News Centre

Tehran And Muscat Stock Exchanges Signs MoU

Date 04/12/2013

Tehran Stock Exchange and Muscat Securities Market signed an MoU following Federation of Euro-Asian Stock exchange (FEAS) 2013 general assembly, which was held in Oman on 4 December 2013.

Antitrust: European Commission Fines Banks € 1.71 Billion For Participating In Cartels In The Interest Rate Derivatives Industry - Frequently Asked Questions

Date 04/12/2013

A) The products and benchmarks concerned

What are financial derivatives?

Financial derivatives are financial agreements (i.e. contracts) between two counterparties that derive their value from the level of an underlying asset, index, benchmark interest rate, etc.

BATS Global Markets In November: European Trade Reporting Service Becomes Market Leader - 1Q14 Close Projected For Direct Edge Merger - U.S. Equities Market Share Totals 10%, BATS Chi-X Europe Posts Another New Record In Spain

Date 04/12/2013

BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reports that its pan-European trade reporting service, BXTR, became the industry leader in its first month of operation while BATS Chi-X Europe remained Europe’s largest stock market in November.

TAIFEX And Eurex Announce Launch Date Of Joint Product Cooperation - Eurex To Launch Contracts Based On Taiwan’s Main Index TAIEX On 15 May 2014

Date 04/12/2013

TAIFEX, the Taiwan Futures Exchange, and Eurex Exchange, the international derivatives marketplace and part of Deutsche Börse Group, today announced their plan to launch the Eurex/TAIFEX Link on 15 May 2014. With this link, Eurex Exchange will list TAIEX futures and options as daily expiring futures on Eurex Exchange. Derivatives on the TAIEX index are one of the most heavily traded Asian equity index contracts.

Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics: Derivative Market – November 2013

Date 04/12/2013

Click here to download Vienna Stock Exchange's derivatives market (detailed) statistics for November 2013.

FTSE China 25 Index Will Become The FTSE China 50 Index From 19 September

Date 04/12/2013

In response to evolving market conditions and client demand, FTSE is enhancing the FTSE China 25 Index. The FTSE China 25 Index will be extended to become a 50 stock index, and will be renamed the FTSE China 50 Index. 

Vienna Stock Exchange Monthly Statistics - November 2013

Date 04/12/2013

Please click here to download Vienna Stock Exchange's monthly statistics for November 2013.

PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter - November 2013

Date 04/12/2013

November was an excellent month; many listed stocks were very active and attained admirable increases in their share prices. Market Cap of listed stocks exceeded 3 billion USD, the highest since 2009. On 13/11/2013, the PEX witnessed the highest trading value- 48,42 USD millions- since the beginning of trading in 18 February 1997. PEx hopes that this activity will trigger vigorous progress in the stock exchange corresponding to the excellent financial performance of many listed companies.

Metamako: Introducing First Ultra-Low Latency Intelligent Switch – Metamako Takes Physical Layer Switches To Next Level

Date 04/12/2013

Australian-based Metamako today announced the launch of its first product, MetaConnect, an ultra-low latency switch, at the Securities Technology Analysis Centre (STAC) Summit in London. MetaConnect is up to 100 times faster than traditional packet switches and includes a number of features not previously found on devices of this kind. Dr Dave Snowdon, co-Chief Technology Officer at Metamako, said, “MetaConnect literally takes switch technology to the next level.”

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission, Hong Kong Monetary Authority And The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V. Reach Agreement On Lehman Brothers-Related Equity-Linked Notes Sold To Professional Investors

Date 04/12/2013

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) announced today that an agreement has been reached with The Royal Bank of Scotland N.V., formerly known as ABN AMRO Bank N.V. (the bank), in relation to the sale of Lehman Brothers-related equity-linked notes (LB-ELNs) to professional investors between July 2007 and May 2008.