News Centre

G. H. Financials And Object Trading Bring The World To ASX 24

Date 16/03/2016

Object Trading and G. H. Financials announced readily-available direct market access to the ASX 24.  G. H. Financials, a leader in order-routing, clearing and settlement services to the world’s derivatives markets, has become a conformed broker on the managed DMA (Direct Market Access) service platform of Object Trading, a provider of a global, multi-asset trading infrastructure.   Market participants can now easily trade on the ASX 24, with minimal onboarding times, as G. H. Financials’ execution, clearing, and risk management infrastructure and related setup processes are in place and already active on the Object Trading platform.

FIA Comments On CFTC’s Proposed Rule On Automated Trading

Date 16/03/2016

FIA filed a comment letter with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today in response to its proposed rule on automated trading. 

Nasdaq Futures Welcomes Straits Financial

Date 16/03/2016

Nasdaq announced today that Straits Financial is now an approved Futures Commission Merchants (FCM) for trading on Nasdaq’s U.S.-based designated contract market (DCM), which offers futures and options on key energy benchmarks, including oil, natural gas and U.S. power.

ESMA Announces Vacancies For Seconded National Experts

Date 16/03/2016

Vacancies for cost-free SNEs in the Markets, Investors & Issuers, and Legal, Cooperation and Convergence Departments. 

Nasdaq Futures Market Showing Consistent Growth

Date 16/03/2016

• Robust market support with more than 7 million contracts since July 2015 launch
• Consistent growth of 20% in volume and open interest
• More than 20% market share in natural gas options on multiple trading days demonstrates support from energy trading community

BM&FBOVESPA In Panel Discussion On The Future Of Clearinghouses, In Florida

Date 16/03/2016

Over March 15-18, BM&FBOVESPA will be taking part in the FIA Boca 2016 annual international meeting that discusses the derivatives, options and swaps market.

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. Rule 2.10 Announcement

Date 16/03/2016

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (“ICE”) (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global exchanges and clearing houses and provider of data and listings services, confirms, in accordance with Rule 2.10 of the City Code on Takeovers and Mergers (the "Code"), that as of the close of business on 15 March 2016, it had 119,034,250 shares of common stock, having US$0.01 par value each, in issue and admitted to trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) US45866F1049, excluding shares of common stock held in treasury

BME Will Propose Appointment Of Mª Helena Dos Santos As New Member Of The Board

Date 16/03/2016

BME Board of Directors will propose for approval at next General Shareholders´ Meeting the appointment of the Brazilian citizen, María Helena Dos Santos Fernandes Santana, as new independent Member of the Board.

CFTC Orders Equinox Fund Management, LLC To Pay Over $5.65 Million For Material Misstatements And Omissions

Date 16/03/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Order filing and settling charges against Equinox Fund Management, LLC (Equinox). The Order finds that Equinox, a CFTC-registered Commodity Pool Operator (CPO), made material misstatements and omissions in its disclosure documents and annual and quarterly reports concerning its operation of a multi-advisor commodity pool, theFrontier Fund (TFF), which offered investments in several separate and distinct series.

Innovative Insurance Start-Up, SafeShare, Launches First Blockchain Insurance Solution For The Sharing Economy

Date 16/03/2016

Vrumi connects professionals needing work space with householders who have rooms, through an online marketplace. Vrumi have partnered with SafeShare Global, a pioneering start-up insurance business focusing on the sharing economy, to develop the first fully integrated insurance product to give home owners 100% peace of mind.