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BATS Chi-x Europe Expands Access To Risk Management And Kill Switch Tools - Tools Now Available To All Trading Participants At No Charge And Without Additional Latency

Date 04/12/2012

BATS Chi-X Europe, the largest pan-European equities market operator by market share and notional value traded, today rolled out a suite ofrisk management tools available to all of its trading participants at no charge.
ICAP Invests In Model Two Zero - Follows Initial Funding From ICAP’s Investment Vehicle Euclid Opportunities

Date 04/12/2012

ICAP plc (IAP.L), the world’s leading interdealer broker and provider of post trade risk and information services, announced today that it has made a Series A investment in Model Two Zero, a company specialising in innovative matching, reconciliation and data transformation software. This investment follows an earlier investment by Euclid Opportunities, ICAP’s vehicle for funding next-generation financial technology.
Emissions Trading Reaches New Monthly Record - Volume Increases In Secondary Market Trading – First Trades On The EUA Phase III Spot Market – New Market Maker

Date 04/12/2012

In November, a volume of 62.3 million tonnes of CO2 was traded on the European Energy Exchange (EEX) compared to 9.1 million tonnes of CO2 traded in November 2011.
ICE Reports 5% Decline In November Futures Volume - Up 10% YTD

Date 04/12/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global markets and clearing houses, today reported futures volume for November 2012. ICE's average daily volume (ADV) for futures and options was 3,198,341 contracts, down 5% from the prior November. Year-to-date through November 30, ADV was 3,415,552 contracts, up 10% compared to the first eleven months of 2011. Total volume in November 2012 was 67.2 million contracts. All prior period contract volumes have been adjusted to include the converted futures contracts, which previously traded as swaps in ICE's OTC markets.
Eurex Exchange Launches Its New Advanced Derivatives Trading System - Migration To The New Technology Offers Participants Greater Choice And Better Performance

Date 04/12/2012

Eurex Exchange, the derivatives arm of Deutsche Börse Group, has successfully launched the world’s most advanced trading system yesterday. With the new trading system, participants of Eurex Exchange benefit from significantly better performance, more choice and enhanced functionalities – all based on Eurex Exchange’s proven reliability.

CME Group Volume Averaged 11.0 Million Contracts Per Day In November 2012

Date 04/12/2012

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that November 2012 volume averaged 11.0 million contracts per day, down 16 percent fromNovember 2011, but up 12 percent from October 2012. Total volume for November 2012 was more than 231 million contracts, of which a record 88 percent was traded electronically.
EPEX SPOT & EEX Power Derivatives: Power Trading Results In November 2012

Date 04/12/2012

In November 2012, a total volume of 29.2 TWh was traded on EPEX SPOT’s Day-Ahead and Intraday markets (November 2011: 25.3 TWh).
ESMA Finalises Guidelines On Repo Arrangements For UCITS Funds

Date 04/12/2012

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has today published its final guidelines on repurchase and reverse repurchase agreements for UCITS funds. The guidelines state that UCITS should only enter into such agreements if they are able to recall at any time any assets or the full amount of cash.
CeFDex CFD Offering Successfully Launched In Spain - Branch Office Opened In Barcelona - High Level Of Customer Interest Even Before The Launch - Harald Patt, Member Of The Management Board, Announces: “Transparency And Security Are A Priority” - Local Services And Extended Online Product Range Available In Spanish

Date 04/12/2012

CeFDex, one of the leading providers of contracts for difference (CFDs) in the German market, has successfully launched its activities in Spain and is now additionally offering its customers Spanish CFD products. For the first time, retail customers in Spain can engage in trading directly through CeFDex by means of a new Spanish website provided especially for this purpose. CeFDex reports that within a few days of the announcement of its upcoming launch on the Spanish market, Spanish media reports and social networks in particular provided the company with a good introduction to Spain. The first trades executed indicated that index-based CFDs, commodities and currencies were enjoying the strongest response, according to the company. Harald Patt, Member of the CeFDex Management Board with responsibility for software development, distribution and market making within the company, commented: "We are delighted with the high level of customer interest on all sides since we announced the launch of our Spanish business. We have high standards of customer care and will be working hard to ensure transparency and security within our business segment.”
Qatar Exchange Confirms Shareholders’ Restructuring

Date 04/12/2012

QE confirmed today that a shareholding restructuring of the company was completed in October 2012. As a result Qatar Holding now holds 88% of the shares and NYSE Euronext maintains a 12% investment in the Qatar Exchange.