LSE completes $685 million bond indices deal with Citi
Deal to acquire Citi’s fixed income indices and the Yield Book announced in May this year has closed.
Trading Venues
Eurex develops market-on-close service for futures
Eurex market-on-close futures allows opportunity to trade futures at index close level for hedging purposes.
Nasdaq and SIX Swiss Exchange plan OTC blockchain project
Six Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq have worked together on various technology projects for more than 10 years.
Start-up Sef trueEX takes larger slice of swaps trading pie
trueEX recorded the second highest Sef volumes across all platforms for the first half of year.
Options Exchange in Chicago gains approval for open-outcry trading floor
Boston Options Exchange will open trading floor in Chicago after US financial authority approves plans.
Exchanges butt heads over closing auction alternative
NYSE and Nasdaq have expressed concerns over Bats Global Market’s planned closing auction alternative launch.
LSE’s Turquoise growth stumbles as MiFID II looms
With MiFID II expected to see a surge in block trading activity, Turquoise’s decline in value traded in the first half of this year comes as a surprise.
CME expects competition in new interest rate market
CME announced it will launch futures and interest rate swaps based on the Treasury repo financing rate, an alternative reference rate for pricing securities and loans in the US.
Deutsche Boerse implements Risk Focus’ system for reporting
Deutsche Boerse’s regulatory reporting hub allows firms to meet reporting requirements through a single platform.
Increased trading activity sees Euronext revenue grow
Improving political and economic situation in European Union drives trading activity on Euronext’s markets.