Asset Classes Archive

Poland’s Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) recorded Europe’s fourth-highest trading volume in index futures contracts, both for the month of June and across the first half of this year, according to figures compiled by the exchange and the Federation of European Securities Exchanges. read more>

NYSE Arca’s decision last week to raise the fee for taking liquidity in its tier-one penny pilot options has prompted a negative reaction from options traders, according to Tony Saliba, president and CEO of LiquidPoint, the options division of agency broker BNY ConvergEx. read more>

A malfunction in the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s derivatives system, which disrupted trading for almost three hours on Tuesday, was caused by a software problem introduced during an upgrade over the weekend, according to a spokesman for the exchange. read more>

SWX Europe, a London-based equities trading venue owned by SWX Swiss Exchange, has signed up eleven brokers to its non-displayed liquidity service for Swiss equities. read more>

Technological advances remain a definitive factor in keeping exchanges ahead of their rivals, according to a study published Cisco Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG), the global strategic consulting arm of network technology provider Cisco. read more>

The concept of best execution is spreading to areas of the listed derivatives market beyond options, according to Sabrina Belkadi, executive director, Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading. read more>

LIFFE, the global derivatives arm of NYSE Euronext, has improved latency and upgraded capacity on its trading platform. read more>

The Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange are to provide market participants with a new smart order routing solution powered by Citi's Lava ColorBook II technology. read more>

Almost a quarter of European buy-side traders believe transparency has reduced in the equity markets since MiFID was introduced, claims a new study from research firm TABB Group. read more>

BATS Europe, the pan-European multilateral trading facility operated by US execution venue BATS Trading, is to launch in early November this year, Randy Williams, BATS Trading’s vice-president of sales and communications, told theTRADEnews.com. read more>