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Deutsche Börse: 109 Billion Euros Turned Over On Xetra In March - 19.1 Million Transactions On Xetra

Date 02/04/2012

Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €115.2 billion in March – a decrease by 23 percent year-on-year (March 2011: €150.0 billion). Of the €115.2 billion, €109.4 billion were attributable to Xetra – a decrease by 23 percent y-o-y (March 2011: €141.6 billion). €5.9 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading, a 30 percent decrease y-o-y (March 2011: €8.4 billion). Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled approximately €3.5 billion in March.
STOXX Monthly Index Report – March 2012 In Review

Date 02/04/2012

As of March 30, 2012 stock market indices in Europe, Asia, the U.S. and globally were up and down in March, according to global index provider STOXX Limited. For the month of March, the Europe, Asia, U.S. and global markets were down -1.35% and -1.32%; and up 2.52% and 0.64%, respectively.
IntercontinentalExchange Introduces Enhanced Execution And Order Management Tools

Date 02/04/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, announced the successful release of WebICE version 12.600 as well as other ICE platform improvements, including additional support for customized trading strategies.
MARKIT Acquires Securities Lending Analytics Specialist Data Explorers - New Acquisition Expands Markit’s Footprint In Equity And Fixed Income Markets

Date 02/04/2012

Markit, a leading, global financial information services company, today announced the acquisition of Data Explorers, a leading provider of global securities lending data, from mid-market private equity firm Bowmark Capital.
FX Alliance Inc. Hires CIO Steve Rubinow

Date 02/04/2012

FX Alliance Inc. ("FXall") (NYSE: FX - News), the world's leading electronic foreign exchange platform, announced today that Steve Rubinow has joined the company as Chief Information Officer. Based in FXall's New York headquarters, Mr. Rubinow is responsible for leading the company's technology operations globally, and reports directly to Phil Weisberg, Chief Executive Officer of FXall.

Four new iShares Equity Index ETFs Launched On Xetra ETFs Track Individual Commodity Sectors And Companies From Industrialised And Emerging Market Countries

Date 02/04/2012

Four new equity index ETFs issued by iShares have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Monday.
LME Cobalt Trading Surges To New Records

Date 02/04/2012

The London Metal Exchange (LME) saw record volumes transacted in LME Cobalt in March 2012 with 1,310 lots traded, the equivalent of $40 million.
FPL Releases Industry Developed FIX Guidelines For Global Post-Trade Processing - FPL Provides Guidance To Facilitate The Adoption Of FIX Standards For Equity Post-Trade Processing, Creating The Potential For The Industry To Benefit From Increased Availability, Improved Risk Management, Enhanced Transparency, Reduced Costs And Increased Efficiencies For Post-Trade Processing

Date 02/04/2012

FIX Protocol Limited (FPL), the non-profit, global industry standards organisation at the heart of the electronic trading community, today announces the release of industry developed FIX guidelines to enhance the global equity post-trade process between the buy-side and sell-side. The guidelines have been produced by the FPL Americas Buy-Side Working Group, and cover post-trade processing for both US and non-US equity markets. To view these guidelines, please click here.
Prevention Of Sales Tax Fraud In Power And Gas Trading: EEX Welcomes Legislative Amendments In France And The Netherlands

Date 02/04/2012

Following the introduction of the reverse charge procedure for trading in emission allowances in a large number of EU member states in the year 2010, France and the Netherlands have introduced corresponding tax law amendments for national power and gas trading transactions. The national procedures supplement international rules; however, in this context, they are limited to the French and Dutch wholesale markets. The sales tax treatment of the final consumers remains unchanged in both cases.
Initial Margin Requirement To Be Changed For The Markets Of OJSC MICEX-RTS And Saint-Petersburg Exchange

Date 02/04/2012

Please be advised that in accordance with recommendations of the MICEX-RTS Derivatives committee, RTS Clearing Center have changed initial margin values for the FORTS Derivatives market, derivatives market of Saint-Petersburg Exchange, Standard sector of the MICEX-RTS Securities market and RTS Money as follows. The new values of the initial margin will take effect on April 3, 2012 after the end of the evening clearing session.