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Fortis Bank Global Clearing N.V. Colocates At Interxion London Financial Hub

Date 13/01/2010

Interxion, a leading European operator of carrier-neutral data centres, today announced an agreement with Fortis Bank Global Clearing N.V., one of the largest independent third-party clearers in Europe, Asia/Pacific and the US, to house their Market Access platforms and provide client hosting services, as well as providing colocation for specific markets at Interxion’s City of London data centre.
NASDAQ OMX Announces Year-End Index Performance Statistics - NASDAQ-100 Index Sets Performance Mark For The U.S. Equity Market

Date 13/01/2010

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced year-end performance of its benchmark and sector indexes. In the U.S., the NASDAQ-100 and NASDAQ Composite benchmark indexes led the U.S. market with performances of 53.54% and 43.89%, respectively. In Europe, the OMX Stockholm 30 Index, the benchmark for the Swedish equity market, gained 43.69%, outpacing other European country benchmarks.
NYSE Regulation Announces Monthly Disciplinary Actions For January 2010

Date 13/01/2010

NYSE Regulation, Inc. today announced monthly disciplinary actions for January 2010.
ICE Brent Crude Futures Contract Sets Open Interest Record - OI Crosses 800,000 For The First Time - Record OI For ICE Coal Futures

Date 13/01/2010

IntercontinentalExchange, Inc. (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced new open interest records for ICE Futures Europe. The ICE Brent Crude futures contract established a new open interest record of 817,977 contracts on January 12, settling above 800,000 contracts for the first time. The exchange also established open interest records in the ICE Rotterdam and the globalCOAL ICE Newcastle Coal futures co
ADX Announces Stakeholder Satisfaction And Market Sentiment Indices - ADX Engages With Key Stakeholders And Today Announces The Results Of Its Satisfaction Surveys As Part Of Its Ongoing Consultation Process

Date 13/01/2010

Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) today announced the results of its Stakeholder Satisfaction Surveys and Market Sentiment Index. In early December ADX developed and issued separate E-questionnaire surveys for its direct market users, i.e. brokers, listed companies, custodians and registrars as well as a separate survey for investors. The survey has two distinct parts, one aimed at assessing market structure, market maturity and market sentiment, and the second posing questions with regard

Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange: Indian Rupee Futures Start Year On A High Note

Date 13/01/2010

Record open interest of 807 lots in the DGCX Indian Rupee futures contract Total volume of Indian Rupee futures rose 530% in 2009 to 66,346 contracts
Majd Shafiq’s Stock Market Notes IV: Trading Systems<SUP>*</SUP>

Date 13/01/2010

For anyone interested in the creation, flourishing and demise of markets, Harvard University’s Professor Anthony Oettinger’s congressional testimony on the breakup of AT&T should make for a good read. The testimony was delivered over three days in September 1976 but many of its observations on the state of markets, market participants and human nature continue to ring true. *In collating these notes I benefited from the works of exchange experts that are too many to mention. I
RTS Exchange: New Opportunities With Arbitrage Between Underlying Stocks And Futures Contracts

Date 13/01/2010

On January 1, 2010 changes to the articles of the Tax Code that cover taxation of individual investors’ securities trades and derivatives trades (futures and option contracts) came into effect.
New Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) On SIX Swiss Exchange

Date 13/01/2010

Seven new products have been listed in the Exchanged Traded Funds segment of SIX Swiss Exchange, taking the total to 312 ETFs. The new funds are:
FORTS: Initial Margin On Bullion Futures To Be Reduced

Date 13/01/2010

Effective January 13, 2010, in accordance with the resolution passed by the Derivatives Market Committee the size of initial margin for futures contracts on silver, platinum and palladium will be reduced. The minimum size of initial margin for these contracts will be equal to 10% of their settlement prices.