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Markit, a provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing to the global financial markets, has announced its plans to launch a multi-bank, cross-asset client valuations platform. read more>

The market for U.S. equity options is increasing dramatically, according to TABB Group in a new industry benchmark study released last week entitled 'Equity Options Trading 2008: Rising Out of Obscurity'. read more>

According to figures released today by Reuters comparing the relative market share of Europe's various equity trading venues, new entrant MarkitBOAT has made substantial inroads in the publication of trades space, once carried out exclusively by domestic exchanges. read more>

Greenwich Associates announced in its 2007 Asian Equity Investors Study on Wednesday that although the rest of the financial world may have been preoccupied with the global credit crisis throughout the summer and fall of 2007, equity markets throughout Asia were in the middle of an unprecedented boom. read more>

Markit, a provider of independent data, portfolio valuations and OTC derivatives trade processing, announced on Wednesday it has appointed Shane Akeroyd to its executive team. read more>

European Multilateral Clearing Facility (EMCF), an independent central counterparty clearing house regulated by the Dutch Central bank, announced on Friday a reduction in its clearing fees effective 1 March 2008. read more>

Boston-based investment management firm Eaton Vance has selected CDO Software's CDO Director and CDO Scheduler management tools to help manage its synthetic CDO business. read more>

Fidessa group, provider of the Fidessa and Fidessa LatentZero trading, market data and connectivity solutions, today announced that Mitsubishi UFJ Securities (MUS) has successfully completed the initial phase of its algorithmic execution service roll-out, based on Fidessa's algorithmic trading platform, BlueBox. read more>

Turquoise, the multilateral trading facility (MTF) being set up by nine leading investment banks, has hired Ian Werner as head of legal and compliance. read more>

Exchange group NYSE Euronext has launched Prime Source, an independent valuation service. read more>