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FIX Flyer Integrates Zerogc, Groovy, Java 8 And Latency Metrics Dashboard Into Upgraded Product Suite - Delivering Powerful New Tools, Performance And Enhanced Security

Date 10/09/2015

FIX Flyer, a leading provider of electronic trading software to top financial firms and the global capital markets, maintains its status at the forefront of the FIX technology evolution by delivering ZeroGC, which eliminates performance spikes while reducing overall latency.  ZeroGC is the result of two years of research and development with partners and clients.  Flyer’s lead is increased with the full certification of Java 8, which offers significant performance and security features over previous versions.

Korea Exchange (KRX): Analysis Of Trading Of Mini KOSPI 200 Futures And Options 30 Trading Days After Listing

Date 10/09/2015

Quantitative Aspect: As daily trading volume of Mini products has continued to increase, Mini KOSPI200 Futures and Options reached 30 thousand contracts level and 70 thousand contracts level, respectively.

Thai Bourse Market Report For August 2015

Date 10/09/2015

• Average daily securities trading value jumped 17.85 pct m-o-m to USD 1.27 bln
• Derivatives trading rose 8.04 pct m-o-m to 214,350 contracts per day
•  Foreign investors sold a net USD 1.2 bln in August

UK’s Financial Conduct Authority Fines And Bans Ralph Whittington

Date 10/09/2015

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today fined Ralph Whittington £42,111 and banned him from performing any function in relation to regulated activity for failing to act with integrity in carrying out his controlled functions. The FCA has also withdrawn Mr Whittington’s approvals to perform controlled functions at Savesure Limited (“Savesure”), an insurance intermediary of which he was a shareholder.

Korea Exchange (KRX) Amended The Enforcement Rules Of The Disclosure Regulations

Date 10/09/2015

The KRX amended the Enforcement Rules of the Disclosure Regulations of the KOSPI and KOSDAQ markets as a follow-up measure after the “Regulatory Reform for the Corporate Disclosure System (FSC, June 1, 2015),” and it has become effective on September 7, 2015.

EURO STOXX 50 Index Licensed To Yuanta To Underlie Exchange-Traded Fund

Date 10/09/2015

STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced that the EURO STOXX 50 Index has been licensed to Yuanta Securities Investment Trust Company (Yuanta SITC), the largest mutual fund company in Taiwan, to serve as the basis for an exchange-traded fund (ETF). The ETF will be listed on Taiwan Stock Exchange in 2016.

Taiwan Stock Exchange: Listing Of TOPIX ETFs Increases Taiwan Economic Momentum

Date 10/09/2015

The listing of TOPIX index-based leveraged and inverse ETFs on the Taiwan Stock Exchange Corporation (TWSE) – the first ever ETFs tracking the Japanese market to list in Taiwan – on 10 September 2015 represented a milestone in the ongoing cooperation between the Taiwan and Japan capital markets.

Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) To Restitute Victims Of Illegal Futures Trading Scheme

Date 10/09/2015

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today started the process of restituting victims of an illegal futures trading scheme by calling upon eligible claimants to file their notice of claims before 5pm, 25 September 2015.

TriOptima And LCH.Clearnet Expand Compression For Unlinked, Cleared Interest Rate Swaps Eliminating 30% Of NZD (New Zealand Dollar) Notional Outstanding In First Swapclear NZD Cycle

Date 10/09/2015

TriOptima announces today that 12 participants eliminated 902.3 Billion NZD ($590.2 Billion) in the first NZD compression cycle in LCH.Clearnet’s SwapClear. According to SwapClear, this represents 30% of the NZD notional and 35% of the NZD line items outstanding in the clearinghouse.

OTC Clear Welcomes Deutsche Bank As A Clearing Member

Date 10/09/2015

OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) that provides clearing services for over-the-counter, or OTC, derivatives, welcomes Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Hong Kong Branch (Deutsche Bank) as a clearing member.  Deutsche Bank's membership takes effect today (Thursday).