Foreign investors conduct first short selling transactions in China
Banks help facilitate margin financing and securities borrowing transactions in China for global investors under the Qualified Foreign Institutional Investors (QFII) scheme.
Trading Venues
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints new head of Latin America
BNP Paribas Asset Management picks new head of Latin America as the firms continues to focus on emerging markets.
HKEX completes first client cleared trade for Japanese banks
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has completed its first client clearing trades for Japanese banks, further expanding the international reach of its fixed income and currency clearing offering.
The TRADE’s Crystal Ball 2021: Buy-side and trading venues
Gaze into The TRADE's crystal ball for insights from buy-side market participants, exchange operators and trading venues on their predictions for the year ahead.
Goldman Sachs to go live with SIGMA X Europe MTF on 21 December
The SIGMA X EU MTF will launch on 21 December in Paris at Goldman Sachs ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period on 31 December.
Cboe to launch crypto indices following major data deal with CoinRoutes
The partnership with CoinRoutes will see Cboe roll out indices for digital assets using the RealPrice market data feed.
Barclays launches BARX single dealer platform with Nasdaq
The single-dealer platform developed in tandem with Nasdaq will offer institutional clients access to principal liquidity at Barclays in US-listed single names and ETFs.
LCH launches clearing for Oslo Børs derivatives market
LCH SA goes live clearing the Oslo Børs derivatives market following the acquisition of the Norwegian exchange operator by Euronext last year.
BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs trade first basket equity total return futures at Eurex
The pilot phase at Eurex with BNP Paribas and Goldman Sachs marks a milestone in the shift from OTC to regulated, on-exchange trading.
US authorities urged to investigate ‘illegal’ changes to CME market data fee policies
EDI has called on the CFTC, House of Representatives, and the US Senate to investigate fee changes at CME Group that would increase costs each year for the firm.