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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.

Thomson Reuters Introduces Next Generation Elektron Consolidated Feed To Financial Markets In Sydney, Hong Kong And Singapore - Asia Market Participants To Benefit From Increased Speeds Of Data Delivery As Well As Enhanced Breadth And Depth Of Content With New, High-Performance Elektron Real Time Consolidated Feed

Date 23/09/2013

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced that it has introduced its next-generation consolidated feed, Elektron Real Time, to new locations in Asia. Launched this month in Sydney, Hong Kong and Singapore, Elektron Real Time will provide customers with full-tick, depth-of-market data from multiple venues around the world. The next generation feed has already been deployed in London, New York, Chicago, Tokyo and Frankfurt and is testimony to the company’s plans to roll out the new high-performance feed worldwide.

Volume Record For German Power Derivatives At NASDAQ OMX Commodities

Date 23/09/2013

NASDAQ OMX Commodities’ cleared German power volumes set a record for the second time in September when volumes reached an unprecedented 1.89 TWh on September 19.

Eurex Clearing To Act As CCP For SL-x Trading’s Innovative European Securities Lending Platform

Date 23/09/2013

Eurex Clearing, one of the world’s leading clearing houses, and SL-x Trading Europe (SL-x) have signed an agreement whereby Eurex Clearing will act as clearing house for securities borrowing and lending (SBL) transactions executed via SL-x’s innovative and patents pending electronic trading platform.

HKEx: Change In Senior Executive

Date 23/09/2013

Reference is made to the announcement of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (“HKEx”) dated 27 August 2013 in relation to the appointment of Mr Garry Jones (“Mr Jones”) as the Chief Executive of The London Metal Exchange (“LME”), an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of HKEx, and as a member of the LME board.  HKEx is pleased to announce that The Financial Conduct Authority of the United Kingdom has no objection to these appointments.

Fixnetix Keeps Focus On Neutrality - Expands Trading, Market Data And Risk Control Globally - Aquis Exchange, Direct Edge, Euro MTS Added - Live FPGA For Pre-Trade Risk In Canada, USA And Tokyo

Date 23/09/2013

Fixnetix, global managed services provider for ultra-low latency market data, trading and risk control, announced today a continued path of growth spanning three continents, North America, Europe and Asia. The London-based company has become an extranet provider for Aquis Exchange, a pan-European venue slated to start trading by years end. Fixnetix is also a Network Service Provider (NSP) and Vendor of Record (VOR) for market data at Direct Edge, a growing equity market who recently announced a merger with BATS. For Fixed Income, Fixnetix offers trading and market data for EURO MTS. On the risk control front, Fixnetix has deployed iX-eCute, the ultra-low latency pre-trade risk FPGA which is executing trades in Canada (TMX) the USA (Nasdaq) and Japan (TSE).

Three New iShares ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Based On Interest-Rate Hedged Corporate Bonds And Large And Mid-Caps

Date 23/09/2013

Two new equity index ETFs and one new bond index ETF issued by iShares have been tradable in Deutsche Börse’s XTF segment since Monday.

Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE): Futures With A New Multiplier

Date 23/09/2013

• Today the WSE has introduced to trading WIG20 futures with a multiplier of PLN 20.
• Futures with a new multiplier will eventually replace the currently listed futures with a multiplier of PLN 10.
• The change of multiplier also applies to prospective WIG30 futures.

EEX Exchange Council Meeting: Positive Feedback Received From Customers In EEX Customer Survey- New L-Gas And H-Gas Products – French Futures Relaunch – Migration Of The Derivatives Market System

Date 23/09/2013

The results of the customer satisfaction survey which was carried out in the summer, were presented and discussed at the EEX Exchange Council meeting chaired by Peter Heydecker, Head of Origination Gas & Power at Vitol SA, in Paris on 17 September 2013.