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  • ETF Securities: Gold Best Performing Commodity In 2008, While Commodity Returns Continue To Outperform Over 5 And 10 Years

    Date 14/01/2009

    Gold was the star performer in 2008 with a 44% return in GBP terms, outperforming equities Commodities remain best performing asset class over five and ten years Strong increase in net inflows into ETFS physically-backed gold products in 2008 Oil inflows continue as long oil ETCs reach new records Short ETCs best performers in 2008 with ETFS Short Gasoline (SGAS)

  • FORTS: Number Of Trades In US Dollar Futures Reached A Record High

    Date 14/01/2009

    On January 13, 2009 a new record was set on FORTS.

  • Question: How Should Banks Now Be Supervised In The EU? - Answer: Let Countries Choose Whether To Use The ECB Or Not

    Date 14/01/2009

    Banking supervision in the European Union has failed. The main institutional reforms currently being proposed are also likely to fail. In a new paper, “Empowering the ECB to Supervise Banks: A Choice-Based Approach”, Hertig, Lee & McCahery propose a novel choice-oriented approach. It would allow Member states the option to delegate prudential supervision of their largest banks to the European Central Bank, while still retaining the right to re-assume such a role for themselves at a later date

  • Instinet Issues Q4 2008 Volume Statistics For U.S. Operations

    Date 14/01/2009

    Instinet Incorporated, a global leader in electronic trading and agency-only brokerage services, today released Q4 2008 volume figures for its US-based subsidiary, Instinet, LLC. Overall average daily trading volume, average daily CBXTM volume and average daily volume executed through the Instinet Execution ExpertsTM algorithmic trading suite for the quarter all reached record levels for the 40-year old firm.

  • Neonet Offers Trading Access To Mexican Stock Exchange

    Date 14/01/2009

    Neonet, the neutral provider of global direct market access brokerage services and trading technology, is now offering trading access to the Mexican Stock Exchange. By adding Mexico to its offering of approximately 35 global marketplaces, Neonet extends its access of trading into Latin America for the first time.

  • The Methodology For Calculation Of The RTS Index Amended

    Date 14/01/2009

    As of January 19, 2009 new versions of the methodologies for calculation of the RTS Index and the Sectoral RTS Indices come into force.

  • Estonian Securities Market In 2008

    Date 14/01/2009

    On the securities markets, last year will be marked by a global financial crisis. Pessimism reached the securities market earlier than in the real economic statistics, resulting in a more than 60% drop in stock exchange indices (OMX Tallinn -62.98%, Baltic Benchmark Cap GI -66.69%). The annual turnover of NASDAQ OMX Tallinn Stock Exchange was MEUR 618 at 77 265 transactions. The average value of a stock transaction was EUR 7997.

  • SGX AsiaClear® Doubles Volume Of Over-The-Counter Trades Cleared In 2008

    Date 14/01/2009

    Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX) announced today that SGX AsiaClear® has increased its volume of over-the-counter (OTC) trades cleared in 2008 by 98% to 50,797 contracts compared to 2007. The total value of the trades cleared was US$6.3 billion. AsiaClear’s network of trading counterparties expanded to 260 counterparty accounts at the end of December 2008, representing a more than 60% increase compared to end of December 2007.

  • Chicago Climate Futures Exchange Announces New Record For Daily Volume

    Date 13/01/2009

    Chicago Climate Futures Exchange® (CCFE®), a CFTC Designated Contract Market and wholly-owned subsidiary of Chicago Climate Exchange® (CCX®), announced yesteroday that CCFE established a new record for total daily volume with 9,538 contracts traded on January 9, 2009.

  • On Point And AFA Connect On Options Order Routing - Combines Smart Capability With Efficient EMS/OMS

    Date 13/01/2009

    On Point Executions LLC, an agency-only broker, and Advanced Financial Applications (AFA), a leading provider of EMS/OMS trading technologies to buy and sell side financial organizations, today announced that On Point’s smart option order routing system, STING, is now available on AFA’s IMPACTPro™ platform. Using the connectivity provided by On Point and AFA, clients will have a robust smart routing capability for options orders combined with a single processing from execution to clearing and