Derivatives

Turquoise confirms derivatives platform launch for June

FTSE 100 index futures will be available to trade on Turquoise Derivatives, the pan-European derivatives business of cash equities multilateral trading facility Turquoise, from the first week in June, subject to approval by UK regulator the Financial Services Authority.

EMIR parliamentary vote delayed

A vote by the European Parliament's Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee on the European market infrastructure regulation has been delayed until 24 May, to cope with discussion of nearly 1000 amendments that have been proposed to the original document by MEPs.

MarketAxess warns on rigid rules for swap execution facilities

MarketAxess, a electronic trading platform for corporate bonds and other fixed income instruments, including credit default swaps, has responded to a request for public comment from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the US regulator, urging the adoption of a streamlined regulatory model for securities–based swap execution facilities.

KRX ramps up ETF offering

Equity and derivatives venue Korea Exchange has launched 12 exchange-traded funds on its platform so far this month, including an instrument that tracks US dollar fluctuations.

CME and MexDer connect for US/Mexican derivatives trading

The Mexican Derivatives Exchange, a subsidiary of incumbent national exchange, the Bolsa Mexicana de Valores Group, has announced a partnership with the CME Group, a US derivatives market, to enable domestic investors to trade contracts listed on the other exchange.

Thai bourse boosts ETF information feed

The Stock Exchange of Thailand is to add a new channel for providing updates on the indicative net asset value of exchange-traded funds.

ConvergEx options platform receives price improvement patent

ConvergEx Group, the US-headquartered trading technology provider and agency broker, has been awarded a patent for the technologies that support price improvement on its LiquidPoint options trading platform by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

SPDR S&P 500 ETF begins trading in Tokyo

The Tokyo Stock Exchange has begun trading of the SPDR S&P 500 Exchange Traded Fund – the world's oldest and largest ETF by net asset value.