TSE, JSCC select Calypso for Japanese CDS clearing
The Tokyo Stock Exchange has selected software application provider Calypso Technology to supply the platform for its new credit default swap clearing service.
Derivatives
Nasdaq OMX Nordic installs INET for derivatives
Exchange group Nasdaq OMX has launched a new trading platform for its Nordic equity and fixed income derivatives markets, based on its Genium INET technology.
ASX, SGX to build 'premier international exchange' in Asia Pacific
A merger agreement has been signed by the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to create the world's fifth largest exchange group, with a combined market capitalisation of approximately US$12.3 billion.
BNY Mellon to offer DR indices for ETFs in China
BNY Mellon has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Shanghai Stock Exchange for the listing of exchange-traded funds based on its BNY Mellon Depositary Receipt Indices.
Index arbitrage gaining momentum in Asia
Rising index arbitrage activity in Asia will add liquidity to the region's equity markets and create a healthy environment for the cross-listing of indexes between bourses, market participants say.
CBOE confirms launch date for C2 exchange
US-based trade venue Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has stated that its new all-electronic exchange, C2 Options Exchange, will open on Friday, 29 October 2010.
Integrated exchanges reaping rewards of Asia's derivatives boom
Asia-Pacific derivatives markets are growing in size and accessibility with the more open markets of Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore holding the greatest appeal for western traders, according to a new research report by TABB Group, 'Trading in Asian derivatives: opportunities near and far'.
Exchanges link for index derivatives expansion
Two Japanese exchanges have teamed up with global market centre operators to offer trading of a Japanese futures product to European traders and listing of a European derivatives contract in Tokyo.
ISE seeks to soak up US options flow
US-based options venue the International Securities Exchange is attempting to attract traders to its proprietary front-end trading terminal, PrecISE Trade, by extending a fee waiver for new users by two months.
CFTC tech committee to discuss HFT, algo trading
US futures and options regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is set to hold the second meeting of its Technology Advisory Committee, reestablished in direct response to the 'flash crash'on 6 May, which is charged with keeping the CFTC informed of technology-led changes in the derivatives market.