News Centre

OpenLink Provides Javelin Global Commodities With Leading Trading And Risk Management Platform

Date 21/07/2015

OpenLink, the global leader in trading and risk management solutions to the energy, commodities, corporate, and financial services industries, today announces its selection by new international commodities marketing and trading enterprise - Javelin Global Commodities (Javelin), as their trading and risk management system, supporting the enterprise’s drive for growth in financial and physical trading.

CME Group And Multi Commodity Exchange Of India Sign Memorandum Of Understanding

Date 21/07/2015

• Joint viability study of International Finance Service Center in India to be conducted
• Existing licensing agreement on energy futures settlement prices renewed

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For CNOOC Futures

Date 21/07/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 23 July 2015, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

Getting The Language Right, By Denis Ignatovich, Co-Founder Aesthetic Integration

Date 21/07/2015

I sincerely hope you never find yourself in such a situation, but for the purpose of this exercise, imagine you’re sitting in a hotel room and suddenly hear the fire alarm go off. You open the door and smell the smoke. You arrived late the night before, so you’re not really too aware of the surroundings. 

ESMA Publishes Updates To Q&As On The Application Of The AIFMD

Date 21/07/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) publishes updated questions and answers on the application of the AIFMD.

Cairo Amman Bank Amman Stock Exchange Report

Date 21/07/2015

Cairo Amman Bank has issued their Amman Stock Exchange Report.

LME Clear Receives Bank Of England Approval For Trade-Compression Service

Date 21/07/2015

LME Clear, the clearing house for the London Metal Exchange market, has received approval from the Bank of England (BoE) to launch a trade-compression service, giving members the opportunity to reduce the notional value of their positions and simplify their portfolio management.

Eurex Expands Its Dividend Index Derivatives Offering - Introduction Of First Global STOXX Dividend Index Derivatives - Launch Of STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index Contracts On 20 July

Date 21/07/2015

The international derivatives marketplace Eurex Exchange, part of Deutsche Börse Group, launched new futures and options based on the STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index yesterday. With this step, Eurex Exchange expands its dividend index product suite, which currently comprises the DivDAX and Euro STOXX Select Dividend 30 indices. Whereas the two existing contracts cover German and European stocks, the STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index offers investors the ideal tool to invest into 100 high dividend-yielding companies across developed countries from North America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. As of June 2015, nearly 1.7 billion euros in assets are invested in ETFs that are based on the STOXX Global Select Dividend 100 Index.

Hellenic Capital Market Commission Announcement - Short Selling Extension

Date 21/07/2015

The Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), during its 1/721 /20.07.2015 Board of Directors meeting, further to the relevant Opinion issued by ESMA on the same day, and in view of the recent developments in the banking and wider economic sector in Greece and especially the Legislative Act 84 / 18.07.2015, according to which, despite the lifting of bank holiday, there needs to be a decision by the Minister of Finance in order to lift the ban on transfers of funds to acquire financial instruments and restart transactions on the Hellenic Stock Exchange, has decided to extend the temporary prohibition of transactions in any financial instrument which would create a short position of the shares admitted to trading on the Athens Exchange and the Multilateral Trading Facility of “EN.A” (Alternative Market of the Athens Exchange) of which the relative Competent Authority is HCMC.

Euronext Adds Options On IMCD To Its Spotlight Segment

Date 21/07/2015

Today Euronext expands it Spotlight options offering with new options on IMCD N.V, a leading distributor of speciality chemicals and food ingredients (ticker symbol: IMD). The options follow the company’s successful IPO on Euronext and are available for trading on the Amsterdam market with immediate effect.