News Centre

Trading On The WSE: August 2012

Date 04/09/2012

• Total trading in shares on the Main Market reached PLN 17.6 billion in August 2012 as compared to PLN 27.4 billion in August 2011.
• The incremental value of trading year to date in 2012 was over PLN 139.4 billion, a decrease of 25.8% year on year.
• The volume of trading in derivative instruments was 768 thousand as compared to 1.97 million in August 2011.1)
• The value of cash transactions in Treasury debt instruments on Treasury BondSpot Poland was PLN 43.7 billion (an increase of 51.2% year on year); the value of trading in January-August 2012 (PLN 314.2 billion) was PLN 7.7 billion higher than in all of 2011.
• Total spot and forward transactions on the WSE electricity markets reached 11 TWh in August 2012, an increase of 5.7% year on year.

IntercontinentalExchange To Transition Cleared Energy Swaps To Futures In October

Date 04/09/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global regulated futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, today announced that due to the strong preference of our customer base to trade futures as soon as practical, ICE has accelerated its plans to transition cleared OTC energy swaps and options to futures. The transition will now take effect on October 15, 2012.

Platts Re-Launches Market Data – Metals, Expanding Pricing Content - Enhanced Product Adds Data Of Steel Business Briefing & The Steel Index

Date 04/09/2012

Platts today re-launched its end-of-day market data service for metals, making nearly 2,000 ferrous and nonferrous price assessments available through two packages.  The market data now includes two key industry-recognized benchmarks in iron ore published by Platts, a leading global metals, energy and petrochemicals information provider and a premier source of benchmark assessments.

Palestine Exchange Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #29, August 2012

Date 04/09/2012

Click here to download the PEX Investor Monthly Newsletter Issue #29, August 2012.

Newedge Extends Clearing Services To OTC Interest Rate Swaps - Chicago Mercantile Exchange Approves Membership

Date 04/09/2012

Newedge, a global leader in multi-asset brokerage and clearing, today announced that it has been approved for membership to clear over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps (IRS) at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME).

FlexTrade Connects To BGC Partners - Certified For Trading US Treasuries As Part Of Preferred Vendor Program

Date 04/09/2012

FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in broker-neutral, multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexTRADER EMS is certified to trade US treasuries as a member of the BGC Partners Preferred Vendor Program.

Palestine Exchange Monthly Newsletter "Tadawul" #65

Date 04/09/2012

Click here to download the PEX Monthly Newsletter "Tadawul" #65, for the Month of August 2012.

Securities Commission Malaysia Charges Former Remisier For Market Manipulation

Date 04/09/2012

The Securities Commission Malaysia (SC) today charged former remisier Dato’ David Goh Hock Choy in the Kuala Lumpur Sessions Court for manipulating Lii Hen Industries Berhad (Lii Hen) shares.

Satori Hires Ian Hillier-Brook To Head-Up Strategic Development In Europe

Date 04/09/2012

Satori Consulting is pleased to confirm that Ian Hillier-Brook has joined the firm as Director, EMEA, based in the City of London, with responsibility for developing the consultancy’s client base across Europe. Hillier-Brook has an established profile in the City and Wall Street and an outstanding track-record of building successful businesses and networks, notably in the financial and technology sectors. He has many years’ experience of management and consultancy in the financial sector and brings his extensive network of European and North American contacts to the new position.

Shenzhen Securities Information Company And FTSE Group Sign MOU To Explore Possibility Of Developing New Suite Of Indices

Date 04/09/2012

Shenzhen Securities Information Co. Ltd (“SZSE Securities Information”) and global index provider FTSE Group (“FTSE”) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to facilitate the development and promotion of new indices for the China capital markets. Under the MOU, Shenzhen Securities Information and FTSE will undertake index-related research and development projects and leverage one another’s strengths promoting indices to Chinese domestic and international investors.