Equity Options Single stock options average daily contracts traded fell by 5% and index options average daily contracts traded were down 40%YoY. Exchange-Traded Markets Participant margin balances held on balance sheet at month-end amounted to $13.5 billion, compared to $11.1 billion the previous year. Settlement The value of securities held in CHESS dropped 1%YoY. The…
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Global commodities specialist Marex Spectron announced the appointment of Phillip Price as head of ferrous metals trading. At his new position, Price will report to Simon van Den Born, President of the Group. Price joined the firm in September 2020 and has been instrumental in the development of the global steel derivatives market over the past…
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Equity Options Single stock options average daily contracts traded fell by 25% and index options average daily contracts traded were down 24% on the pcp. Exchange-Traded Markets Participant margin balances held on balance sheet at month-end amounted to $13.2 billion, compared to $11.5 billion the previous year. Settlement The value of securities held in CHESS…
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Equity Options Single stock options average daily contracts traded fell by 17% and index options average daily contracts traded were down 47% on the pcp.. Exchange-Traded Markets Participant margin balances held on balance sheet at month-end amounted to $13.1 billion, compared to $11.3 billion the previous year. Settlement The value of securities held in CHESS dropped 1%…
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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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Futures The average daily futures volumes increased by 6% and the average daily options volume dropped 49% on the pcp. Total average daily futures and options on futures volumes rose 6% on the pcp. OTC Markets The notional value of OTC interest rate derivative contracts centrally cleared reached $1,300.1 billion, a over 23% increase compared…
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Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has announced that it has teamed up with S&P Dow Jones Indices (S&PDJI) to launch the S&P/ASX All Technology Index (All Tech Index), ahead of its go-live on Monday, 24 February. The new index captures ASX-listed companies in the fast-growing technology sector. ASX CEO and Managing Director, Dominic Stevens, said that…
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The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) announced today that it has teamed up with distributed ledger technology (DLT) specialist Digital Asset (DA) and VMware. The exchange has signed a three-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) to work together with the other two companies on DLT initiatives in Australia and New Zealand. This will include the development of…
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Byte Power Group Limited, which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) today paid a fine of $33,000 after the Australian regulator ASIC issued the company with an infringement notice citing its failure to abide by its official continuous disclosure contract. Byte Power is a company with diverse interests within the food and wine…
Read moreASX has just announced that its Chief Financial Officer, Mr Ramy Aziz, will retire in September 2018, after 18 years of service with the Group, including eight years as CFO. ASX Managing Director and CEO, Dominic Stevens, commented: Ramy has made a very significant contribution to ASX over many years and has been an important…
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