Mini VIX and standard VIX futures share the same contract terms but the Mini VIX are one-tenth the size of the standard contract and require less capital expenditure to gain exposure to the VIX Index. They aim to provide investors with more flexibility and precision in volatility risk management. Broad set of market participants see…
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SIX not only reported strong performance amid the market turmoil of Covid-19, but also higher results than previous years. The company attributes this to the completion of the 10.1 million Worldline shares sale, which represents 5.5% of the Worldline share capital. The Swiss exchange completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in Bolsas y Mercados…
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Dr Ulli Spankowski, Chief Digital Officer of Boerse Stuttgart GmbH, commented: The project shows what novel investments are possible with blockchain-based tokens for investors in the industrial sector. At the same time, companies gain greater flexibility for the financing of capital goods. With a view to this and further new markets we are creating an end-to-end ecosystem for…
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MOEX expects the list of stocks to be expanded to 50 names in 4Q 2020. The exchange will add more new instruments in future. Foreign stocks will be traded and settled in RUB within MOEX’s infrastructure. Dividends will be set in the currency of the issuer, i.e. in USD for U.S. securities. Foreign stocks will be settled…
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Financial highlights: Yury Denisov, Chief Executive Officer of Moscow Exchange, said: Most MOEX employees have been working from home since the beginning of the pandemic, and I’m proud to report this has not hampered our ability to successfully grow the business. We continue to deliver new projects, offer new opportunities for investors and traders and…
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Lauren Dillard, EVP and Head of Nasdaq's Global Information Services commented: The Nasdaq-100 index tracks the world's most innovative companies and has shown incredible strength and resilience through its outstanding performance. The VOLQ index enables investors to track Nasdaq-100 volatility, and CME Group's launch of VOLQ futures is a great step in bringing more innovative…
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On 11 August, CME Group also registered the second-highest metals volume day with over 1,661,000 contracts traded. CME Group Micro Gold contracts reached a record of 303,000 contracts traded on 11 August, beating the previous record of 264,000 contracts on 28 July 2020. CME Group E-Mini Silver Futures set a record of 3,700 contracts traded,…
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Eurex Repo posted 8.7% MoM decline in GC Pooling, however Repo markets grew by 0.1% MoM. At the EEX, electricity went down 9.4% MoM for July 2020, gas dropped 12.3%, however emissions trading grew 21.3%. Jul-20 Jun-20 Change Financial derivatives: Traded contracts Eurex Exchange European equity index derivatives (million) 60.3 111.8 -46.06% European interest rate…
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Options’ Managing Director for APAC Jun Ashida, said: As a managed colocation and private cloud service provider, our offering gives clients a fully compliant institutional infrastructure, integrated with industry-leading technologies. This allows us to connect clients to both Asian and Global financial hubs for a seamless trading experience. We have worked closely with MAS (The…
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Equity Options Single stock options average daily contracts traded fell by 15% and index options average daily contracts by 32% on the pcp. Exchange-Traded Markets Participant margin balances held on balance sheet at month-end amounted to $13.0 billion, a 13% growth YoY, compared to $11.5 billion the previous year. Settlement The value of securities held…
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