiaries of large global financial groups posted total turnover of USD 6 million on the first day of…

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Moscow Exchange MOEX
September 05, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOEX FX Market turnover up 19% YoY in August

Total trading volumes across Moscow Exchange (MOEX)`s markets increased in August by 21.1% YoY to RUB 87.2 trln. All of Moscow Exchange's markets posted robust growth in August: the Bond Market (+84.6% YoY), Precious Metals Market (+77.3% YoY), Money Market (+36.9% YoY), Equity Market (+26.3% YoY), FX Market (+19.1% YoY); open interest in derivatives increased…

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moex moscow exchange
September 04, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Revised lists of the Moscow Exchange Indices announced

Moscow Exchange has revised the constituent lists of the Moscow Exchange Indices as well as free floats effective from September 22, 2017. PJSC "RussNeft and DR of Lenta will be added to the MICEX Index and the RTS Index, while PJSC Uralkali ords and PJSC Bashneft prefs will be removed. The constituent lists of the…

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