Category: Exchanges

March 15, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Virtu offers to buy rival KCG for $1.3 billion in planned merger of rival market makers

KCG Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: KCG), a leading independent securities firm offering investors a range of services designed to address trading needs across asset classes, product types and time zones, today confirmed that it has received an unsolicited proposal from Virtu Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: VIRT) to acquire all the outstanding shares of KCG's common stock for $18.50-$20.00…

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March 15, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX advances the preparatory work for Bond Connect

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) welcomed the announcement by Li Keqiang, the Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China, yesterday about setting up bond market links between Hong Kong and Mainland China. HKEX believes that Bond Connect represents a major breakthrough in the development of the Mainland capital markets…

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March 14, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tadawul and Japan Exchange Group, Inc. sign an MOU

The Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” and the Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU),on March 14, 2017, that will formalize and develop further cooperation between the two exchanges. The memorandum signed by Eng. Khalid Alhussan, Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Stock Exchange “Tadawul” and Mr. Akira Kiyota, Chief Executive Officer…

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March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Bursa Malaysia introduces MD&A Guide

Bursa Malaysia Securities Berhad issued a Management Discussion & Analysis Disclosure Guide (MD&A), to guide and assists public listed companies in the preparation and presentation of their MD&A disclosures, in a clear and meaningful manner with emphasis on quality and relevant material information. Bursa Malaysia Chief Executive Officer Datuk Seri Tajuddin Atan said: The introduction…

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March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

MOU signed between Qatar Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange

A delegation representing the Kenyan capital markets regulatory authority and the Nairobi Securities Exchange visited Qatar Stock Exchange and signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation between the Qatar Stock Exchange and Nairobi Securities Exchange. In the signing ceremony, Mr. Rashid bin Ali Al-Mansoori, CEO of Qatar Stock Exchange, stated that I am delighted to…

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March 13, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

TFX extends the Discount Program in Three-month Euroyen Futures

The Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) just announced that has decided to extend the current Discount Program in Three-month Euroyen Futures (Euroyen) until the end of September 2017. 1. Objects Outright delivery months after Quarters 7. Strip, Butterfly and Condor Trades executed through Block Trade functions. 2. Period From April 1, 2017 to September 30, 2017.…

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