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HKFE Announces Revised Margins For ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF Futures

Date 02/04/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 9 April 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

CME Group Volume Averaged 15.0 Million Contracts Per Day In First-Quarter 2015, Up 10 Percent Versus First-Quarter 2014, Representing Second-Highest Quarterly Volume Ever

Date 02/04/2015

• March volume averaged 13.7 million contracts per day, down 3 percent
• Monthly FX volume increased 27 percent
• Monthly energy volume increased 28 percent

Live And Direct: Latest Charles Li Direct: HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li Blog - Improving The Bridge We Built

Date 02/04/2015

With a record high Southbound trading turnover for Stock Connect today of $5.998 billion, HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li writes a blog to discuss what HKEx has done to make stock connect better

Statistics From The Baltic Securities Market For March 2015

Date 02/04/2015

Statistics from the Baltic Securities Market for March 2015 are available at 
http://www.nasdaqomxbaltic.com/market/?pg=bulletins&bb_id=263

Euronext Expands Spotlight Options Segment With Options On Grandvision N.V. - Spotlight Options On Altice S.A. Promoted To Standard Segment, Obtaining Longer Maturities

Date 02/04/2015

Euronext has expanded its Spotlight options offering with options on GrandVision N.V.. The new products follow the company’s successful IPO on Euronext Amsterdam in February and are available for trading on the Amsterdam market with immediate effect. The contracts will have short-term maturities of one, two and three months.

Wiener Borse: ATX Upswing Drives Up Equity Trading In Q1

Date 02/04/2015

• ATX among leading stock market indices: YTD + 16.19%
• The month of March features the highest equity trading volume since August 2011
• Market capitalization grows to EUR 90.57 billion 
• 246 specialist and market maker mandates represent a new record

New FTSE MTS Index Licensed To Lyxor

Date 02/04/2015

• New Index: FTSE MTS Lowest Rated Eurozone Government Bond IG 25+
• ETF to capture yield pick up on long maturities of peripheral euro debt

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Trading Report - 2 April, 2015

Date 02/04/2015

Click here to download Malawi Stock Exchange's weekly trading report for the week ending 2nd April, 2015.

Boerse Stuttgart Generates Turnover Of Around EUR 10.9 Billion In March - Highest Trading Volume Since August 2011 - Record Turnover From Trading In Equities And Exchange-Traded Products

Date 02/04/2015

According to its order book statistics, turnover at Boerse Stuttgart amounted to around EUR 10.9 billion in March 2015. The trading volume was higher than in any month since August 011. Turnover was up around 27 percent in comparison with February, and more than 33 percent year-on-year.

London Stock Exchange Welcomes Egypt’s Edita Food Industries

Date 02/04/2015

• Edita becomes first Egyptian company to complete a dual, Egyptian and UK offering
• First listing by an Egyptian company in London since 2012
• First Egyptian company to raise money in London since 2008