Category: Exchanges

September 05, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

CME Group Secures Major Banks for BrokerTec Chicago Launch

The platform will allow clients to trade all seven of BrokerTec’s on-the-run benchmark U.S. Treasuries, offered in smaller notional sizes and tighter price increments to align with the futures market.  Access will be available through existing CME Globex connectivity, including the BrokerTec API. “With leading financial firms on board for day one on BrokerTec Chicago,…

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Euronext
September 04, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Euronext to Repurchase 101,000 Shares for Incentive Plan

The European exchange operator announced the programme on 3 September, confirming that the buyback will be executed by an independent agent.  The repurchase will run from 4 September to no later than 6 October 2025. Euronext stated the programme will be conducted in line with the authorisation granted at its annual general meeting on 15…

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Texas
September 03, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

TXSE Launches Oculon Intelligence to Bolster U.S. Market Compliance and Efficiency

The firm said Oculon Intelligence is built with military-grade security, offering execution analytics, regulatory reporting, and multi-product surveillance across equities and options.  The platform, developed with input from leading financial institutions, aims to help firms adapt to stricter U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rules, including Rule 605 on execution quality and Rule 606 on…

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Cboe
September 03, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Cboe Launches Ad Campaign to ‘Spotlight the Power of Options’

The initiative, titled “Life is Better With Options”, seeks to raise awareness among institutional and retail investors about how options can be used to manage risk, enhance returns and diversify portfolios. The campaign, which debuted on U.S. television on Monday, will roll out across Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia-Pacific in the coming months,…

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CME Group
August 29, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Platts and CME Group to Launch Screen-Based Price Assessment Tool for US Aluminium Market

Expected to go live in January 2026, PlattsView will be integrated into Platts’ Market-On-Close (MOC) price assessment process for the U.S. Aluminium P1020 Midwest Transaction Premium (MWP), the industry’s benchmark for U.S. aluminium prices.  The platform will enable market participants to directly enter bids, offers and transaction data into the assessment process. CME Group will…

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LSEG, London Stock Exchange
August 27, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

FCA Approves LSE as First Operator of New Private Stock Market PISCES

PISCES, or the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System, will allow buyers and sellers of shares in private companies to trade on an intermittent basis.  It is the world’s first regulated private stock market and will operate initially within the FCA’s financial markets infrastructure sandbox before a permanent regime is finalised in 2030. Simon…

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HKEX
August 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

HKEX Posts Record Half-Year Profit as IPO Market Rebounds

Revenue and other income rose 33 per cent year-on-year to HK$14.08 billion, while profit attributable to shareholders climbed 39 per cent to HK$8.52 billion.  The exchange operator said core business revenue grew 34 per cent, supported by record volumes in the cash equities and stock options markets, alongside higher depository fees and increased net investment…

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Deutsche Börse
August 22, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Deutsche Börse Group Opens Technology and Operations Hub in Hyderabad

The German stock exchange operator said the centre will serve as a strategic hub for technology and innovation, supporting capital markets platforms as well as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, enterprise IT and cloud engineering.  The firm added that it complements its existing global IT hubs and is expected to play a key role in its long-term…

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Kraken sets up Abu Dhabi headquarters in MENA region
August 21, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Kraken Buys Capitalise.ai to Add No-Code Automation to Kraken Pro

The move is said to be aimed at broadening access to advanced trading tools through its Kraken Pro platform. Founded in 2015, Capitalise.ai built a natural-language system that converts everyday text into executable trading strategies.  Its platform uses proprietary language models and big data infrastructure to process real-time and historical data across equities, crypto, FX,…

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