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Richard Baker's Trading Places Column June 2015 - IDX Issue: Why Dry Bulk Shipping Needs To Set A Course For The Fast Lane

Date 09/06/2015

In my opinion, there is no market more exciting, dynamic and ultimately more volatile than the dry bulk futures market. It is a market that even at a time when freight rates are low, has the potential to deliver significant trading opportunities.

MNI Russia Consumer Sentiment Falls To 72.8 In May - Improvement In Outlook For Finances, Inflation And Jobs

Date 09/06/2015

The MNI Russia Consumer Sentiment Indicator remained broadly stable at 72.8 in May compared with 73.0 in April. Though consumer sentiment was down 17.7% on the year, our survey provides a tentative sign that we have reached a trough in confidence as some measures in our survey appear to have stabilised following January’s sharp setback. In particular, consumers are less pessimistic about their current financial situation than they were at the start of the year, while their expectations for business conditions in five years’ time have recovered the ground lost from January’s drop.

CQG To Provide Connectivity To CRYEX Crypto Currency Trading Platform - CQG Will Give CRYEX Market Participants An Order-Routing, Risk Management And Data Analysis Solution

Date 09/06/2015

CRYEX, the new digital currency trading and clearing platform, is partnering with CQG, the high-performance trade routing, global market data and advanced technical analysis provider, to offer connectivity to its members and participants from launch.

Nasdaq Stockholm To Launch Sustainable Bonds List

Date 09/06/2015

Nasdaq Stockholm announced today the launch of a new list, Nasdaq Stockholm Sustainable Bonds. The list will include twelve bonds from the start, with a total nominal value of over 5.4 bn SEK. New bonds will be added on a continued basis.

Patrick Young's Trading Places Column June 2015 - IDX Issue: In Patrick’s Opinion - A Fragile Ecosystem

Date 09/06/2015

As derivatives dervishes gather in London for the annual IDX festivities, there are significant storm clouds on the horizon. Yet they look likely to be, at best a side topic, notes our columnist, Patrick L Young.

Platts Global Energy Awards Now Accepting Nominations For 2015 Program - All Nominations Must Be Received By September 10, 2015 - Winners To Be Announced Later This Year At The 17th Annual Awards Dinner In New York City

Date 09/06/2015

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2015 Platts Global Energy Awards, which recognize corporate and individual excellence in 17 Awards categories. The Awards program, often described as "the Oscars of Energy,” is now in its 17th year.

Huw Jones's Trading Places Column June 2015 - IDX Issue: Build It – But Will They Come?

Date 09/06/2015

Being the new kid on the block is not easy but if you've been around some of the other blocks already then you should know a thing or two – a bit like those behind Aquis Exchange and Plato, Europe's trading challengers.

Platts Pre-Report Survey Of Analysts Results: UNICA Sugarcane Crush - Advance Estimates Suggest A Cane Crush Of 38.76 Million Mt In Brazil's Center-South Likely 40.29% Sugar Mix For H2 May 2015

Date 09/06/2015

• Cane crush: 38.76 million metric tons (mt)
• Sugar production: 1,834.75 million mt
• Total ethanol production: 1,676.75 million liters (ltr)
• Hydrous ethanol production: 1,088.57 million ltr
• Anhydrous ethanol production: 586.14 million ltr
• Sugar mix: 40.29 %
• Ethanol mix: 59.68%

Shanghai Futures Exchange: Notice On Holiday Schedule During The 70th Anniversary Of The Victory Of The Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War And The World’s Anti-fascist War

Date 09/06/2015

According to the Notice on Holiday Schedule during the 70th Anniversary of the Victory of the Chinese People's Anti-Japanese War and the World’s Anti-fascist War from the CSRC Office (ZJBF〔2015〕No.26）, as well as to the market conditions, the Exchange further clarifies the detailed schedule for continuous trading hours during this anniversary as follows:

Bank Of America Merrill Lynch Tops Institutional Investor's Emerging EMEA Research Team - Deutsche Bank Holds Steady In Second Place - J.P. Morgan Climbs To Third

Date 08/06/2015

For a third consecutive year, Bank of America Merrill Lynch leads the Emerging Europe, Middle East & Africa Research Team,Institutional Investor's exclusive annual ranking of the region's best sell-side analysts. The firm earns a spot in 19 of the survey's 20 sectors that produced publishable results.