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Top 15 Sovereign And Corporate Credit Default Swaps - Provided By The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC)

Date 07/03/2012

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) is publishing a weekly email containing simple, easy-to-read tables listing credit default swaps (CDS) contracts on the top 15 sovereign and corporate reference entities by net notional amount as well as the Top 10 volume movers, both corporate and sovereign, by percentage change based on the net notional amount registered in its Trade Information Warehouse for the week ending March 2, 2012, along with historical data. 

Global Currency Manager Omaha Foreign Exchange Implements Panopticon Data Visualizations - The Firm Selected Panopticon Data Visualization Tools To Be Part Of Its Integrated Forex Trading System

Date 07/03/2012

Panopticon Software the leading provider of visual data analysis software for real-time, CEPand historical time series data, today announced that Omaha Foreign Exchange (OFX) is implementing Panopticon’s CEP-enabled Treemaps, Heatmaps and other data visualizations in its proprietary trading systems.  

Newedge Announces Three Senior Appointments To Prime Clearing Services (PCS) Team

Date 07/03/2012

Newedge, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, announced today three senior appointments in the Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) division of its Prime Clearing Services (PCS) team.

SIX Swiss Exchange And Scoach Switzerland: Trading Turnover Rises In February 2012

Date 07/03/2012

As the latest statistical monthly report[PDF] shows, trading volumes on SIX Swiss Exchange and Scoach Switzerland rose once again in February 2012. All segments combined posted growth of 12.2% on the previous month, reaching CHF 88'885 million. January 2012 had already seen double digit growth. While equities, including funds + ETSFs + ETPs, recorded gains of 14.7% (to CHF 58'093 million) and ETFs were up by 18.6% (to CHF 7'630 million), turnover in the CHF bonds segment rose by 6.0% (to CHF 19'039 million); only structured products and warrants were down by -10.2% (to CHF 2'999 million).

Over 17 Million Shares Put Up For Auction On The AX In February

Date 07/03/2012

The AX Trading Network, the new electronic trading community for trading smallcap stocks, today announced that in February its members conducted over 200 unique auctions on The AX. This number does not count multiple auctions in the same stock on the same day. The average "Initiated" order size of those auctions was 83,000 shares, meaning that there were 17.3 million shares of liquidity put up for auction on The AX. 

Qatar Exchange Expands Range Of Benchmark And Tradable Indices

Date 07/03/2012

Qatar Exchange today announced the launch of a number of new equity indices to complement the existing QE Index. The new indices will be live from April 1, 2012.  A total return version of the QE index will be disseminated in real-time; measuring price performance and income from dividends, thus representing the total return earned in a portfolio tracking the underlying price index. QE  will also introduce All Share and sector indices, a series that provides investors with an overall market benchmark and enhanced tools to evaluate sector performance in real-time.

HKEx Publishes Online Fact Book For 2011

Date 07/03/2012

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) has published its annual fact book on the HKEx website.

ATHEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin February 2012

Date 07/03/2012

Please click here to view the ATHEX Monthly Statistical Bulletin for February 2012.

European Commission Proposal On Improving Securities Settlement In The EU And On Central Securities Depositaries – Frequently Asked Questions

Date 07/03/2012

1. What does the proposed regulation address?

The proposal aims to harmonise both the timing and conduct of securities settlement in Europe and the rules governing Central Securities Depositories (CSDs) which operate the infrastructures enabling settlement.

With regard to settlement, the proposal harmonises timing and discipline of securities settlement in the EU.

Regarding CSDs, it creates, for the first time at European level, a common authorisation, supervision and regulatory framework for CSDs.

FTSE China Index Series Quarterly Review - China Oilfield Services (A) & Huaneng Power International (A) To Be Added To FTSE China A50 Index - FTSE China 25 Index Remains Unchanged

Date 07/03/2012

FTSE Group (“FTSE”), the award winning global index provider, announces the results of the FTSE China Index Series quarterly review today.