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London Stock Exchange To Launch Midday Auction

Date 05/11/2014

• Auction will encourage larger, institutional and smaller retail size trading to take place in lit, price forming venue
• Introduction follows comprehensive, market-wide consultation and comes with strong buy-side support
• Continuous trading of stocks to pause for 2 minutes every day at 12.00

Borsa Italiana Monthly Update October 2014

Date 05/11/2014

Click here to download Borsa Italiana's monthly update for October 2014.

Euronext Announces Monthly Trading Volumes For October 2014

Date 05/11/2014

Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for October 2014.

ESMA Announces New CWG For The Post Trading SC

Date 05/11/2014

Following the call for interest for the renewal of the Consultative Working Group for the Post Trading Standing Committee, ESMA today announces the composition of the new group.

Investor Activity On WSE Markets: October 2014

Date 05/11/2014

• The value of session trading in equities on the Main Market was PLN 18.4 billion in October 2014, a decrease of 15.6% year on year.
• The value of session trading on NewConnect increased by 8.2% year on year and reached PLN 830.2 million in January-October 2014.
• The total value of trading on Catalyst was PLN 310.3 million in October 2014, an increase of 28.2% year on year.
• The value of cash transactions on TBSP increased by 17.7% year on year to PLN 32.9 billion in October 2014.
• The value of trading in structured products increased by 101.5% year on year and reached PLN 478.1 million in January-October 2014.
• The volume of trading in electricity was 20.5 TWh in October 2014, an increase of 14.9% year on year.
• The volume of trading in property rights to certificates of origin increased by 96.8% from 1.5 TWh in October 2013 to 3.0 TWh in October 2014.
• The total volume of trading in gas was 24.0 TWh in October 2014, compared to 0.1 TWh in October 2013.

SGX Reopens Securities Market At 1715 Singapore Time

Date 05/11/2014

SGX today said its securities market will reopen at 1715 Singapore time and will remain open for the minimum 30 minutes of continuous trading.

Clearstream And Standard Chartered Bank Implement Their Collateral Management Offering For Singaporean Collateral

Date 05/11/2014

• As of 17 November 2014, customers can consolidate their holdings in Singaporean collateral through Clearstream and cover their global exposures from a single collateral pool 
• Collateral from Singapore and directly held at Standard Chartered Bank can now be automatically allocated to cover exposures with any counterparty in Clearstream in real-time and only up to the required amount
• Customers will be able to leave their assets in custody at Standard Chartered to avoid inefficient collateral fragmentation

Moscow Exchange: Initial Margin Requirements To Increase For USD/RUB And EUR/RUB Futures

Date 05/11/2014

The National Clearing Center (the central counterparty) has set the following minimum base initial margin requirements for the USD/RUB and EUR/RUB FX futures contracts, as recommended by Moscow Exchange"s Derivatives Market Committee.

NZX October 2014 Shareholder Metrics

Date 05/11/2014

NZX’s monthly shareholder metrics for October 2014 are attached.

SGX Sees Growth In Securities And Derivatives For October

Date 05/11/2014

Singapore Exchange (SGX) saw positive growth in securities and derivatives for October. 

Securities

• SGX securities average daily value was up 8% month-on-month, but lower 7% year-on-year. Total traded value in October increased 4% month-on-month to S$21.7 billion, as compared to September, despite fewer trading days in the month (21 days) versus September (22 days).
• October saw 3 new listings on Mainboard and Catalist which raised about S$ 85 million.  In addition, a total of 56 bond listings raised more than S$20 billion in October, compared with 48 listings raising $16.5 billion a year earlier. Outstanding bonds listed on SGX increased almost 3% to 1,854 for month-on-month and up 19% year-on-year.