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G. H. Financials Selects Orc’s Electronic Execution Solution To Expand Its Clearing Business

Date 07/04/2014

Orc, the global leader in derivatives trading technology, today announced that G. H. Financials, a leading clearing and settlement services provider, has chosen Orc’s Electronic Execution solution to support its expansion into the options clearing business globally. Delivered as a managed service, it enables G. H. Financials to provide their clients with low latency, ESMA compliant market access together with advanced pre-trade risk management.

NASDAQ OMX Commodities Expands Into New Markets As Part Of Global Strategy - Integration Of NOS Clearing Expands Offering To Include Global Freight, Seafood And Fuel Oil

Date 07/04/2014

NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:NDAQ) today completed the integration of NOS Clearing ASA into NASDAQ OMX Clearing AB. Thereby NASDAQ OMX Commodities continues its global expansion strategy into new markets. The integration of NOS Clearing products and staff provides NASDAQ OMX Clearing with additional capabilities in the global commodities markets. Clients across the globe gain access to a wide variety of new products including tanker and dry cargo freight, fuel oil, seafood derivatives, iron ore and electricity certificates.

GreySpark: Majority Of Asia-Pacific Buyside Firms Are Unprepared For OTC Derivatives Clearing Regulations

Date 07/04/2014

• Asia-Pacific buyside firms are largely unprepared for the future complexity of OTC derivatives central clearing regulations in the region, according to investment bank clearing brokers.
• While most Asia-Pacific buyside firms have not yet selected a clearing broker for trades in uncleared OTC derivatives, the companies are asking banks to provide them with the same central clearing value-added services available to the buyside in the EU and US.

Aquis Exchange Appoints Richard Bennett As An Independent Non-Executive Director

Date 07/04/2014

Aquis Exchange, the subscriptions-based European equities exchange*, today announced that Richard E T Bennett has joined its board as an independent non-executive director. 

Kevin Green Joins Contango From Santander - Leading Derivatives Consultancy Also Strengthens Project Management Capability

Date 07/04/2014

Contango, the specialist derivatives consultancy, is delighted to announce a key addition to its burgeoning team of industry specialists with the arrival of Kevin Green, most recently, executive director at Santander as Director, Sales and Account Management.

SGX Commodities Newsflash: A Quantum Leap In Iron Ore Derivatives

Date 07/04/2014

• SGX Iron Ore derivatives reached record monthly volumes and open interest of 48.8 mil MT and 35.5 mil MT respectively on the back of higher volatility and more counterparties.

• Deeper liquidity along the entire SGX Iron Ore forward curve makes for more effective hedging.

• Potential convergence of SGX Iron Ore and DCE Iron Ore prices for the maturing contract, indicates spread trading opportunities.

Palestine Securities Exchange Monthly Investor Newsletter- March 2014

Date 07/04/2014

Click here to dowqnload the March 2014 edition of the PEX Monthly Investor Newsletter.

Tokyo Stock Exchange ETF/ETN Monthly Report For March 2014

Date 07/04/2014

• The ETF/ETN market remained vibrant in March 2014, with a daily average trading value of about JPY 119.2 billion and monthly trading value reaching about JPY 2.38 trillion.
• Leveraged ETFs continued to be a driving force in the market, with NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index Exchange Traded Fund (1570) sustaining its more than 60% share of ETF/ETN market trading value.
• NEXT FUNDS Russia RTS Linked Exchange Traded Fund (1324) also saw considerable gains in trading.

Non Jordanian Investment At The Amman Stock Exchange During March 2014

Date 06/04/2014

The total value of shares that were bought by Non-Jordanian investors since the beginnig of the year until the end of March 2014 was JD 112.7 million, representing 14.8% of the overall trading value, while the value of shares sold by them amounted to JD129.3 million. As a result, the net of non-Jordanian investment showed a decrease of JD16.5 million, compared to an increase of JD 52.3 million for the same period of 2013. 

The Egyptian Society Of Accountants And Auditors Organizes A Workshop In Collaboration With EGX & EFSA

Date 06/04/2014

The Egyptian Society of Accountants & Auditors in collaboration with The Egyptian Exchange & Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authority, is organizing a workshop entitled "Differences between the International Financial Reporting Standards and the Egyptian Accounting Standards?.