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The move will allow Cboe to increase its presence in the APAC region, while SBI will be able to benefit from Cboe’s expertise in equities and digital assets.

Speaking to The TRADE, Liquidnet’s APAC head of equities and global head of equity product says the new pre-market block liquidity will allow firms to engage with liquidity without trading throughout the day.

As part of the expansion, the market maker will begin to offer US fixed-income products to Japanese institutional investors.

The Futures and Derivatives Law creates potential for a huge new market – but means transactions with Chinese entities are likely to lose their UMR exemption, less than a month ahead of the final deadline.

New desk will provide clients within the APAC region with improved access to the firm’s products and services, while also maximising pockets of credit liquidity in an increasingly strained market.

Regulators in China and Hong Kong have agreed last month to include ETFs by Mainland and Hong Kong exchanges in Stock Connect, with the live date now set.

The exchange confirmed Tai will step down at the end of May after serving in various roles since 1998.

Opposing monetary policy approaches favoured by the Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan have led the Japanese Yen to tumble to a 20-year low.

The move, which is TSE’s biggest overhaul in 60 years, aims to provide clearer concepts and listing criteria for its market segments.

Interdealer broker will launch an electronic foreign exchange trading platform into the region with support from the Monetary Authority of Singapore.