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RTS Group Weekly Market Results

Date 10/08/2011

Weekly Market Results: August 1-5, 2011 (pdf, 192 Кб)

Instinet Continues US Market Share Growth Momentum In July - Agency-Only Broker Grows US Equities Market Share To 4.3 Percent For The Month, Moving Into Top Rankings Of NYSE Program Trading Firms And NASDAQ Liquidity Providers; US Listed-Options Market Share Grows To 1.5 Percent

Date 10/08/2011

Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today announced that its US broker-dealer subsidiary, Instinet, LLC, saw its US market share continue its steady growth in July, reaching 4.3 percent* of the overall US equities market and 1.5 percent of the overall US listed-options market. In addition, the firm was ranked in the top five for NYSE agency program trading volume in three of the month’s four weeks, and was the seventh ranked liquidity provider for NASDAQ-listed securities traded on NASDAQ. 

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For Futures Contracts

Date 10/08/2011

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Friday, 12 August 2011, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contracts will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions Appoints Executive To Oversee Growth In Asia - Daniel Wadsworth Vice President, Corporate Solutions, Based In Hong Kong

Date 10/08/2011

NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions has appointed Daniel Wadsworth as Vice President of Corporate Solutions, based in Hong Kong.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Good Delivery Material Price Differential For August 2011 Rubber Contract

Date 10/08/2011

The price differential of the Good Delivery material for the August 2011 contract month in the Rubber market has be determined as follows:

ESMA Provides Opinions On Pre-Trade Transparency Waivers

Date 10/08/2011

ESMA today provided its first opinions on pre-trade transparency waivers to competent authorities under Article 29(1)(a) of the ESMA Regulation. These opinions contribute to a common supervisory culture and consistent supervisory practices. The decisions on ESMA opinions to competent authorities are taken by simple majority. 

Deutsche Börse Commodities Makes 500th Xetra-Gold Delivery - A Total Of 2.5 Tonnes Of Gold Have Been Transferred To Investors

Date 10/08/2011

Xetra Gold is a zero-coupon bond with perpetual maturity, representing a gram of gold. It is 100% backed by physical gold and represents the right to the delivery of gold. For investors, owning a unit of Xetra-Gold is equivalent to owning one gram of physical gold.

Presentation By HKEx Chief Executive Charles Li And Chief Financial Officer Samuel Wong On 2011 Interim Results

Date 10/08/2011

Click here to view the PowerPoint Presentation on HKEx 2011 Interim Results.

Initial Margin Requirements For Futures On FORTS And Instruments On RTS Standard And RTS Money To Be Changed

Date 10/08/2011

In accordance with the resolution adopted by the Derivatives Market Committee of RTS on August 9, 2011 the basic sizes of the Initial Margin requirements for futures contracts on FORTS and instruments on RTS Standard are to be changed started from the evening clearing session at 6.45pm MSK on the 9th of August, 2011.

Bucharest Stock Exchange Net Profit Tripled In H1 2011, To RON 12.5m

Date 10/08/2011

• Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) ends first 6 months with a net profit of RON 12.5m (H1 2010: RON 4.38m), by 185.6% higher comparing to the corresponding period last year, due to good operating and financial activity results.
• BVB net turnover grew by 28.4% in the H1 2011, to RON 10.90m (H1 2010: RON 8.49m), mainly due to the increase in the trading revenue. The operating profit amounted to RON 4.26m (H1 2010: RON 2.40m), while the financial result amounted to RON 9.14m (H1 2010: RON 2.84m).
• Half yearly 2011 financial results showed an improvement of main financial indicators, along with the doubling of the daily trading average in 2011 compared to the last year average, and the recording of the dividends from the Central Depository.