FTSE Russell and Eurex partner to launch derivatives contracts
The partnership between the two entities will see three futures contracts and one option list on the 29 March.
Derivatives
CME Group records sky-high treasury futures volumes as market looks to mitigate risk
The exchange reached a record volume of 1.7 million contracts for ultra 10-year note futures and 1.8 million 30-year bond futures on 23 February.
BoE governor warns of rising tensions as EU derivatives clearing power struggle continues
Andrew Bailey says the UK must “resist very firmly” the EU’s attempts to force all euro-derivatives clearing into the bloc.
Citi clears first CDS index options through ICE Clear Credit
ICE Clear Credit launched its clearing services for CDS index options last year and expects to add options on iTraxx instruments to its offering in 2021.
Eurex hits ESG derivatives daily trading record
On 11 February, Eurex saw 104,000 ESG contracts traded with most of those being options on the STOXX Europe 600 ESG-X index.
Brexit deals London another blow with loss of euro derivatives volumes
A report by IHS Markit found that UK market share in euro-denominated swaps fell from 40% to 10% in January.
Ether futures go live on CME in crypto derivatives expansion
CME builds on its crypto derivatives offering with the launch of Ether futures as the digital asset space continues to mature.
Charles River integrates IMS with multi-dealer RFQ Platform OTCX
Charles River clients can request prices and negotiate fix-float interest rate swaps, overnight index swaps, and inflation swaps through OTCX.
BestEx Research launches algorithms suite for futures trading
The new futures algorithms suite follows a series A funding round for BestEx Research that took place in December to raise funds for product development.
Quantitative Brokers to expand with 20 hires in data and product engineering
Algo trading specialist Quantitative Brokers will focus on expanding its data analytics and product engineering teams in 2021 with 20 new hires.