Tradition-ICAP launches Volatility Swaps On Volbroker And Executes First Electronic Trade

Date 17/01/2013

Tradition-ICAP, the world's leading voice broker and electronic platform for the trading of interdealer currency options, today announced the launch of tradable volatility swaps (‘Volswaps‘) on its Volbroker FX Options platform.

Exegy Announces New Business For The Low Latency Enterprise

Date 17/01/2013

Exegy wins new business for the low latency enterprise. A large bank with international operations has chosen Exegy to replace their existing market data distribution systems from an established technology vendor. The bank’s quantitative and algorithmic trading applications as well as their smart order routing applications now rely on the Exegy Enterprise System, which consists of Exegy Ticker Plant and Exegy Edge Cache devices, for their market data needs.

Eurex Repo To Offer New Long-Term Funding Opportunities For GC Pooling And Euro Repo Markets - Extension Of Maximum Duration From One To Two Years

Date 17/01/2013

Eurex Repo, the leading marketplace for international, electronic repo trading and secured funding, today announced its plans to extend the maximum term of tradable securities for the Eurex Repo markets such as GC Pooling and Euro Repo. Currently, the maximum duration for transaction is one year; as of 21 January, customers can also trade terms of up to two years. With this step, Eurex Repo provides its market participants with a new and easy-to-use opportunity to make use of the repayment option of the Long Term Refinancing Operations of the European Central Bank (ECB). Starting on the 30 January, the ECB will allow banks for the first time to prematurely return LTRO liquidity which they borrowed from the ECB in December 2011 and February 2012 with a maturity of 3 years. The fixed rate for the ECB loan is significantly higher than the current interest rate in the market.

Euroclear Nederland Ends Paper Certificates

Date 17/01/2013

Euroclear Nederland (formerly Necigef), the Dutch central security depository (CSD), is one of the key contributors in delivering a ‘paperless’ securities market for the Netherlands.

Clearstream Partnership With Belfius Expands Global Collateral Management Services To Bilateral OTC Derivatives - Solution Is Compliant With Upcoming Regulations On Collateralisation - Further Bolsters The Unified Collateral Pool Bridging Bilateral And Triparty Trades To Combat The Challenge Of Collateral Fragmentation In The Market - Integrated With Clearstream’s Collateral Management Products

Date 17/01/2013

Clearstream and Belfius have agreed to develop exclusively a new collateral management activity for bilateral trades, focusing on over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives and aimed primarily at corporates and medium-sized banks. The service, which will leverage Belfius’ specialist experience, will be white-labelled by Clearstream and offered to its clients.

NASDAQ OMX NLX Strengthens Team With Senior Appointments

Date 17/01/2013

NASDAQ OMX NLX (“NLX”), the new London derivatives market launching a range of both short-term interest rate (STIRs) and long-term interest rate (LTIRs) euro- and sterling-denominated listed derivative products, announces that it has expanded its team with new senior appointments, including David Helps as Head of Business Development.

NZX Preliminary FY12 Results & Annual Meeting Timing

Date 17/01/2013

Preliminary FY12 results
NZX wishes to advise that it intends to release its preliminary 2012 full year financial results before market open on Monday, 18 February 2013.

Following this release, NZX will hold conference calls for analysts and media.

JPMorgan Chase Board And Management Reports On CIO Matters

Date 16/01/2013

CIO Reports

 Form 8-K

 Report of the Review Committee of the Board of Directors

 Report of the Management Task Force

Remarks Before The U.S. Chamber Center For Capital Markets Competitiveness By Commissioner Daniel M. Gallagher, U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission

Date 16/01/2013

Thank you, David [Hirschmann], for that kind introduction. I’m very pleased to be here this afternoon addressing such strong supporters of American global leadership in capital formation, one of the foremost goals of the Commission. Before I continue, I must tell you that my comments today are my own, and do not necessarily represent the positions of the Commission or my fellow Commissioners.

IMF Executive Board Completes First And Second Reviews Under Extended Fund Facility Arrangement For Greece And Approves €3.24 Billion Disbursement

Date 16/01/2013

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first and second reviews of Greece’s economic performance under a program supported by a four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) arrangement for Greece. The completion of the review enables the disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 2.798 billion (about €3.24 billion or US$4.3 billion), bringing total Fund disbursements under the EFF arrangement to an amount equivalent to SDR 4.197 billion (about €4.86 billion or US$6.46 billion). In completing the review, the Executive Board also approved waivers of applicability of end-December 2012 performance criteria, modified performance criteria, and rephased disbursements under the arrangement.