In line with LeapRate's earlier report about the plans of Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) to list MSCI China Free Index (SM) futures and options contracts, the Exchange today announced the official launch of these products. The SGX MSCI China contracts have also been certified by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), enabling US investors to directly…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) and China Construction Bank Corporation (SHA:601939) today sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), seeking to promote Singapore’s capital markets to Chinese companies. Under the agreement, SGX and CCB will collaborate to bring Chinese companies to list in Singapore, especially through SGX’s Direct Listing Framework. CCB is one of the issue managers…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today reported its operating metrics for March 2016, with the results being in tune with the rest of the industry, as FX futures volumes declined from February 2016 levels. Total FX Futures volume for March 2016 was 476,080 contracts, down 14% month on month and up 89% year on year. The decline…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today announced the addition of Taiwan-based JihSun Futures Co., Ltd to its list of derivatives market trading members. The admission of JihSun Futures Co., Ltd takes the total number of Trading Members in SGX’s derivatives market to 50. The derivatives market also has 24 Clearing Members. There are also 11 Clearing…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today announced that Hong Kong-based futures and options broker Wing Fung Futures Limited has become its latest derivatives market trading member. The admission of Wing Fung Futures Limited takes the total number of trading members in SGX’s derivatives market to 49. The derivatives market also has 24 clearing members. Also, SGX…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today reported its operating metrics for January 2016, with Forex volumes staging steep increases in both monthly and annual terms, in the face of a month-on-month decline in yuan futures turnover. In January 2016, the FX futures volume at SGX was 522,933 contracts, up 23% from December 2015, when the volume…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) has earlier today published its operating metrics for November 2015, with Forex volumes staging a drop in monthly terms. In fact, even traditionally robust rupee futures volumes fell last month. In November 2015, total FX Futures volume was 463,449 contracts, down 3% from the 475,887 contracts traded in October 2015. The…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) has earlier today posted its operating metrics for October 2015, with Forex volumes staging a decent rise in annual and monthly terms, underpinned by robust trading in INR/USD futures. In October 2015, total FX Futures volume was 475,887 contracts, up 2% from the result recorded in September 2015 and up massive 410%…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) has earlier today alerted its members and traders of problems plaguing the work of the derivatives market. Trading on SGX's derivatives market was interrupted for more than hour. The trading was halted at 22:00h (local time, GMT+8:00) and resumed later at 23:15h. The problems did not affect the closing time of…
Read moreSingapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) saw a strong rise in USD/CNH futures trading during the year after the trading instrument was launched on the Exchange. SGX announced today that the trading volume for SGX USD/CNH futures has exceeded US$167 billion in notional value traded since the onset of such trading 12 months ago. For the month of…
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