After a challenging January, ASX managed to see a robust rise in futures trading volumes in February 2016. According to data from the latest ASX Group Monthly Activity Report, total futures and options on futures volume amounted to 10,558,889 contracts in February 2016, a reading which is 15.8% stronger than in January 2016. In annual…
Read moreIn contrast to what the bulk of the industry has displayed thus far, ASX posted a double-digit drop in futures trading volumes in January 2016. According to ASX’s market activity report for January 2016, out earlier today, futures and options on futures volume amounted to 9,122,612 contracts, a reading which is 24.1% lower than in…
Read moreBitcoin miner Bitcoin Group Limited has lodged another prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), in a move that postponed the planned initial public offering of the company on ASX again. The latest prospectus (Second Replacement Prospectus) was filed on December 24, 2015. It includes: an Independent Expert Report to support some statements…
Read moreASX and The Perth Mint (Gold Corporation) today announce the signing of an agreement to develop new precious metals derivatives products that will be quoted and traded on the Exchange. The collaboration will see ASX enlarge its suite of commodities products and services, backed by the physical market infrastructure of The Perth Mint. The first…
Read moreBitcoin Group Ltd, the Bitcoin miner with operations in China, Iceland and Australia, has recently held pre-IPO roadshows in Sydney and Melbourne, with more than 100 potential investors turning up to the events. The company says the roadshow has generated a lot of interests in Bitcoin Group’s initial public offering, which the company aims to…
Read moreBitcoin miner Bitcoin Group Limited today lodged a Supplementary Prospectus with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), with the main goal of the document being to extend the offer period for the company's planned initial public offering (IPO) on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). The company has earlier voiced its intentions to extend the offer…
Read moreObject Trading co-locates services in ASX data centre.
Read moreNational Australia Bank (NAB) and the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) have today announced that nabtrade, NAB Asset Management and NAB Asset Servicing (NAS) will join the ASX mFund Settlement Service. NAB is the first major bank to commit to the mFund service, launching by the end of the year. mFund is an electronic processing service…
Read moreMelbourne-based Bitcoin miner Bitcoin Group, which is seeking to float its shares on the Australian Securities Exchange, today announced plans to reschedule the closing date for its initial public offering (IPO). Under the Replacement Prospectus that the company lodged in early September, the closing date for the Bitcoin Group IPO was October 30, 2015. In a…
Read moreThe monthly volume of futures and options on futures totalled 13,054,846 contracts in September 2015, up 30.5% from August 2015 levels.
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