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Investor Activity On GPW Markets: May 2015

Date 03/06/2015

• The value of trade on the Electronic Order Book[1] in equities on the Main Market was PLN 17.2 billion in May 2015, an increase of 5.5% year on year.
• The total value of trading on NewConnect was PLN 106.1 million in May 2015, an increase of 34,0% year on year.
• The value of bond issues listed on Catalyst was PLN 67.1 billion at the end of May 2015, an increase of 3.7% year on year.
• The total volume of trading in electricity was 13.9 TWh in May 2015, an increase of 19.6% year on year.
• The volume of trading in property rights to certificates of origin more than quadrupled year on year to 7.3 TWh in May 2015.
• The total volume of spot and forward trading in gas was 5.6 TWh in May 2015.

Euronext Announces Monthly Trading Volumes For May 2015

Date 03/06/2015

Euronext, the leading exchange in the Eurozone, today announced trading volumes for May 2015.

ESMA Updates List Of Authorised Trade Repositories – ICE Trade Vault Europe Ltd. Adds Forex Derivatives To Its Services

Date 03/06/2015

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published today an update of its list of authorises trade repositories which are authorised under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR). Today’s update concerns ICE Trade Vault Europe Ltd. which has extended its services to forex derivatives.

Thomson Reuters Expands Coverage Of Canada’s Fixed Income Market - New Agreement With CBID Will Provide Eikon And Elektron Real Time Users With Greater Access To Canadian Bonds

Date 03/06/2015

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of information for businesses and professionals, now offers increased depth of coverage in Canada’s fixed income markets from the electronic bond trading marketplace CBID, operated by Perimeter Markets Inc.

Seed Alpha Appoints Peter Allen As Chairman

Date 03/06/2015

Seed Alpha - the new technology company that revolutionises the way institutional investors use and manage research – today announced the appointment of Peter Allen as Chairman.

Tokyo Commodity Exchange: May Volume Averaged 94,241 Contracts Per Day, Up 6.6% M-on-M

Date 03/06/2015

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange announced today that average daily trading volume for May 2015 was 94,241 contracts, up 6.6% from April 2015. Year-on-year it gained 27.6%. Gold, which is TOCOM’s most actively traded product, saw volume rise 4.7% to 31,336 contracts and Rubber rose 37.0% to 11,481 contracts. These gains outpaced decreases in Platinum of 11.7% to 11,812 contracts and Crude Oil’s drop of 17.5% to 12,760 contracts.

Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Rings Bell To Celebrate Listing Of 913 Million Dollar Sukuk By Emirates Airline On Nasdaq Dubai

Date 03/06/2015

• Listing underlines Dubai’s growth as global Capital of Islamic Economy
• Nasdaq Dubai supports global visibility of airline’s Islamic capital-raising activities   

DGCX Launches 4 New Products

Date 03/06/2015

• DGCX  to list two new unique Indian contracts - India Gold Quanto Futures and  Indian Rupee Quanto Futures
• Exchange to introduce Mini Polypropylene Futures contract  
• Existing Plastics Futures contract to be upsized

HKEx Launches Innovative New WeChat Account Packed With Real Time Stock Connect Trading Information

Date 03/06/2015

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) released a new account on WeChat (Weixin), a social network and messaging platform with a large user-base in Mainland China, to provide easy access to real-time trading information about Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect for Mainland investors.

HKFE Announces Margin Rates In Connection With Its Adjustment And Transfer Of Hutchison Whampoa Futures Contracts

Date 03/06/2015

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced previously that Hutchison Whampoa Limited (Hutchison Whampoa) futures contracts that existed after the market close yesterday (2 June 2015) would be adjusted and transferred to the CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (CK Hutchison) futures contract in the first column of the table below.