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Bursa Malaysia Derivatives’ Crude Palm Oil Futures Contracts Hit Historical Daily Volume High

Date 13/03/2014

Daily volume for crude palm oil futures (FCPO) contracts traded on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives (BMD) reached a historical high of 71,678 contracts on 12 March 2014, surpassing the previous record of 63,019 contracts on 16 May 2012.

Tokyo Stock Exchange: Temporary Suspension Of Evening Session For Futures And Options Trading On March 20th.

Date 13/03/2014

Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. (TSE) has decided that TSE will integrate its derivatives market to that of Osaka Securities Exchange Co., Ltd.(OSE) on March 24th, 2014. 

Object Trading Selects MarketPrizm To Offer Managed Direct Market Access - The Combined Service Provides Vended Market Data, Order Execution, Pre-Trade Risk Constraints And Managed Infrastructure Globally

Date 13/03/2014

Object Trading, an independent provider of global Direct Market Access (DMA), has selected MarketPrizm, a leading provider of market data and trading infrastructure services, to offer Object Trading’s managed FrontRunner® DMA on MarketPrizm’s integrated, data enabled platform for buy-side and sell-side firms.

Hong Kong's Securities And Futures Commission: Court Sets Trial Dates For China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited Case

Date 13/03/2014

The court has set down the dates for the trial of the China Metal Recycling (Holdings) Limited (China Metal Recycling) case.

Broadridge And Lombard Risk Form Strategic Alliance In The Collateral Management Sector

Date 13/03/2014

Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR), a leading provider of technology-driven solutions for financial firms and corporate issuers globally, together with Lombard Risk Management plc, (LSE:LRM), a leading provider of integrated collateral management, regulatory compliance and reporting solutions, today announced they have formed a global alliance to address changing industry needs in the collateral management sector.

SGX China A50 Futures And Nikkei 225 Options Fastest Growing Contracts Globally

Date 13/03/2014

• Equity index derivatives led most of the growth in Asia, in particular those on the Japanese and Chinese markets. SGX’s China A50 futures and Nikkei 225 options have been flagged as the top two in a FIA league table on growth in equity index futures & options.
• Global and Asian figures were impacted by technical changes to KOSPI options. Excluding this single contract, Global and Asian growth numbers would be 7.4% and 12.8% respectively. SGX growth of 39% in 2013 remains higher than these adjusted numbers.
• China’s importance is growing quickly and the volume in SGX’s China suite is growing in tandem. Going forward, more liberalization can be expected from China and the SGX is introducing new China-related products in the equity, FX and commodities space.

HKFE Announces Revised Margins For China Communications Construction Futures

Date 13/03/2014

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Monday, 17 March 2014, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below.  The adjustments are based on the clearing company's normal procedures and standard margining methodology.

From Our Man At The 39th Annual International Futures Industry Conference. Tom Groenfeldt: Open Outcry

Date 13/03/2014

Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market's Initial Margin Requirements To Change

Date 13/03/2014

As recommended by Moscow Exchange's Derivatives Market Committee, the National Clearing Centre (NCC), acting as the CCP, is to increase the minimum initial margin for the following futures contracts during high market volatility.

NASDAQ OMX Nordic Welcomes ISS To List On Its Main Market

Date 13/03/2014

NASDAQ OMX announces that the trading of ISS shares opens today on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen. ISS is a Large Cap company within the Industrial sector and is the third company to list on NASDAQ OMX Nordic in 2014, and the largest company to list on NASDAQ OMX Nordic since 2000.