Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equity and FX Products, CME Group, said: The addition of U.S. dollar-denominated TOPIX futures represents a natural extension of our Japanese index offerings as we aim to become the primary international venue for trading Japanese equity benchmark products. We are pleased to extend our partnership with JPX in launching this…
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In their new roles, both Woolman and Vicioso will report to Tim McCourt, who recently became part of CME Group management team as Global Head of Equity and FX Products. McCourt has previously led both crypto and equity index products' business lines. Tim McCourt said: Our equity and cryptocurrency businesses have experienced tremendous growth in…
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Tim McCourt, Global Head of Equity and FX Products at CME Group, said: We are pleased to have the support of NinjaTrader Group in offering CME Group event contracts to retail traders. With the launch of our event contracts, market participants have a new and cost-effective tool to take a position on daily price moves…
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Additionally, CME Group reported that Open interest (OI) for CME Group FX futures and options also reached a record high. The platform recorded 3.3 million contracts on 8 September 2022. This was 17% higher year-on-year and reflects notional value of around $295 billion. Paul Houston, Global Head of FX Products, CME Group, said: Clients are…
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Capital market company DRW Holdings, LLC will provide liquidity on day one of the launch of the Ether Options. Rob Strebel, Head of Relationship Management for DRW, added: As ether transitions through the anticipated merge this week, we expect we'll continue to see strong demand for this Ether options contract. Furthermore, digital currency prime brokerage…
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The average daily volume (ADV) of the period was up 25%, reaching 23.05 million contracts. Non-US ADV reached 6.3 million contracts, seeing growth in Latin America, Asia and EMEA of 40%, 36% and 15%, respectively. Clearing and transaction fees revenue for the final quarter came in at $1 billion. Market data revenue for the same…
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Asia Pacific ADV registered a record 1.7 million contracts in the second quarter, up 36% due to growth in Equity Index, Interest Rate and Energy products in the region. Latin America ADV reached 164,000 contracts in with 40% increase from Q2 2021. On a global scale, CME Group saw ADV of 23.1 million contracts in…
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BGC is establishing electronic platforms and voice / hybrid listed brokerage desks in major financial centers in anticipation of an active OTC wholesale cryptocurrency marketplace, so that it can facilitate the expected growth in this sector. Brad Howell, CEO Asia Pacific* for BGC, commented on today's announcement: We are delighted to partner with Cumberland and…
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The FX Link average daily volume (ADV) tripled in June 2022, registering 43,000 contracts being traded every day, compared to nearly 15,000 contracts in June last year. Paul Houston, CME Group’s Global Head of FX Products, said: This milestone reflects growing adoption of FX Link as a tool to manage risk. As the world's first…
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ME Group also saw record SOFR options ADV which reached 173,964 contracts, including a single-day trading volume record of 397,212 contracts registered on 25 May and record open interest (OI) accounted for 4,102,865 contracts on 31 May. The company said: 8 trading days when SOFR futures daily volume surpassed Eurodollar futures, with SOFR futures ADV…
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