Euronext, the pan-European exchange in the Eurozone, has announced that it has raised its commitment to 50.6% of Oslo Børs VPS Holding ASA (Oslo Børs VPS) shares in the context of the tender offer to be launched. The exchange has first informed the public last week that it has raised its commitment to 49.6% (pre-commitments from…
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First Republic Bank (NYSE:FRC) is going to replace SCANA Corporation (NYSE:SCG) in the S&P 500 index, as announced on Spindices.com website earlier. S&P 500 constituent Dominion Energy (NYSE:D) is acquiring SCANA Corporation in a deal expected to be completed soon pending final conditions. The replacement is expected to happen prior to the open of trading on…
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OTC Markets Group Inc. (OTCQX: OTCM) has announced that has just added White River Bancshares Company (OTCQX: WRIV), the holding company for Signature Bank of Arkansas, to trade on the OTCQX® Best Market. White River Bancshares Company begins trading today on OTCQX under the symbol "WRIV." We are pleased to welcome White River Bancshares Company…
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Moscow Exchange has announced that its indices rebranding will be completed on 21 January 2019. The exchange has already introduced the new names and codes here. MOEX Russia Index has been changed earlier this year across all Moscow Exchange data and trading systems. The new ticker – IMOEX – has replaced MICEXINDEXCF. The name of…
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Eurex Clearing starts offering clearing services for swap transactions to clients of futures commission merchants (FCMs) domiciled in the U.S., Deutsche Boerse announced earlier today. CFTC has already given Eurex Clearing authorization to provide clearing services for swaps for U.S. clearing members as well as their customers The U.S. is an important market for us,…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that it has started trading sunflower seeds on its Urozhai trading and clearing platform. MOEX offers deliverable forward contracts with expiry dates ranging from 3 to 180 days, as well as deliverable swap contracts. The exchange also uses the Urozhai platform for grain and sugar trading. Igor Marich, Managing Director of the…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC has just announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX). Both sides confirmed that they intend to launch new products on the DGCX Exchange. Les Male, Chief Executive Officer of DGCX, stated: It is our aim to ensure that we continue…
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Retail forex broker FXCM Group, LLC and the APEX Exchange have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), agreeing to collaborate on launching new and innovative products on the exchange. Zhu Yuchen, CEO of APEX, stated: APEX is a firm believer in promoting the development of the local industries in futures and options contracts covering both…
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TMX Group Limited (TSX:X) has announced the trading statistics for November for its marketplaces – Toronto Stock Exchange, TSX Venture Exchange, TSX Alpha Exchange (Alpha) and Montréal Exchange (MX). Another record from the Montréal Exchange, as its Ten-Year Government of Canada Bond Futures (CGB) achieved a new daily volume record of 922,435 contracts in the…
Read moreDeutsche Börse has just announced that REGIS-TR, the pan-European trade repository services company will open a Trade Repository in the UK. The UK clients will need this kind of presence in a post-Brexit world and REGIS-TR will provide a continuous service for these clients. REGIS-TR was launched back in 2010 by Iberclear and Clearstream. Clearstream already maintains…
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