Category: Exchanges

STOXX Low Carbon products licensed to Italian bank IMI
February 22, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Deutsche Boerse STOXX expands fixed income offering

STOXX Ltd., the operator of Deutsche Boerse Group’s index business, and a global provider of innovative and tradable index concepts, today introduced the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Sector, Rating and Maturity Bucket Sub-Indices. They expand the EURO STOXX 50 Corporate Bond Index, which was launched in April and is the fixed income equivalent of…

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February 22, 2017 BY admin

XTX Markets joins Aquis Exchange as a member firm

XTX Markets, a leading electronic trading firm providing liquidity in the FX/Commodity/Equity/Derivatives markets, today stated that it has become a member of Aquis Exchange. Aquis Exchange is authorized and regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) as the operator of a Multilateral Trading Facility (MTF). Commenting on the membership Andonis Sakatis, Head of Business…

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February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext launches Europe's first index dedicated to family businesses

Euronext, the pan-European exchange, announced the launch of Euronext Family Business, the first European index dedicated to family businesses, designed to highlight the performance of 90 family companies listed in the four countries covered by Euronext. Components of the Euronext® Family Business Index are selected from listed companies in compartments A, B and C of…

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February 21, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tokyo Financial Exchange renames “Margin Contracts” as “Daily Futures Contracts”

Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) announced that in order to clarify its market as a listed derivatives market and avoid a misunderstanding as OTC products, the exchange has renamed its products from “Margin Contracts” to “Daily Futures Contracts”. There is no change on contract specifications. The products' names have been changed as follows: Present Rename Exchange…

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February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SIX Swiss Exchange welcomes new clearing provider EuroCCP

SIX Swiss Exchange announced that is enlarging its choice for Clearing Services and welcomes EuroCCP as third Central Counterparty (CCP) for the Swiss market. With the go-live of EuroCCP, the Swiss exchange strengthens its interoperability and caters even better to the needs of its clients. Both existing and potential trading participants benefit from an new…

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SGX announces trading volumes
February 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

SGX consults on dual class share structure

Singapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on whether a dual class share (DCS) structure where certain shares have higher voting rights than others, should be introduced and if so, what safeguards might be appropriate. DCS structures may be utilised by entrepreneurs and companies to increase flexibility in capital management, and to provide greater investor…

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February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Euronext names Paulo Rodrigues Da Silva CEO of Euronext Lisbon

Euronext, the first pan-European exchange, announced that the Supervisory Board has approved unanimously the appointment of Paulo Rodrigues da Silva as CEO of Euronext Lisbon, CEO of Interbolsa and member of the Managing Board of Euronext N.V., pending all relevant shareholder and regulatory approvals. Paulo Rodrigues da Silva has an extensive professional career, with roles…

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February 17, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

HKEX publishes revised policy statement on the enforcement of the listing rules

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX), today announced revised themes for enforcement of the Listing Rules and published a revised policy statement on its approach to enforcement (Enforcement Policy Statement). The identification of themes for targeted discipline and enforcement will assist us in…

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Nasdaq Copenhagen Improves Small Cap Market Access For Non-Nordic Trading Members
February 16, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Nasdaq announces new leadership within fixed income and post-trade in the Nordics and Baltics

Nasdaq (Nasdaq: NDAQ) announced changes in the leadership within its Nordic and Baltic Fixed Income and Post-trade offerings. Fredrik Ekström, currently VP and president of Nasdaq Clearing, will assume the responsibility for Nasdaq Nordic Fixed Income and Nasdaq Clearing. Fredrik has also been suggested for the position as new Chairman of the Board of Directors…

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