Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has published a consultation paper to seek views on its proposed after-hours trading (T+1 Session) enhancements. The proposed changes include: Extending the T+1 Session for equity index futures from the current 5:15 pm to 11:45 pm to 5:15 pm to 3:00 am the following day in two phases;…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that has appointed China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC), a joint venture of HKEX, Shanghai Stock Exchange and Shenzhen Stock Exchange, to explore a Belt & Road Index in response to the market’s interest in a barometer for the Mainland’s Belt & Road Initiative. The index would…
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Vapiano SE (ISIN: DE000A0WMNK9) has been listed in the Prime Standard at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange as as of today. The issue volume of the IPO was around €184 million. The first price was €23.95, the issue price €23.00. The IPO was accompanied by Barclays Bank, Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co. and Jeffer-ies International with…
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CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that it priced an underwritten public offering of $300 million of its 1.950% Senior Notes due 2019. The offering is expected to close on June 29, 2017, subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions. CBOE Holdings estimates that the net proceeds from the offering will be approximately…
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Euronext just announced that the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has confirmed its non-objection for Euronext to grant direct trading access to U.S. participants on the CAC 40® Dividend Index Futures and the AEX® Dividend Index Futures. Effective 13 June 2017, Euronext participants and investors domiciled in the U.S. now have direct trading access…
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Avelacom, a global provider of infrastructure and connectivity solutions for trading, announced its network expansion to Riyadh with the aim to allow global capital markets access low-latency, real-time market data feeds across various asset classes of Saudi Stock Market (Tadawul). This market data solution is designed in response to a high demand from the global…
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CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced it plans to list options on Altice USA, Inc. (ATUS), a U.S. cable provider. CBOE Holdings anticipates trading in options on Altice USA will begin on Friday, June 30, once the underlying stock has been certified as meeting all of CBOE Holdings' applicable exchanges' listing criteria. The company plans…
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Bursa Malaysia Berhad today announced it has made amendments to the Rules of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD) and the Rules of Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Clearing Berhad (BMDC) in relation to the revamp of the participantship structure for BMDC. This is to enhance the attractiveness and competitiveness of the Malaysian derivatives market and to facilitate…
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Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) announced that will introduce its planned Offshore Renminbi (CNH) and US dollar (US$) Gold Futures on Monday, 10 July 2017. They will be the first pair of commodity futures that can be physically delivered in Hong Kong. The 12 Contract Months on the launch day will comprise the…
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On 20 June 2017, Kazakhstan Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange announced that have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on working together to promote exchange markets in Russia and Kazakhstan. The MoU was signed by Alina Aldambergen, CEO of Kazakhstan Stock Exchange, and Alexander Afanasiev, CEO of Moscow Exchange, during a visit to Moscow by…
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