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PEGAS: 3 Years Of Success On The TTF Spot Market - New Volume Record In May – Reference Market For Within-Day Trading

Date 03/06/2014

Three years after its launch, the exchange gas spot market on the Dutch TTF (Title Transfer Facility) hub continues to grow at a high level. In May 2014, new records in terms of the monthly volume, the number of active trading participants and the number of registered trades were achieved on the TTF Spot Market.

BATS Global Markets May Highlights: 20.1% U.S. Equities Market Share; €411.2bn Reported To BXTR - BATS Chi-X Europe Reports 20.6% Market Share

Date 03/06/2014

 BATS Global Markets (BATS) today reported May volume, market share, and monthly highlights:

• In the U.S., BATS reported 20.1% U.S. equities market share in May, up from 10.4% a year ago. BATS Options reported 3.8% market share, in line with one year ago.
• In Europe, BATS Chi-X Europe reported overall market share of 20.6%. Over the course of the month €411.2bn was reported to BATS’ trade reporting facility, BXTR, setting a new record, with a new one-day record of €26.8bn on May 13.
• On May 1, BATS Chi-X Europe successfully operated from its disaster recovery site for the first time as part of the company’s Business Continuity Planning (BCP) process.
• On May 19, BATS announced that full depth-of-book order information for its EDGA and EDGX exchanges is now available on the Bloomberg Professional® service.
• On May 29, BATS unveiled new pricing and a lead market maker (LMM) program for its U.S. Listings business. With the new pricing, exchange-traded products (ETPs) that trade more than 400,000 shares per day will be eligible for a free listing on BATS Exchange.
• In the U.S., BATS continued to make progress on the Direct Edge integration and on May 5 announced the availability of member connectivity to EDGA and EDGX certification environments within the Equinix NY5 data center beginning June 2, 2013. The connection request form and additional information is available at bats.com/edgeintegration and BATS will also share updates via its Twitter feed @BATSGlobal.

With The Participation Of The CEO Of Qatar Stock Exchange, Annual Conference Of The Arab Federation Of Exchanges Opens Its Meetings In Dubai

Date 03/06/2014

With the participation of the heads and CEOs of Arab stock exchanges and in presence of a number of officials and experts representing various international financial institutions, the Annual Conference of the Arab Federation of Exchanges (AFE), entitled "ASE Equities Summit 2014," today opened its two-day sessions in the Ritz-Carlton Hotel DIFC, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

CME Group Volume Averaged 13.0 Million Contracts Per Day In May 2014, Up 6 Percent from April 2014

Date 03/06/2014

• Eurodollar futures volume increased 10 percent and Eurodollar options volume increased 42 percent from prior May
• Highest 2014 daily volume of 20.1 million contracts traded on May 28
• Year-to-date 2014 volume averaged 13.2 million contracts per day, up 4 percent from year-to-date 2013

eFront Names Board Director And New VP To Support Continuing Growth And Expansion

Date 03/06/2014

eFront, a leading software provider of financial solutions for managing alternative investments, is happy to announce the appointment of Bret Bolin as a non-executive director of the eFront Board of Directors and John Ellsworth as Vice President of Product Management. Both new appointments are a consequence of the company’s continuing strong growth and rapidly expanding customer base

Tradeweb Monthly DataSheet: Worldwide, Only Greek 10-Year Yields Finished May Above Where They Started

Date 03/06/2014

Click here to download Tradeweb’s new monthly DataSheet for global government 10-year benchmark bonds.

HKEx: After-Hours Futures Trading's Close To Be Extended To 11:45 Pm From 3 November

Date 03/06/2014

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) will extend the close of its After-hours Futures Trading (AHFT) from 11 pm to 11:45 pm from 3 November 2014.

Multrees Investor Services Launch ‘Multrees Compass’ A Leading Wealth Management Portal - ‘Multrees Compass’ Set To Innovate Service Delivery For Independent Wealth Managers And Private Investment Offices

Date 03/06/2014

Multrees Investor Services (Multrees) has today announced a major evolution in its service proposition, the launch of ‘Multrees Compass’. Multrees, the independent custody and consolidated reporting specialist for wealth managers and private investment offices, has designed this online interactive web portal to transform the wealth advisers’ experience and help them manage their clients’ assets more efficiently.

CO2 And Natural Gas Listed On Oslo Børs

Date 03/06/2014

DNB has listed new exchange traded products that offer the opportunity of exposure to CO2, natural gas and metals.

Visual Trader Launches A New Trading Strategy Generation System Into Its Platform

Date 03/06/2014

Visual Trader, a BME subsidiary that develops and operates order routing and market access systems, has reached an agreement with the Spanish innovating start-up Qubitia to integrate its trading model generation system into the Visual Trader platform.