Exchanges Archive

Chi-X Australia must strengthen conflicts of interest and technology protections but has satisfied its regulatory demands, the Australian market watchdog concluded in a report. read more>

The MCX Stock Exchange conducted a mock session of its new capital market segment last week to help familiarise participants with its new trading platform. read more>

The trading of new mini options contracts on US venue the International Securities Exchange will commence in March, following recent regulatory go-ahead. read more>

US venue operator BATS Global Markets has increased its risk management provisions by extending member-operated tools across its equities and options venues. read more>

The green light was lit on the creation of a Japanese mega-bourse Tuesday as the shareholders of the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Osaka Securities Exchange approved a US$1.6 billion merger. read more>

The investment community has welcomed an exemption on foreign exchange forwards and swaps from clearing and exchange trading rules which will be applied to other derivatives products under impending Dodd-Frank Act rules. read more>

New swaps reporting requirements released for public comment Wednesday by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission could stop large-scale harmful trading activity, according to one leading industry commentator. read more>

A Europe-wide financial transaction tax came a step closer to fruition Thursday as the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee agreed to move forward on a report outlining cooperation in the single market. read more>

Last Friday, the Australian Securities Exchange’s VolumeMatch service was officially discontinued, ending one of the bourse’s first forays into services intended to help it effectively compete in a multi-venue market. read more>

Although the Indian exchange-traded derivatives market has been evolving for the past decade, with new exchanges launching and more products are being traded, a lack of competitive choice remains, according to new research from financial consultancy Celent. read more>