Category: Exchanges

February 26, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

CME Group Announces First Options Trades on Bitcoin Friday Futures

It was revealed Tuesday that the transaction, a block trade, was carried out between Cumberland DRW and Galaxy and cleared by Marex. "We are pleased to see such early and strong support for these new options products," said Giovanni Vicioso, Global Head of Cryptocurrency Products at CME Group. "These smaller-sized, cash-settled contracts, with expiries available…

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February 25, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

CME Group and DTCC to Expand Existing Cross-Margining Arrangement

The companies aim to provide greater margin savings and capital efficiencies for end users by December 2025. Subject to regulatory approval, CME explained that the enhancement will enable eligible end-user clients at CME Group and the Government Securities Division (GSD) of DTCC's Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (FICC) to access capital efficiencies when trading U.S. Treasury…

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LSEG, London Stock Exchange
February 18, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

LSEG Appoints New Head of Post Trade Japan and Post Trade Solutions APAC

The firm revealed that Tomiyasu will report to Rohit Verma, Head of Post Trade, APAC, and Andrew Williams, Global Head of Post Trade Solutions. “The newly created position further reinforces LSEG’s strong commitment to servicing Japan and APAC’s dynamic markets,” said LSEG. Daniel Maguire, Group Head of LSEG Markets and CEO of LCH Group, welcomed…

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Euronext
February 14, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Euronext FY24 Trading Revenue Rises 14.2%

The pan-European exchange operator’s total revenue and income rose 10.3% to €1.63 billion, supported by growth in custody and settlement (+8.7%), advanced data services (+7.5%), and listings (+5.1%).  Clearing revenue also grew by 19%, while net treasury income increased by 21.8%. “In 2024, we delivered double-digit topline growth thanks to the solid performance of non-volume…

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Frankfurt Stock Exchange
February 13, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Deutsche Börse Revenue Increased 15% in 2024

The company also announced a new €500 million share buyback programme and proposed an increased dividend of €4.00 per share. According to the firm’s preliminary financial results, EBITDA rose 15% to €3.40 billion, significantly surpassing the company’s original full-year guidance. Organic growth alone accounted for 8% of the revenue increase. “In 2024, we once again…

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Cboe Global Markets
February 06, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Cboe SPX Options ADV Achieved 2nd Best Month on Record in January

The firm said SPX options saw notable growth in short-dated contracts and global trading hours activity.  On January 31, a record 2.42 million zero days to expiry (0DTE) SPX contracts were traded, the highest single-day volume for 0DTE options.  Additionally, January 27 is said to have set a new record for global trading hours, with…

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Cboe
February 04, 2025 BY Sam Boughedda

Cboe Plans to Launch 24x5 US Equities Trading

The exchange said the expansion aims to meet increasing global demand for extended trading access, particularly from investors in Asia-Pacific markets such as Hong Kong, Japan, and Australia. Oliver Sung, Head of North American Equities at Cboe, stated, “We continue to hear from market participants globally – particularly those in Asia Pacific markets like Hong…

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