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FIA Issues Order Handling Recommendations For Executing Brokers

Date 14/03/2012

The Futures Industry Association today issued order handling risk management recommendations for executing brokers. The report documents both current practice and emerging technologies in order to respond to regulatory concerns about algorithmic trading. The recommendations were developed by experts from executing firms and represent the latest in a series of recommendations developed by FIA members for trading firms, brokers and exchanges.
ICE Announces Over-The-Counter Foreign Exchange Clearing Service

Date 14/03/2012

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of global over-the-counter (OTC) markets, clearing houses and regulated futures exchanges, today announced that it is expanding its clearing services to include OTC Non-Deliverable Forward Foreign Exchange (FX) contracts.
FIA PTG And FIA EPTA Issue Recommendations For Software Development And Change Management

Date 14/03/2012

The FIA Principal Traders Group and the FIA European Principal Traders Association today issued a set of recommendations to assist trading firms in establishing internal procedures, processes and controls for the development, testing and deployment of trading software. FIA PTG and FIA EPTA member firms believe that in order for a firm to meet its regulatory obligations and manage and monitor risks, its trading software and technical infrastructure need to work as intended.
UK's Financial Services Authority Publishes An Analysis Of The Main Risks Facing Consumers

Date 14/03/2012

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has published an analysis of the main risks which potentially face consumers in the financial services sector over the next 12 to18 months.
CBOE Introduces "VIX Of VIX" Benchmark Index: Provides A Gauge For Measuring Volatility Of The VIX Index Itself

Date 14/03/2012

The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) announced today that it began publishing values for the CBOE "VIX of VIX" Index (ticker: VVIX(SM)) this morning.

Deutsche Börse Named “Best European Exchange For Listing ETFs"

Date 14/03/2012

Deutsche Börse has been voted “Best European Exchange for Listing ETFs” by industry newsletter etfexpress. The annual competition's winners are selected on the basis of votes by the newsletter's readers who include investors, fund managers and issuers from the ETF and index industry.
CFE And CBOE To Launch Futures And Options On Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index

Date 14/03/2012

CBOE Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBOE) announced today that Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) and CBOE Futures Exchange (CFE) will each launch a new volatility index product based on the CBOE Crude Oil ETF Volatility Index (OVX) in coming weeks.
Dow Jones Indexes To Launch Dow Jones Pring U.S. Business Cycle Index - New Index Designed To Reflect Martin J. Pring’s Proprietary Investment Strategy, Tactically Rebalancing Asset Classes Based On U.S. Economic Business Cycle

Date 14/03/2012

Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today announced the launch of the Dow Jones Pring U.S. Business Cycle Index, a gauge designed in collaboration with Pring Research to reflect its proprietary investment strategy that tactically allocates among stock, bond, commodity and cash segments based on the phase of the economic business cycle.
RTS Realtime Systems Launches DMA To BM&FBovespa - Offers Algorithmic Trading Solutions With Ultra-Low Latency

Date 14/03/2012

RTS Realtime Systems Group (RTS) today announced that it now offers DMA (Direct Market Access) connectivity for low-latency, high frequency traders to BM&FBovespa, Brazil’s securities, commodities and futures exchange. The new native connectivity comes with comprehensive pre-trade risk functionality that was audited and approved by the exchange and now can be used via DMA 1 and DMA 2 connectivity.
Invitation To NASDAQ OMX Commodities Carbon Futures Market Maker Program

Date 14/03/2012

NASDAQ OMX Commodities Europe hereby invites eligible participants to apply for market maker status in its carbon futures market maker program.