Equity derivatives traders are expecting higher trading volumes in Europe in 2011, following a reduction in activity for the 12 months since mid-year 2009, according to a new study by financial research firm Greenwich Associates.
BATS Options, the options trading venue operated by BATS Global Markets, has introduced a suite of free risk management tools to help its members mitigate risk.
BM&F Bovespa, the domestic Brazilian equities and derivatives exchange, has launched Brazilian depository receipts, giving local investors the chance to trade US companies.
NYSE Euronext subsidiary and global derivatives business NYSE Liffe is to extend the availability of its FTSE 100 Index Futures contract into Asian trading hours.
European Commission plans to migrate OTC derivatives to clearing via central counterparties will make the market more secure, but could hike trading costs for buy-side firms.
Bursa Malaysia has migrated its derivatives products onto CME Globex, the electronic trading platform operated by CME Group, enabling global traders to access Malaysian derivatives products electronically.
Global trading platform operator BATS Exchange will offer new routing services on its BATS Options trading system from 1 October 2010, including access to multiple market centres.
US-based agency broker Lime Brokerage has launched high-speed options execution capabilities, with 'through-box' latency in the low double-digit microseconds.