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Platts: Global Petrochemical Prices Rose Nearly 2% In September

Date 07/10/2013

Prices in the $3-trillion-plus global petrochemicals market rose 1.9% in September to $1,388 per metric ton (/mt), the fourth consecutive month of price gains, according to the monthly Platts Global Petrochemical Index (PGPI) report released today, coinciding with the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA) annual meeting in Berlin. The PGPI is a benchmark basket of seven widely used petrochemicals and is published by Platts, a leading global energy, petrochemicals and metals information provider and a top source of benchmark price references.

Deutsche Börse Will Be Exclusive Licensor Of BSE Market Data To International Clients - New Partnership Gives Market Participants Easier Access To Market Data And Information Products Of Both Exchange Groups

Date 07/10/2013

Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services and BSE today announced a partnership under which Deutsche Börse will act as the exclusive licensor of BSE market data and information products to all international clients. The new cooperation will benefit existing and potential customers by giving them access to both exchanges’ market data products under a single license agreement. A signing ceremony was held in Frankfurt on 2 October 2013.

Brady Extends Its Cloud Services To Offer Solutions To Recycling Companies

Date 07/10/2013

Brady plc (BRY.L), the leading global supplier of trading, risk management and settlement solutions to the agricultural, metals, recycling, energy and softs sectors, announced today that its flagship recycling solutions, CRES™ and IMPACT™ are now available in a Cloud offering.

Eagle Alpha Brings Twitter To The City

Date 07/10/2013

A new way of accessing untapped alpha-generating information has arrived, thanks to a compliance-friendly way to access tweets. The service, Social Sonar, has been developed by Eagle Alpha, a firm specialising in the curation of the web.

Clearstream’s September 2013 Figures - Assets Held On Behalf Of Customers 5 Percent Higher Than In September 2012 - Increases In The Global Securities Financing And Investment Funds Services Areas - Philip Brown: “Vote Of Confidence In Our Service Suite And Strategy.”

Date 07/10/2013

In September 2013, the value of assets under custody held on behalf of customers registered an increase of 5 percent to EUR 11.7 trillion (compared to EUR 11.2 trillion in September 2012). Securities held under custody in Clearstream’s international business increased by 2 percent from EUR 6.0 trillion in September 2012 to EUR 6.2 trillion in September 2013 – while domestic German securities held under custody increased by 7 percent from EUR 5.1 trillion in September 2012 to EUR 5.5 trillion in September 2013.

Tehran Stock Exchange Trading Statistics Report 3Q13

Date 07/10/2013

The total index (TEDPIX) of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) closed at 65720 point at the end of September 2013, with 73 percent growth from the beginning of the year. TSE’s blue-chip index (TEDFIX 30) also gained more than 52 percent in the last nine months, and closed at 3268.8.

HKEx Monthly Market Highlights - September 2013

Date 07/10/2013

Highlights

 - Securities Market

• The average daily turnover for the first nine months of 2013 was $63,756 million, an increase of 20 per cent when compared with $53,143 million for the same period last year.

EEX Trading Results In September – Record Volumes In Power And Emissions Trading - All-Time Volume Record On The Power Derivatives Market – More Than 100 Tonnes Of CO2 Traded For The First Time

Date 07/10/2013

In September 2013, the European Energy Exchange (EEX) reached new volume records on its trading markets. On the Power Derivatives Market, a total of 177.9 Terawatthours (TWh) was traded which is an all-time monthly volume record and more than double the volume from the previous year (September 2012: 67.7 TWh). The previous volume record in this market was recorded at 162.7 TWh traded in March 2011. On the market for Phelix Futures, which is the EEX benchmark product for European power trading, the Open Interest exceeded the 600 TWh mark in September for the first time. The overall volume included 83.2 TWh from Trade Registrations, the registration of trades for clearing.

EDHEC-Risk Institute And Lyxor Launch A Research Chair And Explore The Next Generation Of Risk Parity Adapted To Time-Varying Market Conditions

Date 07/10/2013

EDHEC-Risk Institute and Lyxor are launching a three-year research chair entitled “Risk Allocation Solutions” to develop academic insights that can be used towards the design of high-performance multi-asset investment solutions, based on specific investor needs. 

HKEx On-Floor & Off-Floor Trading Statistics

Date 07/10/2013

Transaction in Terms of Turnover and Number of Trades Conducted On-floor and Off-floor