Trading Venues

Trading technology and execution management systems provider TradingScreen is to provide a combined picture of stock liquidity of local equities jointly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange and new venue Chi-X Australia when it launches, on 31 October 2011.

Equiduct, the retail-focused pan-European regulated market, has revealed plans to extend its services to Italy as well as strong Q3 volumes.

Chi-X Australia, the alternative trading system operated by Chi-X Global, has appointed David Trude as an independent director.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is to launch its 'Next Tdex+ System' for futures and options trading, together with a third-generation system for the trading of stock and corporate bonds.

UK-based financial services company GH Financials is joining the Singapore Exchange derivatives market as a trading member, bringing total membership to 37.

The Singapore Exchange has introduced a set of measures intended to improve its securities market opening and closing routines through improved transparency and trading safeguards.

Bloomberg Fixed Income Trading has launched ALLQ Derivatives as the first commingled trading platform for over-the-counter swap trading.

Last week's announcement of the demise of alternative venue pioneer Kabu.com surprised few in the Tokyo market, though the official explanation given by the company for why it will cease operations at the end of next month did raise a few eyebrows.

Brazilian exchange BM&F Bovespa and Brazilian self-regulatory organisation Bovespa Market Supervision are to use Nasdaq OMX's SMARTS Integrity market surveillance platform to monitor trading across their equities and commodities platforms.

Fidessa has established connectivity to Chi-X Australia and will offer market participants access to the venue when it launches at the end of next month.