Susquehanna leads Series A investment for SpectrAxe
IMC and CTC are also involved as co-investors; the investment is expected to provide greater market access and liquidity depth in the OTC FX options market.
Derivatives
Amundi Technology partners with Murex to expand OTC derivatives capabilities
The offering combines Amundi’s ALTO platform with Murex’s OTC front-to-back solution to meet evolving market demands.
Cboe to launch FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures
The launch marks the first product to be integrated under the network’s latest collaboration with FTSE Russell.
Cost-cutting measures leading to loss of expertise across derivatives industry, report finds
More than half of those surveyed in the latest Acuiti sell-side execution management insight report believe that the derivatives industry has experienced either a ‘significant’ or ‘moderate’ loss of expertise in the last 10 years.
TransFICC supports National Australia Bank’s Yieldbroker migration to rebranded Tradeweb Australia
The service from TransFICC was used to improve connectivity and manage migration to the new platform, which Tradeweb acquired in 2023.
FIA Tech adds block trading capabilities to brokerage settlement platform
Expanded service aims to deliver “much needed” automation to the large and fragmented segment of futures and options trading.
CME Group to launch Solana futures in March
The SOL futures will be cash-settled and based on the CME CF Solana-dollar reference rate.
CME Group and DTCC expand cross-margining arrangement
The move aims to help users access capital efficiencies available when trading US Treasury securities and CME Group interest rate futures that have offsetting risk exposures.
Euronext launches fixed income derivatives on European government bonds
Specifically, the offering introduces the first mini futures cash-settled on European government bonds.
Cboe Global Markets names new head of US options
New appointment follows a string of recent hires across Cboe’s global derivatives team spanning the US, Europe and APAC.