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DealVector Adds Kroll Bond Ratings President Jim Nadler To Advisory Board And Closes Over-Subscribed Seed Round - Advisory Team Appointment, Exceeding Of Funding Goal And Appointment Of New Head Of Business Development Headline First Six Months

Date 23/09/2013

DealVector, providers of the first secure electronic communication network for the fixed income and structured credit space, today announced that it has added Jim Nadler, the President of Kroll Bond Ratings, to its advisory board, and appointed Jim Kranz as Head of Business Development. Both appointments were made in conjunction with the company exceeding its funding goal. The support from the marketplace for this offering is highlighted by the participation of key investors that include former Thomson Reuters CEO Tom Glocer, Data Explorers founder Mark Faulkner, and Data Explorers CEO Donal Smith. 

World Federation Of Exchanges To Award The 2013 WFE Award For Excellence To Nobel Laureates Robert C. Merton And Myron S. Scholes

Date 23/09/2013

The World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) announced today that the 2013 WFE Award for Excellence will be awarded to Professor Robert C. Merton, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Professor Myron Scholes, Stanford Graduate School of Business and the late Fischer Black, former Director of the Quantitative Strategies Group at Goldman Sachs, in recognition of their development of the groundbreaking Black-Scholes Model in 1973.

Tehran Stock Exchange Semi-Annual Performance Set New Records

Date 23/09/2013

The broad Index (TEDPIX) of Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) has beaten the 60000 level for the first time in the first half of the current Iranian year (21st March – 22nd September 2013), and stood at 61707 point at the end of the period with more than 62 percent return.

Azul Systems Zing® And Push Technology Deliver Crushing Low-Latency Java Benchmark Results - Combination Of Solarflare Ethernet Controllers And Zing Delivers 67x Lower Peak Latency And 3x Higher Throughput

Date 23/09/2013

Azul Systems®, the award-winning leader in Java runtime scalability, today announced the results of a data distribution benchmark performed by Push Technology, an Application and Integration Gartner Cool Vendor best known for its leading high-performance, scalable and real-time data distribution solution, Diffusion™.  The results show convincingly that Zing’s performance is unmatched for applications and service level agreements (SLAs) that require high throughput and consistently low latency. Compared to a legacy JVM, Zing was able to handle 3x more connections while simultaneously reducing peak latencies by over 67x.

NYSE Liffe U.S. To Launch Futures On The NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index (GDM)

Date 23/09/2013

• Collaboration across  NYX markets delivers unique value to global customers
• A new hedging and investment tool offering efficient exposure to the precious metals sector
• Complements the NYSE Arca market for the GDX® ETP and U.S. Options markets for GDX® Options

IntercontinentalExchange Swap Execution Facility Approved By CFTC - ICE Swap Trade Granted Temporary Registration Status

Date 23/09/2013

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, announced that the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted temporary registration status to ICE Swap Trade, ICE's swap execution facility (SEF), which is expected to launch on September 30, 2013

HKEx Announces US Access To Its CES 120 And VHSI Volatility Futures

Date 23/09/2013

The Hong Kong Futures Exchange (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), announced today (Monday) that investors in the US can now trade its CES China 120 Index (CES 120) futures and HSI Volatility Index (VHSI) futures contracts directly from within the country, after they were certified by the US’s Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).

CISI Rebrands Its Key Capital Markets Qualification

Date 23/09/2013

The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (CISI) has announced a change of name for  its key, wholesale market qualification.

China Exchanges Services Company Welcomes Today’s Listing Of Second ETF Tracking A CESC Index

Date 23/09/2013

China Exchanges Services Company Limited (CESC) welcomes today’s listing of the second Exchange Traded Fund, or ETF, tracking its CES A80 Index.  The CSOP CES China A80 ETF is listed on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited’s (HKEx) securities market and managed by CSOP Asset Management Limited.  It is a physical A-share ETF with trading and settlement in both Hong Kong dollars (HKD) and renminbi (RMB).

Dubai Financial Market Hosts The Africa & Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) Conference 22 – 25 September 2013 - 50 Top Delegates And Experts From 29 Depositories Gather In Dubai To Share Expertise And Promote Best Practices In CSD Services

Date 23/09/2013

Dubai Financial Market (DFM) is hosting the 18th conference of The Africa & Middle East Depositories Association (AMEDA) for the first time from 22 to 25 September 2013 with the participation of more than 50 senior delegates and experts representing 29 member depositories. The conference has been inaugurated today at The Address Hotel, and members of the association are due to vote on the admission of new members from Iraq and Ivory Coast.