Regions Archive

New India exchange, MCX-SX will begin live trading in derivatives and equities on 11 February. read more>

Canada-based day trading firm Swift Trade has lost an appeal to the Upper Tribunal of the Tax and Chancery Chamber in the UK after contesting an £8 million fine for market abuse imposed by the country's the Financial Services Authority. read more>

Norwegian exchange operator Oslo Børs has completed its purchase of Nordic-focused trading venue Burgundy after regulators approved the acquisition. read more>

Knight Capital has revealed plans to combine its sales trading and electronic execution businesses. read more>

Schroders Investment Management has distanced itself from a rogue trading scandal involving an employee of the asset manager. read more>

The Japan Exchange Group has signed agreements to list yen-dominated S&P CNX Nifty Index futures with India's National Stock Exchange, and to cross-list exchange-traded funds with the Istanbul Menkul Kiymetler Borsasi. read more>

SGX claims it will be one of the first to adopt new international regulatory and risk management standards on derivatives clearing. read more>

A European financial transaction tax came a step closer today after the Council of the European Union agreed to a proposal that would levy a fee on equity and derivatives trading across 11 member states. read more>

Asian equity brokers made 13% less last year as commissions contracted and the region experienced a trading slowdown, according research firm Greenwich Associates. read more>

Squawker, a sell-side negotiation platform due to launch this quarter, will match counterparties using consolidated European mid-price and VWAP data as reference points for execution, offering users more flexibility for block trading. read more>