Industry associations call on European exchanges to strengthen outage management protocols
A joint statement from AFME, EFAMA and FIA EPTA follows numerous disruptions since 2020, most recently the Nasdaq Nordic and Baltic outage in July 2025.
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Getting the show on the road
As consolidated tapes in the UK and EU increasingly begin to move from dream to reality, albeit with some hurdles in the road, Natasha Cocksedge delves into what’s to come next and explores opinions on the endeavour from those in the fixed income world.
Euronext moves forward with plans to acquire Athens Stock Exchange
The exchange is set to launch a voluntary exchange offer, running until 17 November, with the proposal already receiving unanimous support from ATHEX’s board of directors.
Active ETF market in Europe is growing thanks to fixed income surge
Though European active ETF assets remain lower than its US counterparts, areas such as fixed income are seeing increased investor interest.
Euronext launches first fully integrated marketplace for European ETFs and ETPs
The offering will unify listing, trading, clearing and settlement and is set to address fragmentation and distribution issues across European ETF markets.
OSTTRA completes first compression of USD/CNH cross currency swaps
The swaps were cleared through HKEX’s OTC Clear service; the firm said the expansion bolsters its position in the post-trade optimisation sphere in Asia.
Cboe Europe Derivatives to launch FLEX options for European investors
The contracts are scheduled to go live in Q1 2026 and follows strong adoption of FLEX options in the US since the products were launched in the region in 1993.
Bilateral trading accounts for 55% of total European market activity, finds report
Bloomberg Intelligence’s recent report showed that activity across systematic internalisers (SI), off-book on-exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) trading is driving bilateral growth across European markets.
Eurex launches EU-bond futures
Trading of these contracts began on 10 September 2025 and follows a growing demand for futures products in the EU bond market in recent years.
Buy-side traders expect tariff-led volatility to drive European equities investment, report finds
Respondents to Bloomberg Intelligence's new report argued for increased retail to boost liquidity in the region but were opposed to the extension of trading hours.