Category: Exchanges

February 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TMX Group sells TMX Atrium to Intercontinental Exchange

TMX Group (TSX:X) today announced that it has sold the wireless and extranet infrastructure services business known as TMX Atrium to Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). The decision to enter into this transaction was made within the scope of TMX's ongoing strategic initiative to streamline its organizational structure and position the company to deliver profitable long-term growth.…

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February 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Swiss Exchange SLS includes two additional European markets

The internationalization of the SIX Swiss Exchange Liquidnet Service (SLS) provides participants with more options for non-displayed trading SLS announced that, as of today, supports trading in both Italian and Norwegian equities. This extension adds over 400 shares to the universe of tradable instruments, and brings the total number of markets supported by SLS to…

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February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKFE announces revised margins for futures contracts

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has released a list of minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in these particular futures contracts. The information is with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday,…

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February 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX appoints Ferheen Mahomed as Group General Counsel

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has appointed Ferheen Mahomed to serve as its Group General Counsel from today (Monday). Ms Mahomed will head HKEX's Legal Services Department and oversee the Group's legal function, including the teams at the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear. She will report to HKEX Chief Executive Charles…

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WFE launches new website & members’ portal
February 10, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

World Federation of Exchanges releases 2016 market highlights

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE), which represents more than 200 market infrastructure providers including exchanges and CCPs, just published its 2016 Market Highlights. Perhaps highlighting the somewhat exceptional nature of 2015, markets were more subdued in 2016, with most regions showing only modest increases on 2015 figures across the major primary and secondary market…

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