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Thomson Reuters Reports Third-Quarter 2016 Results

Date 01/11/2016

Thomson Reuters (TSX / NYSE: TRI) today reported results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2016.

"It is encouraging to see our continued progress flow through in the third-quarter numbers,” said Jim Smith, president and chief executive officer of Thomson Reuters. “Our core subscription businesses are moving in the right direction, our cost controls are working and we are increasingly confident in our execution capability. That is why we are going to pick up the pace of our transformation efforts.”

Kx Shatters STAC Benchmarks For Tick Data Analytics On Dell EMC DSSD D5

Date 01/11/2016

Kx Systems (Kx) announced today that its time-series database kdb+ set new records in independent testing on the largest dataset ever used.  Running on Dell EMC DSSD D5 Rack-Scale flash storage system with Dell EMC PowerEdge servers, Kx and Dell EMC achieved the fastest results to date in 16 of the 19 benchmarks reported within the volume-scaled multi-year M3 benchmark suite as performed and audited by STAC (The Securities Technology Analysis Center).The STAC M3 test suite is designed to test the suitability and scalability of technology stacks for managing financial time-series data. 

UK's Financial Conduct Authority Prohibits Six Individuals For Their Part In Unauthorised Collective Investment Scheme

Date 01/11/2016

In a case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Scott Crawley, Daniel Forsyth, Adam Hawkins, Ross Peters, Aaron Petrou and Dale Walker have today been prohibited from performing any function in relation to any regulated activity for their parts in the operation of an unauthorised collective investment scheme.

Equity Futures Trading Increases Rapidly On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 01/11/2016

• Volume of traded contracts rises 567% from 15,508 in September to 103,393  in October 
• Emaar Properties is most heavily traded contract

Japan Exchange Group: Trading Overview In October 2016

Date 01/11/2016

Japan Exchange Group released Trading Overview in October 2016.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: Final Settlement Price Of Crude Oil For October 2016 Contract

Date 01/11/2016

Final settlement price of Dubai Crude Oil for October 2016 contract is 31,980 yen.

SGX Iron Ore Monthly Report – October 2016

Date 01/11/2016

SGX iron ore derivative volumes totaled 111.8 mil mt in October, while open interest averaged 154.4 mil mt during the month. Our suite of ferrous products provides market participants with a wide range of trading strategies and risk management solutions.      

Market Moves To Adopt TriOptima's triResolve Margin Service In Anticipation Of 2017 Variation Margin Rules

Date 01/11/2016

TriOptima, a leading provider of OTC derivatives post-trade risk management services and infrastructure, announces today that an increasing number of financial institutions are joining the triResolve Margin service in anticipation of the new variation margin rules for non-cleared OTC derivatives effective 1 March 2017. These institutions include a variety of dealers, buy-side and corporates such as B & P Fund Services AB, BRED Banque Populaire, Länsförsäkringar Bank AB, The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland, Delta Air Lines, Inc, several major Japanese banks and many more. 

TeleWare Successfully Migrates Fixed-Call Recording Onto The Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform

Date 01/11/2016

TeleWare today announced that, at midnight  1st November 2016, it achieved another milestone for the industry and successfully migrated its TeleWare Hosted Service fixed-line call recording functions completely onto Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and datacentres. This was made possible after TeleWare made the world’s first call completely routed, recorded and analysed through Azure on 13th September 2016.

IISL Index Dashboard For The Month Ended October 2016

Date 01/11/2016

Summary:

• Nifty 50 was flat during the month and closed at 8625.70 as on October 30, 2016, an increase of 14.55 points (0.17%) as against 8611.15 as on September 30, 2016.
• The free float market capitalization of Nifty 50 index was USD 474.18 Bn. as on October 30, 2016 as against USD 474.78 Bn. as on September  30, 2016. The free float market capitalization of Nifty Next 50 index was USD 96.39 Bn. as on October 30, 2016 as against USD 93.86 Bn. as on September 30, 2016.
• Most indices across all categories gained during the one month period ending October 30, 2016. Nifty CPSE Index gained the most (8.10%) amongst all the indices during the month whereas the Nifty100 Low Volatility 30 index (-3.74%) was the biggest loser during the month.
• During the 3 month period ending October 30, 2016, the biggest gainer overall was Nifty CPSE Index (13.86%) and biggest gainers in various categories are Nifty Midcap 50 (11.59%) in broad market index category, Nifty CPSE (13.86%) in thematic index category, Nifty Alpha 50(5.45%) in strategy index category and Nifty PSU Bank (10.85%) in sectoral index category.
• The biggest overall gainer during the 1 year period ending October 30, 2016 is Nifty Metal (48.45%) and biggest gainers in their respective index categories are Nifty Midcap 50 (24.28%) in broad market index category, Nifty Commodities (32.23%) in thematic index category, Nifty100 Equal Weight (14.46%) in strategy index category and Nifty Metal (48.45%) in sectoral index category. Nifty IT index (-12.22%) was the biggest looser during the 1 year period.
• As part of annual review, IISL on October 17, 2016, announced replacements in Nifty Dividend Opportunities 50, Nifty50 Value 20 and NiftyQuality 30 indices. These changes are in effect w.e.f. November 15, 2016.