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Squawker® High-Touch Trading Venue Grows To 300+ Users, From 80 Sell Side Firms, Across 13 Countries - Traders’ Squawks Take Average Trade Size On Squawker To €386k

Date 10/02/2014

Squawker®, the high-touch trading venue for the sell-side, today announced its latest trading statistics:

• 80 firms now on Squawker, the community continues to grow;
• 300+ sell-side traders on Squawker daily;
• €386k is the average trade size on Squawker (significantly higher in large Caps): natural block liquidity;
• The top 20 sectors have hit rates on Squawker above 40%. Average hit rate across all sectors and markets is 18%;
• 87% of trade invitations are accepted; proving that trades on Squawker are not prone to spoofing;
• 45% of trades are agreed within 5 minutes rising to 70% within 20 minutes. Squawker is the efficient way to find the natural opposite counterpart, without algos or HFT.

CME Group To Launch Euro-Denominated Deliverable Interest Rate Swap Futures - New Product Will Provide Opportunities For Capital And Margin Efficiencies And Automatic Risk Management Benefits

Date 10/02/2014

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced it will launch Euro-Denominated Deliverable Interest Rate Swap Futures (Euro DSF) contracts on April 14, 2014, pending CFTC review.  

MNI Russia Consumer Indicator Rises To 99.3 In January From 95.7 In December - Sentiment Up Ahead Of Sochi Olympics

Date 10/02/2014

The MNI Russia Consumer Indicator increased for the second consecutive month in January to the highest level since October, partially fuelled by the upcoming Sochi Winter Olympics.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission Bans Stephen Yenn Man Han For life

Date 10/02/2014

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has banned Mr Stephen Yenn Man Han from re-entering the industry for life.

Invitation To The Ordinary Annual General Assembly Meeting Dubai Financial Market Company (Public Joint Stock Company)

Date 09/02/2014

The Board of Directors of Dubai Financial Market (PJSC) is pleased to invite DFM shareholders to attend the Ordinary Annual General Assembly Meeting which will be held on Monday 3rd March 2014 at 5:00pm, Dubai Financial Market Trading Floor, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to conduct the following business:

DFM Accredits 3 New Brokerage Firms For Direct Market Access (DMA)

Date 09/02/2014

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that NBAD Securities, Argaam Securities and Emirates NBD Securities have been accredited to provide Direct Market access (DMA) for global brokers lifting the number of DMA service providers to 9 brokerage firms. The exchange is currently processing similar applications from other brokerage firms in collaboration with the Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA).

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Digest - 5 February 2014

Date 09/02/2014

TSE’s broad index lost about 0.7% in the week ended 5 February.

iSTOXX® Efficient Capital® Managed Futures 20 Index - January 2014 – Monthly Report & Commentary

Date 08/02/2014

The iSTOXX® Efficient Capital® Managed Futures 20 Index, developed by STOXX Limited in collaboration with Efficient Capital® Management, a leading provider in the Managed Futures space, represents the performance of 20 of the largest Managed Futures Traders. Strict rules about minimum assets under management, existing track record and fee structure are applied to the initial universe of CTAs to ensure market representativeness. STOXX® independently constructs, calculates and publishes the index value on a daily basis, while Efficient Capital serves as a research partner.

BATS 1000 Index Gains 0.6% This Week

Date 07/02/2014

BATS Global Markets, a leading operator of securities markets in the U.S. and Europe, reports the BATS 1000® Index (Ticker: BATSK) rose 120.28 points this week to close at 20,237.48 as of the 4 p.m. ET market close today.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Reports Update

Date 07/02/2014

The current reports for the week of February 4, 2014 are now available.