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Fixnetix Raises The Bar: World’s Fastest Nanosecond Trading - Managed Services Company Breaks 1 Microsecond Barrier

Date 14/06/2011

Fixnetix announced today, iX-eCute, an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) microchip for ultra-low latency trading is now the world’s fastest trading appliance for the financial markets. Customers are now seeing latencies as low as 740 nanoseconds through the stack (wire-to-wire). Fixnetix is offering live demonstrations of nanosecond trading at the New York SIFMA Show, held at The Hilton Hotel, 1335 Avenue of the Americas, 14 – 16 June in Booth 1611 and the Midtown Suite. http://www.fixnetix.com/email/new-york.html

SIX Telekurs Launch Real Time Market Data Service From Qatar

Date 14/06/2011

SIX Telekurs, a leading global financial information provider, has announced today that live trading data from Qatar Exchange is available to investors across the globe via its platform. The real time service, featuring last trade and full orderbook data, is sourced via the Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure (SFTI) network, a connectivity solution that provides direct access to this rapidly growing Middle East market.

UK's Financial Services Authority Secures Its First Criminal Conviction For Boiler Room Fraud. Approved Person Also Fined And Prohibited From Significant Influence Functions

Date 14/06/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has secured a criminal conviction for boiler room fraud against David Roger Griffiths Mason, who has been sentenced to two years in prison and disqualified from being a director for six years. 

Eurex Exchange To Further Expand Commodities Derivatives Segment - Option On The Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index To Be Launched On 27 June 2011

Date 14/06/2011

The international derivatives exchange Eurex announced today that it will admit a new option on the Dow Jones UBS Commodity Index for trading on the Eurex Exchange on 27 June 2011. The new option will complement the future on the Dow Jones UBS Composite Index already listed as well as the nine other futures on the entire range of the Dow Jones UBS family subindices.

UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes Product Intervention Feedback Statement

Date 14/06/2011

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has today published its feedback statement summarising the responses to its Product Intervention discussion paper (DP), published on 25 January 2011.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange Lists First ‘Can-Do’ Currency Options

Date 14/06/2011

In a move to offer currency traders greater choice and flexibility, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and Absa Capital have listed the first exotic style currency options contracts.

Tradar Unveils Insight’s New Risk Management Functionality

Date 14/06/2011

Tradar, provider of portfolio management and accounting software to the buy-side globally, has today unveiled significant new risk functionality in its flagship product, Insight^TM. The development of the risk module follows the introduction of advanced compliance tools in Insight, and builds further on the platform’s core strengths in portfolio accounting.

MTS Launches Spanish Sovereign Debt Indices

Date 14/06/2011

• First real-time independent indices for Spanish sovereign bonds
• Index to provide benchmark of local market
• New index series to include six sub-indices on maturity bands
• Latest addition to EuroMTS range of sovereign debt indices

Early Extension Of Xetra Agreement By Vienna Stock Exchange - Cooperation To Continue Until 2017 - Vienna Stock Exchange Partners Also Use Xetra

Date 14/06/2011

Electronic securities trading at the Vienna Stock Exchange will continue to use Deutsche Börse’s trading system until at least 2017. The two companies announced this decision today. Wiener Börse AG has extended its Xetra agreement with Deutsche Börse AG, which was due to expire at the end of 2012, by a further five years.

London Stock Exchange Sees Strong India Fundraising Pipeline

Date 14/06/2011

• Main Market and AIM new and further issues strong in 2011
• Indian share listings and AIM issues likely to exceed GDR listings in 2011-12
• To hold roadshows in Mumbai and New Delhi with leading advisory and legal firms