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J.P. Morgan has added access to 15 new futures markets to its Neovest execution management system as part of a drive to build up the global platform.

The maiden primary listing on BATS Global Markets (BATS) has seen modest but promising volumes on its initial day of trading.

New rules designed to govern computerised trading in Europe will capture trading entities previously unregulated and could make dark pools much less attractive, according a provider of market surveillance tools.

Poor capital market infrastructure and limited liquidity in African companies are larger concerns for institutional investors already investing in the continent than fears about bribery and corruption, a survey by Middle Eastern investment asset manager Invest AD along with the Economist Intelligence Unit has found.

Much delayed derivatives regulation could be finalised by Easter as the European Commission has agreed to enter final negotiations next week over the European market infrastructure regulation.

The Stock Exchange of Thailand has announced its strategic ambitions for 2012, which include the launch of a new trading platform in Q3 and the addition of new derivatives products that will attract greater foreign investment.

UBS has extended the reach of PIN-FI, its internal fixed income liquidity platform for institutional buy-side clients, through a partnership with order and execution management system vendor TradingScreen.

Deutsche Börse has introduced a new order type on its Xetra equities platform, which it claims will benefit buy-side market participants by prioritising orders, resulting in narrower spreads.

Sharon Bowles MEP has survived a mid-term vote on her position as chair of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee, reducing the scope for further delays to key derivatives legislation.

Chi-X Europe, the pan-European multilateral trading facility recently acquired by US market operator BATS Global Markets, has extended and improved its pricing promotion for Spanish stocks after failing to gain any significant market share since the scheme's initial introduction in October last year.