Asset Classes Archive

Global exchange group Nasdaq OMX is to extend its trading hours for all asset classes on its Baltic exchanges, in a bid to generate greater trading activity and attract more foreign investors. read more>

Bloomberg Tradebook, an agency broker, has launched an electronic foreign exchange (FX) trading platform on the Bloomberg Professional service. read more>

The restrictions imposed on short-selling financial stocks in the United States from 19 September to 8 October contributed around 20 basis points (bps) to the wider spreads experienced by affected stocks during the ban period, according to research by Credit Suisse’s Advanced Execution Services (AES) division. read more>

Ballista Securities, operator of the new Ballista ATS for block options and delta neutral orders, has started live trading on its platform. read more>

Patsystems, a provider of derivatives trading solutions, has released AlgoServer, an algorithmic trading tool through which brokers can develop and distribute their proprietary execution algorithms to customers. read more>

Institutional investors in continental Europe are continuing their plans to diversify and invest in emerging markets despite the volatility in global financial markets, according to a survey by Greenwich Associates, a research and consulting firm. read more>

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has revealed its new onward routing fee, due to start from today, for orders routed to it via other displayed markets. read more>

LIFFE, the derivatives platform of exchange group NYSE Euronext, has revised its clearing agreement with LCH.Clearnet, enabling it to take full responsibility of its own clearing activities. read more>

Eli Lederman, CEO of European multilateral trading facility Turquoise, has described the pricing scheme of rival trading platform Nasdaq OMX Europe as “untenable”. read more>

German exchange Deutsche Börse has moved to adjust the weightings of its DAX index constituents ahead of schedule, after an extraordinary share price hike of carmaker Volkswagen (VW) since the start of the week. read more>