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RTS Realtime Systems Strengthens Asia Pacific Presence With New Office In Hong Kong

Date 03/03/2011

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a leading global trading solutions provider, announced that it has just opened an office in Hong Kong as part of its ongoing expansion throughout the Asia Pacific region. The new office offers sales and solutions support to Hong Kong-based customers and serves as the gateway to the trading communities in mainland China, Taiwan, Japan and Korea.

Thai Bourse To Launch 16 Single Stock Futures On March 21

Date 03/03/2011

The 16 new single stock futures will be based on stocks from the SET50 Index, which is composed of the 50 largest securities, listed on The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and will come from 9 sectors. These new securities, the third batch of single stock futures issued by TFEX, will provide investors with more investment alternatives, and enable them to better manage risks and increase profitability, TFEX Managing Director Kesara Manchusree noted.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Calculation Of TOPIX In Relation To Shares Of TOKAI Holdings Corporation

Date 03/03/2011

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) made an announcement today regarding calculation of TOPIX and its sub-indices concerning the following shares to be de-listed on March 29, 2011　and shares to be listed on April 1, 2011 due to stock transfer.

EPEX Spot / EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In February 2011

Date 03/03/2011

In February 2011, a total volume of 116.8 TWh was traded on the Power Spot and Derivatives Market operated by EPEX Spot SE and EEX Power Derivatives (same month of the previous year: 112.3 TWh).

Equiduct Locate In Interxion’s City Of London Data Centre - Location Decision Integral To Equiduct’s Pan-European Growth Strategy

Date 03/03/2011

INTERXION HOLDING NV, (NYSE: INXN), a leading European provider of carrier-neutral colocation data centre services, today announced that Equiduct, the fastest growing pan-European trading platform, has moved its matching engines into its City of London data centre to take advantage of Interxion’s leading connectivity and  Financial Hub community.  

EEX Trading Results In February

Date 03/03/2011

In February, the trading volume on the EEX Spot Market for Natural Gas amounted to 1,704,603 MWh (GASPOOL and NCG market areas) compared to 1,097,808 MWh in February 2010. The volume included 358,107 MWh traded in the Within-Day Gas product. The Spot Market price for the day-ahead delivery of Natural Gas ranged between EUR 21.05 per MWh and EUR 23.39 per MWh.

Burgundy: New Turnover Record In February

Date 03/03/2011

In February:

•  The average daily turnover was EUR 185.8 (162.5) million, an increase of 14.3 percent. The total turnover was EUR 3,716.3 (3,412.9) million, an increase of 8.9 percent.
• The average number of trades per day was 22,120 (23,034), a decrease of 4.0 percent. The total number of trades was 442,394 (483,720), a decrease of 8.5 percent.
•  The trading participant with the highest turnover was Handelsbanken with a turnover of EUR 1,034.7 (777.0) million.
• The most traded instrument was H&M B, with a turnover of EUR 293.0 (245.7) million, an increase of 19.3 percent.

RTS Index Exceeded 2,000 Points

Date 03/03/2011

On March 3, 2011 after the start of trading on RTS at 10.00 pm the RTS Index exceeded 2,000 points showing its highest value since 2008. 

EDHEC-Risk Institute Receives Eurex Support For New Research On Volatility Derivatives

Date 03/03/2011

EDHEC-Risk Institute (London, Nice, Singapore) has announced it will be conducting new research exploring the uses of volatility derivatives in equity portfolio management with the support of leading derivatives exchange Eurex. The research project’s emphasis will be on optimising access to the equity risk premium while controlling for downside risk and will be co-managed by Stoyan Stoyanov, head of research at EDHEC Risk Institute–Asia and Lionel Martellini, scientific director of EDHEC-Risk Institute.

Bucharest, Palestine Exchanges To Be Added To Dow Jones FEAS Index Universe

Date 03/03/2011

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the Bucharest Stock Exchange and the Palestine Exchange will be added to the Dow Jones FEAS Index universe.