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The World Federation Of Exchanges Releases 2015 Derivatives IOMA Market Survey

Date 18/04/2016

• Exchange traded derivatives volumes rose 12%.  
• Equity derivatives retain top slot but currency and commodity derivatives show largest volume growth.

Paul Constantinou To Bolster Contango Sales Team

Date 18/04/2016

Contango, the specialist derivatives consultancy, is delighted to announce that Paul Constantinou will be working with its sales and business development team, with a specific emphasis on Technology.

Most Important Swiss Payment System Relaunched Successfully

Date 18/04/2016

On 14 April 2016 SIX went live with the new Swiss Interbank Clearing (SIC) payment system. After 30 years of operation, the SIC system was completely redeveloped on behalf of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Swiss financial center. The new system enables banks to process their payments traffic in Swiss francs continuously and even more efficiently.

Shenzhen Stock Exchange Market Bulletin 18 April, 2016, Issue 12

Date 18/04/2016

Last week, Shenzhen Component Index stood at 10733.6 points after adding 3.1%. SME Index edged up 2.7% to 7011.9 points. ChiNext Index advanced 3.6% to 2309.7 points. Total turnover for stocks and funds on SZSE was US$324.3 billion, or a 18.3% increase from the week before.

Exegy Establishes Reg SCI Credentials With Market Leaders

Date 18/04/2016

Exegy Inc., a leading provider of managed services and low-latency technology for market data normalization and distribution, has announced today its ability to support financial market participants subject to Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity (Reg SCI).   Over the past year, Exegy developed a new package of managed services, product and remote management infrastructure features in close partnership with two of the largest alternative trading system (ATS) operators in U.S. equities, as well as the International Securities Exchange (ISE) which operates three U.S. options exchanges. “Our integrated managed service model enables us to stretch beyond the boundaries of typical vendor relationships in order to form strategic partnerships with our customers.  We welcomed the opportunity to engage with our customers to sort through the requirements of Reg SCI and to develop the capabilities required by firms subject to the new regulations,” says Exegy chief executive officer James O’Donnell.  “It was an outstanding opportunity to enhance the value of our products and managed services.  We are now prepared to assist additional firms that are seeking to develop or to improve their Reg SCI compliance regime, in addition to improving the performance and cost effectiveness of their mission-critical market data infrastructure,” adds O’Donnell.

SGX Welcomes Acromec To Catalist

Date 18/04/2016

Singapore Exchange (SGX) today welcomed Acromec Limited (Acromec) to Catalist under the stock code “43F”.  

Dalian Commodity Exchange: Notice On Adjusting The Price Limits And The Minimum Trading Margin Of Metallurgical Coke And Coking Coal Futures

Date 18/04/2016

In accordance with the "Measures of Dalian Commodity Exchange for Risk Management", it is decided upon discussion that starting from the settlement on April 18, 2016, DCE will adjust the up and down price limits of the metallurgical coke and the coking coal futures to 6% and the minimum trading margin to 8%.

Invest Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 2016

Date 18/04/2016

12th Invest Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Capital Market Conference held on April 12th-13th

Dalian Commodity Exchange Develops Agricultural Derivatives Market And Serves Modern Agriculture Accurately

Date 18/04/2016

Chinese government directs the way for the agricultural derivatives market

This year’s report on the work of government proposed to "speed up efforts to develop modern agriculture and ensure sustained increases in rural incomes”. “we will speed up the structural adjustment in agriculture,” The Chinese authorities wrote it in the report. “Following the principle of letting the market determine prices and delinking subsidies from prices, we will reform in an active yet prudent way the system of corn purchase and storage to ensure reasonable returns of corn-growing farmers.”

The Saudi Stock Exchange Announces The Publication Of The Weekly Stock Market Ownership And Trading Activity Report (By Nationality And Investor Type)

Date 17/04/2016

The total value of shares traded for the week ending 14 April 2016 amounted to SAR 25.18 billion, increasing by 9.95% over the previous week; while total stock market capitalization reached SAR 1,489.64 billion at the end of this period, increasing by 3.19% over the previous week.