Trading Venues

From 24 January, institutional investors can source direct liquidity from Optiver in Nasdaq options blocks via electronic execution during an extended 23-hour trading day at CME.

The acquisition of the trading technology platform will allow the crypto exchange to fully launch its Gemini Prime service, due to be rolled out in the second quarter.

Asset managers and hedge funds in Asia are reporting the strongest demand, marking their growing global influence, according to a joint study.

Through the collaboration, UK retail investors can use Freetrade’s commission-free platform to invest in German and Finnish listed stocks and clear through EuroCCP.

China’s third national stock exchange is aimed at innovation-oriented small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The exchange, alongside Aflac Ventures and SEI, raised $7.5 million for BondCliQ in a Series A funding round while Vanguard has engaged as a strategic partner.

Agreement builds on growing popularity of ETFs in the APAC region.

As the Libor era draws to a close, Cboe moves to expand its suite of futures products based on the American Interbank Offered Rate.

Through the multi-year partnership Equinix will scale its NY11 data centre in New Jersey to support the build out of Nasdaq’s infrastructure on the cloud.

Its acquisition of Crypto Finance was announced in June and will expand Deutsche Börse's offering in the space amid growing institutional demand.