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Investors Rally To Finance New Ghana Commodity Exchange, Future West African Regional Hub

Date 13/03/2014

eleni, a private company positioned as the premier commodity exchange promoter in Africa, has announced today the formation of a private-public investment consortium to finance the establishment of the Ghana Commodity Exchange (GCX).

R.J. O’Brien & Associates Receives Award From FIA For 100 Years Of Excellence As Firm Begins Centennial Celebration - Video Recalls Industry Firsts And Influence Of O’Brien Family Values At Chicago Firm Heralded As Last Surviving Founding Member Of CME

Date 13/03/2014

R.J. O’Brien & Associates (RJO), the oldest and largest independent futures brokerage and clearing firm in the United States, yesterday kicked off its centennial celebration with an award from the FIA in honor of the Chicago-based firm’s “100 years of excellence”. The award was presented to RJO’s Chairman Emeritus Robert J. O’Brien, Sr., who turns 96 next week, and to Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Gerald F. Corcoran. The presentation took place at a luncheon during the 39th Annual Futures Industry Conference in Boca Raton.

Newly Launched STOXX Europe Low Beta High Div 50 Index Licensed To Deutsche Bank

Date 13/03/2014

STOXX Limited, a leading provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today introduced that the newly launched STOXX Europe Low Beta High Div 50 Index has been licensed to Deutsche Bank to be used as the basis for structured products. The index selects the 50 stocks with the lowest beta out of the members of the STOXX Europe 600 Index with a dividend yield which is higher than the EURO STOXX 50 Index’s dividend yield. It is the first index of its kind, and is designed to act as an underlying to structured products and other investable products, such as exchange-traded funds.

A ‘New Normal’, Characterised By Cost Awareness And Reduced Revenue Pools, Emerges In Equity Markets

Date 13/03/2014

• Niche specialist equity dealers and large flow houses are regaining profitability, and mid-size banks and investment houses must rethink their strategies to follow suit.
• The race-to-zero latency is over, and technology projects now focus on the convergence of high-touch and low-touch platforms.

An Arrest In UK's Financial Conduct Authority Boiler Room Investigation

Date 13/03/2014

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), with the assistance of the National Crime Agency and Kent police, yesterday morning executed search warrants at addresses in London and Kent.

Thai Bourse And Krung Thai Bank Launch Exchange Service For USD Futures

Date 13/03/2014

Thailand Futures Exchange PCL (TFEX), under the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) group, and Krung Thai Bank pcl (KTB), will begin an exchange service for USD futures contract, enabling investors, especially small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as well as importers and exporters, to exchange US dollars at KTB branches. The service will start with USD futures contract maturing from March onwards.

Bursa Malaysia Derivatives’ Crude Palm Oil Futures Contracts Hit Historical Daily Volume High

Date 13/03/2014

Daily volume for crude palm oil futures (FCPO) contracts traded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) reached a historical high of 71,678 contracts on 12 March 2014, surpassing the previous record of 63,019 contracts on 16 May 2012.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Temporary Suspension Of Evening Session For Futures And Options Trading On March 20th.

Date 13/03/2014

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has decided that TSE will integrate its derivatives market to that of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd.(OSE) on March 24th, 2014. 

Object Trading Selects MarketPrizm To Offer Managed Direct Market Access - The Combined Service Provides Vended Market Data, Order Execution, Pre-Trade Risk Constraints And Managed Infrastructure Globally

Date 13/03/2014

Object Trading, an independent provider of global Direct Market Access (DMA), has selected MarketPrizm, a leading provider of market data and trading infrastructure services, to offer Object Trading’s managed FrontRunner® DMA on MarketPrizm’s integrated, data enabled platform for buy-side and sell-side firms.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Sets Trial Dates For China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited Case

Date 13/03/2014

The court has set down the dates for the trial of the China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited (China Metal Recycling) case.