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ICE Benchmark Administration Completes Transition To New ISDAFIX Calculation Methodology - Benchmark Renamed ICE Swap Rate

Date 01/04/2015

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE), the leading global network of exchanges and clearing houses, today announced that ICE Benchmark Administration (IBA) has completed the transition to a new calculation methodology for ISDAFIX, the global benchmark for interest rate swaps, which has been renamed ICE Swap Rate, effective April 1, 2015.

ACER Calls For Comments On The Network Code On Emergency And Restoration

Date 01/04/2015

By the end of March the Agency received from ENTSO-E the Network Code on Emergency and Restoration, including its supporting document. This Network Code aims at achieving, maintaining and restoring a satisfactory level of operational security of the interconnected transmission systems in real time, to support the efficient functioning of the European internal electricity market, and to allow the integration of renewable energy sources.

DME Reaches Significant New Milestone Of 8 Billion barrels Traded On The Exchange

Date 01/04/2015

DME announced yesterday that it has now reached the 8 billion barrel mark, with a total of 8 million contracts (eqv. 8 billion barrels) traded on the exchange.

Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission Reprimands And Fines Merrill Lynch Far East Limited $2 Million For Regulatory Breaches

Date 01/04/2015

The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has reprimanded and fined Merrill Lynch Far East Limited (Merrill Lynch Far East) $2 million for regulatory breaches and internal control failings relating to position limit failures.

The Spanish Stock Exchange Traded €85.6 Bn. In March, Up 32% Year On Year - The Best Month Of March Since 2008

Date 01/04/2015

• The equity trading volume for the first quarter was up 37%, at €260.3 billion
• The ETF trading volume grew 71% in March
• The trading volume in the Warrants and Certificates market in the first quarter was up 61% year-on-year
• The trading volume in the Derivatives market in March grew 10.5% year-on-year
• Corporate Debt trading in the first quarter totalled €159.1 billion and the volume of admissions increased twofold

Börse Berlin: Q1 2015 - Increase In Turnover And Trades

Date 01/04/2015

Börse Berlin´s both market places, Xontro and Equiduct, together achieved a turnover of €19.6 billion in the first three months of 2015, an increase of about 19% compared to the first quarter 2014 (€16.5 billion). The number of trades rose by 13% to 2.45 million (Q1/2014: 2.77 million).

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Date 01/04/2015

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Turnover At Deutsche Börse’s Cash Markets At 162.6 Billion Euros In March

Date 01/04/2015

Order book turnover on Xetra, Börse Frankfurt and Tradegate Exchange across all asset classes stood at €162.6 billion in March (March 2014: €120.2 billion). 

March Statistics Report From The Nasdaq Nordic Exchanges

Date 01/04/2015

Share Trading

The value of average daily share trading amounted to EUR 3.5 billion, compared to EUR 2.7 billion during the past 12-month period. The average number of trades per trading day was 415,576 compared to 365,855 during the past 12-month period. The total market cap of listed companies at Nasdaq Nordic Exchange amounted to EUR 1 183 billion, compared to EUR 985 billion in March 2014.

EEX Trading Volumes In March - Trading Volume On The Power Derivatives Market Increases By 69 Percent – Record Volumes In French, Greek, Italian And Spanish Power Futures

Date 01/04/2015

In March 2015, trading volumes on the Power Derivatives Market of the European Energy Exchange (EEX) amounted to 223.6 TWh. Compared to the same month in the previous year the volume increased by 69 percent (March 2014: 132.0 TWh).