Derivatives

Turkish derivatives exchange TurkDEX has chosen technology firm Aleri’s Coral8 complex event processing engine to develop applications for monitoring trading on its platform.

Investment bank Citi is to offer its buy-side customers access to its full suite of proprietary electronic trading products for options.

Algorithmic trading technology provider Tbricks has added ICE Futures Europe and ICE Futures US, both operated by derivatives exchange group IntercontinentalExchange to the list of market connections available on its trading system.

Oslo Connect, the multilateral trading facility for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives operated by Oslo Børs, has started trading today.

iShares, the exchange-traded fund (ETF) division of asset manager Barclays Global Investors, will tomorrow launch the first ever sector-specific ETF series based on the Chinese A-share index.

US exchange operator BATS Global Markets has filed rules with the US Securities and Exchange Commission for the equity options platform it plans to launch in early 2010.

Newedge, a global multi-asset brokerage, will provide derivatives and cash equities to institutional foreign investors via a newly-opened Mumbai-based securities business.

Barclays Capital, the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has appointed Kevin Ho as managing director and head of futures in the Asia-Pacific region.

European investment institutions will increase their use of equity derivatives products in 2010 following solid growth this year, according to new research by Greenwich Associates.

Patsystems, a derivatives trading solutions provider, has connected to the Taiwan Futures Exchange (TAIFEX).