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European derivatives market Eurex, joint owned by market operators Deutsche Börse and SIX Swiss Exchange, will open an access point for Hong Kong in June.

NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of exchange group NYSE Euronext, has established a new FIX order routing link into China via Shanghai Stock Communications, a subsidiary of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

The Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange, a commodities and derivatives alternative trading system, launched on 18 May, offering high-speed access to the mainland Chinese commodities market across time zones.

Tora, an Asia-focused agency broker and trading technology provider, has launched a new compliance tool within its TORA Compass order and execution management system to help its clients manage their workflows more efficiently.

US investment bank Jefferies has appointed Sean Huang as head of securities finance trading in Asia, as part of a drive to expand the firm's global equities business.

Investment management firms that use managed and/or hosted services rather than implementing and maintaining front- and middle-office systems in-house can improve competitiveness as well as reduce costs, according to investment software solutions provider Charles River Development.

The Financial Services Committee of the US House of Representatives has voted to give regulators more time to deliver the rules that will govern derivatives trading.

lternative investment firm IndexIQ has gone live on the Eze Order Management System (OMS), from trading technology provider and agency broker ConvergEx Group.

Agency brokerage Bloomberg Tradebook is to offer its buy-side clients a new execution consultancy service, as stagnating equity volumes pile pressure on agency brokers to broaden revenues streams.

Agency brokerage and technology provider Instinet has launched Instinet Canada Cross, a non-displayed alternative trading system for Toronto Stock Exchange-listed securities.