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New Structure For SIX Swiss Exchange Website

Date 25/01/2010

The updated SIX Swiss Exchange website, featuring a new structure, will go live on 25 January 2010. Exchange participants, issuers and investors can now access the content relevant to them directly from the home page. Exchange statistics and information on the indices calculated by SIX Swiss Exchange are also easier to find, with both accessible from the main menu.
NYSE Euronext: Daily & Weekly AEX-Index Options Trade 20 Million Contracts - Milestone Makes Dutch Contracts The World’s Most Traded Short-Term Equity Options

Date 25/01/2010

Total volume in its AEX-index daily and weekly options has now passed 20 million contracts, NYSE Liffe said today. Designed with short-term trading strategies in mind, the contracts were launched in March 2008 and May 2006 respectively and are traded on the Amsterdam market.
Deutsche Börse: New ComStage Bond Index ETF Launched On Xetra

Date 25/01/2010

An additional ComStage bond index fund from Commerzbank’s ETF offering has been tradable on Xetra® since Monday.
RTS Index Futures Trades Over USD 3 Billion

Date 25/01/2010

On January 22, 2010 a new trading record was set on the RTS Index futures contract, the most liquid instrument of the Russian financial market.
HKEx: Changes Of Designated Securities For Short Selling

Date 25/01/2010

The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announces that with effect from 1 February 2010 (Monday), 65 additional securities will be eligible for short selling and 8 existing designated securities will be removed from the list. The total number of designated securities for short selling will be 511 after the revision.

EACH Publishes CCP Risk Management Recommendations

Date 25/01/2010

EACH, the European Association of Central Counterparty Clearing Houses, has published its Supplementary Risk Recommendations. This document is the result of work undertaken by EACH risk experts since the finalisation of the ESCB-CESR Recommendations and provides further guidance concerning voluntary enhancements to CCPs’ risk management.
PricewaterhouseCoopers Research Reveals UK Stock Market Is Closer To Fair Value Than Other Leading Markets

Date 25/01/2010

UK-specific findings include: The UK stock market not materially overvalued, in contrast to eight other leading equity markets including the US, Germany and the Netherlands The UK’s FTSE 100 bounced back from a poor 2008 with a 22% gain in 2009 With mining companies leading the way, the UK FTSE All Share Basic Materials Index shot up 106.3% in 2009, taking basic materials from being the worst performing in 2008 to the best performing sector the fo
Thomson Reuters Delivers Microsecond Access To News In London And Chicago

Date 25/01/2010

Thomson Reuters today announced the launch of a new service which will provide high frequency traders in London and Chicago the fastest access to market-moving machine readable news content. Thomson Reuters NewsScope Direct offers microsecond delivery of highly structured news and economic data which enables clients to buy and sell financial instruments before the information moves the market.
Merger Between Orc And Neonet – To Create A Leading Global Provider Of Technology And Services For Financial Trading

Date 25/01/2010

The boards of Orc Software AB (“Orc”) and Neonet AB (“Neonet”) have decided to propose to the shareholders a merger to create a global player in technology and services for advanced trading in financial instruments. This is accomplished by Orc making a public offer to the shareholders in Neonet. Orc has technology for derivatives trading and connectivity and Neonet has solutions and technology services for equity trading. The merger will generate valuable synergies above all on the inco
Hungarian Concorde Securities Ltd. Became A Member Of NewConnect Market

Date 25/01/2010

Effective from 22 January 2010 Hungarian Concorde Securities Ltd. with a registered office in Budapest is a member of NewConnect market. It is the first Hungarian financial institution that became a member of Warsaw alternative market and the 30th entity overall with that status.