FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

News Centre

News

CPSS-IOSCO Working Group On The Review Of The Recommendations For Central Counterparties

Date 20/07/2009

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (CPSS) and the Technical Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) have set up a working group to review the application of the 2004 CPSS-IOSCO Recommendations for Central Counterparties to clearing arrangements for over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives. The recommendations, which were developed by the CPSS and the IOSCO Technical Committee, s
NASDAQ OMX President Magnus Bocker Departs For Leadership Position In Asia

Date 20/07/2009

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) today announced that Magnus Bocker, President of NASDAQ OMX, has advised the company that he intends to step down from his role effective September 2. Mr. Bocker will join the Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) as Chief Executive Officer beginning in December.
Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Weekly Market Views – July 20, 2009

Date 20/07/2009

Click here to download the Dubai Gold And Commodities Exchange Xchange weekly update for July 20.
Bursa Malaysia Improves Financial Performance In Second Quarter With Rm35 Million Profit - Increase Due To Better Trading Volumes And Market Sentiment

Date 20/07/2009

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Bursa Malaysia) today reported a higher net profit of RM35 million for the second quarter ended 30 June 2009, a 22% jump compared to RM28.6 million profit recorded in the second quarter of 2008. Operating revenue improved by 12% to RM86.8 million in the period under review compared to RM77.5 million in the previous corresponding quarter. For the half-year ended 30 June 2009, Bursa Malaysia recorded a net profit of RM50.5 million - a 29% decline compared to the net profi
Dow Jones STOXX 600 Factoids - July 17, 2009

Date 20/07/2009

As of June 30, 2009 Dow Jones STOXX 600, up 13.42 points, or 6.80% this week to 210.67. Snaps a four-week losing streak. Best week since the week ending November 28, 2008. Today, it is up 0.81 points, or 0.39%. Up for the fifth straight trading day. Up 13.42 points, or 6.80% over the past five trading days. Off 48.05% from its record closing high of 405.50, hit on March 6, 2000. Month-to-date, it is up 2.35%. Year-to-date, it is up 6.99%.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange Resuming Bait Order Generation Related To Standard Combination Order (SCO)

Date 20/07/2009

As previously announced on June 29 (2009 TOCOM Notice No.140) and on July 10 (2009 TOCOM Notice No. 153), TOCOM has been suspending the generation of bait orders from Tuesday, June 30, since the problem related to bait orders occurred, and has been conducting verification tests on the patched program.
Dubai Financial Market Company Posts AED 186.8 Million Net Profits In First Half Year-2009

Date 20/07/2009

Dubai Financial Market (PJSC) today announced its financial results for the second quarter of the year ending June 30th 2009, recording a net profit of AED 128.3 million, compared to AED 58.5 million in the previous quarter, representing a growth of 119%. Net profits for the first half of 2009 stood at AED 186.8 million. The big leap in Q2 net profits reflects the significant increase in market activity as total trade value jumped 113% to AED 58.8 billion compared to AED 27.6 billion in Q1
Shanghai Stock Exchange Vice President Liu Xiaodong: ETFs Enjoys A Big Boom

Date 20/07/2009

"The development of ETF has been beyond our imagination and it is now making good time." Vice President Liu Xiaodong of the Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE) said at the ICBC Credit Suisse SSE Central State-owned Enterprises ETF release conference yesterday that the SSE would drive the development of ETF further to enrich the variety of the ETF products and gradually build it into one of the major SSE products.
High-Frequency Trading And Capital-Constrained Dealers Scuttled LSE's Exchange-Traded Contracts For Difference (CFDs), Says TABB Group - New Research Says Listing Failure Is A Lost Industry Opportunity To Move An OTC Derivative To An Electronically-Traded

Date 20/07/2009

In a new research report, TABB Group says that high-frequency trading and capital-constrained dealers failed to support the plan from the London Stock Exchange (LSE) to introduce contracts for difference (CFD) trading on its order book. According to TABB, this listing failure represents a lost opportunity by regulators and dealers to unite and demonstrate to the financial markets industry that an over-the-counter (OTC) derivative product can be moved to an exchange.
CFTC: Subcommittee Considers Options To Remedy Convergence

Date 17/07/2009

On Monday, June 8, 2009, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m., members of the Subcommittee on Convergence in Agricultural Commodity Markets conducted their first public conference call. The subcommittee was formed under the jurisdiction of the CFTC’s Agricultural Advisory Committee to identify the causes of poor cash-futures convergence in select agricultural commodity markets and advise on actions to remedy the situation.