CME Group Inc (NASDAQ:CME), the world's largest derivatives marketplace, has put out an interesting statement in light of the prosecution and possible extradition of Navinder Singh Sarao to the US. The CME has long maintained that the cause of the 2010 'Flash Crash', which on May 6 of that year saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Read moreEarly in the second half of 2015, CME Group IRS clearing members will be able to compress their US dollar dealer-cleared trades through triReduce in their proprietary accounts
Read moreChristopher Fix will be based in Singapore and will be responsible for leading CME Group's efforts to develop benchmark products and services to meet the needs of its customer base in the region. In addition to his new role, Mr. Fix has been appointed to the Board of Dubai Mercantile Exchange (DME) and as Chairman of DME Asia Pte Ltd
Read moreThe final quarter of 2014 represented a time at which trading activity among many firms across the industry gained momentum, with market volatility having increased dramatically in September, signaling an end to almost a year of industry-wide stagnant volumes
Read moreFX average daily volumes at CME Group show a 4% increase in January 2015 at 996,000 contracts per day, compared with an average of 957,000 contracts per day in December.
Read moreCME Group, (NASDAQ:CME) the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it reached a trading volume record for its NYMEX Brent (BZ) crude oil futures contract on Tuesday, January 13, 2015. Trading volume for NYMEX Brent reached 206,088, compared to January 9, 2015, the last record day when volume reached 191,961 contracts. …
Read moreParticipants also can enter a Futures Challenge with fellow traders. The challenge provides them with the ability to trade 36 of the most liquid futures contracts across six asset classes – Equity Indexes, Energy, Metals, FX, Interest Rates and Agriculture.
Read moreThe transaction remains subject to the approval of GFI Group's stockholders; GFI Group will hold a special meeting of its stockholders onJanuary 27, 2015 to vote on the transaction
Read moreA big gainer for the month were Eurodollar futures which averaged 2.9 million contracts per day, up 44% from the same period a year ago. Also, Eurodollar options volume averaged 853,000 contracts per day, up 31% from December last year.
Read moreIn a Reuters news bulletin that slipped under the radar over the weekend, CME Group (NASDAQ:CME) reported last Friday that it fined three Chicago-based proprietary trading firms for violations stemming from problems with automated trading systems. The firms, 303 Proprietary Trading, Allston Trading and Traditum Group, had no immediate comment or declined to comment. CME…
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