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TheCityUK: Economics Of Trade In Services - IEG Report March 2015

Date 01/04/2015

TMX Group Announces TMX Security Risk - New Initiative Will Create A Collaborative Market-Driven Approach To Risk Rating Securities

Date 01/04/2015

TMX Group today announced the introduction of TMX Security Risk Ratings, a new reference data product designed to support Canadian investment firms in conducting client suitability assessments, an Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) requirement.

Nasdaq Nordic And Baltic Markets Trading Statistics March 2015

Date 01/04/2015

Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today publishes monthly trade statistics for the Nordic1 and Baltic2 markets. Below follows a summary of the statistics for March 2015:

• The share trading increased by 8.3% to a daily average of 3.538bn EUR, compared to 3.268bn EUR in March 2014. Compared to the previous month, February 2015, the daily average increased by 5.9%.
• Derivatives trading increased by 2.4% to a daily average of 477,949 contracts, compared with 466,691 contracts in March 2014.
• ETF trading3 (Exchange Traded Funds) decreased by 9.3% to a daily average of 46.9m EUR compared to 51.7m EUR in March 2014.
• Nordea Bank AB was the most traded stock during the past month, followed by Novo Nordisk A/S.
• Deutsche Bank was the most active member during the past month, followed by Morgan Stanley.
• Nasdaq Nordic’s share of order-book trading in our listed stocks increased to 69.2%, compared to 68.5% previous month4.

Moscow Exchange: The MICEX10 Index Revised

Date 01/04/2015

Amendments to the MICEX10 Index following its quarterly review include the following: Surgutneftegas ords will be added to the index, while MTS ords will be excluded. 

ICE Benchmark Administration Completes Transition To New ISDAFIX Calculation Methodology - Benchmark Renamed ICE Swap Rate

Date 01/04/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has completed the transition to a new calculation methodology for ISDAFIX, the global benchmark for interest rate swaps, which has been renamed ICE Swap Rate, effective April 1, 2015.

ACER Calls For Comments On The Network Code On Emergency And Restoration

Date 01/04/2015

By the end of March the Agency received from ENTSO-E the Network Code on Emergency and Restoration, including its supporting document. This Network Code aims at achieving, maintaining and restoring a satisfactory level of operational security of the interconnected transmission systems in real time, to support the efficient functioning of the European internal electricity market, and to allow the integration of renewable energy sources.

DME Reaches Significant New Milestone Of 8 Billion barrels Traded On The Exchange

Date 01/04/2015

DME announced yesterday that it has now reached the 8 billion barrel mark, with a total of 8 million contracts (eqv. 8 billion barrels) traded on the exchange.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Merrill Lynch Far East Limited $2 Million For Regulatory Breaches

Date 01/04/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Merrill Lynch Far East Limited (Merrill Lynch Far East) $2 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings relating to position limit failures.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €85.6 Bn. In March, Up 32% Year On Year - The Best Month Of March Since 2008

Date 01/04/2015

• The equity trading volume for the first quarter was up 37%, at €260.3 billion
• The ETF trading volume grew 71% in March
• The trading volume in the Warrants and Certificates market in the first quarter was up 61% year-on-year
• The trading volume in the Derivatives market in March grew 10.5% year-on-year
• Corporate Debt trading in the first quarter totalled €159.1 billion and the volume of admissions increased twofold

Börse Berlin: Q1 2015 - Increase In Turnover And Trades

Date 01/04/2015

Börse Berlin´s both market places, Xontro and Equiduct, together achieved a turnover of €19.6 billion in the first three months of 2015, an increase of about 19% compared to the first quarter 2014 (€16.5 billion). The number of trades rose by 13% to 2.45 million (Q1/2014: 2.77 million).