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BATS Europe Exceeds 10% April FTSE Market Share - BATS Exchange, NYSE, Nasdaq Propose Reduced Tick Size Pilot

Date 04/05/2010

BATS Europe’s continued growth was an April highlight, with the platform achieving a pair of noteworthy firsts: averaging greater than 10% FTSE 100 market share for an entire month and exceeding €3 billion traded in a single day. BATS also set Europe records in several key indices.
Pricing Physical Commodities In Wocu Comes A Step Closer

Date 04/05/2010

WDX Organisation Ltd., the company behind the Wocu (World Currency Unit) is delighted to announce the signing of an extended contract with Navitas Resources, the Singapore-based specialist energy and climate commodity trade facilitator. Having signed the initial agreement earlier this year the two companies have now finalised the details of the licence and transaction fee structures to launch Wocu priced commodity trading. The Wocu is expected to be used to price physical commodity contracts
ICE Reports Record April Futures ADV - Record Volume And ADV At ICE Futures Europe - Clears $7.9 Trillion In CDS Globally To Date

Date 04/05/2010

IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE), a leading operator of regulated global futures exchanges, clearing houses and over-the-counter (OTC) markets, reported strong futures volume growth in April 2010. Average daily volume (ADV) for ICE's futures markets was a record 1,391,434 contracts, an increase of 41% from April 2009. ICE Futures Europe established its third consecutive monthly volume record, as well as a new ADV record of 939,957 contracts, up 65% on a year-to-year basis. Year-to-d
CME Group Volume Averaged 11.9 Million Contracts Per Day In April 2010, Up 31 Percent - Double-Digit Monthly Volumes In Interest Rates, Foreign Exchange, Commodities And Alternative Investments, Energy And Metals - Record Energy Average Daily Volume Of 1.

Date 04/05/2010

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that April volume averaged 11.9 million contracts per day, up 31 percent from April 2009, and represented the highest year-over-year growth since January 2008. Total volume was 263 million contracts for April, of which 84 percent was traded electronically.
Expansion Demands New Offices For ITRS

Date 04/05/2010

ITRS Group plc, the multi-award winning provider of predictive, real-time, systems and proactive application management products to the world’s financial community, is planning growth of circa 50% over the next twelve months, and has announced that, as part of this, it is moving to larger premises in Asia and New York. Its City of London headquarters will also be substantially expanded.

Interactive Data Announces Agreement To Be Acquired By Silver Lake And Warburg Pincus In A Transaction Valued At $3.4 Billion Interactive Data Stockholders To Receive $33.86 Per Share In Cash

Date 04/05/2010

Interactive Data Corporation (NYSE: IDC), a leading provider of financial market data, analytics and related solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by investment funds managed by Silver Lake and Warburg Pincus in a transaction with a total value of $3.4 billion.
Federation Of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges April Newsletter Posted On The Web

Date 04/05/2010

Please click here to view the FEAS April newsletter.
Turquoise Offers London Stock Exchange Hosted Members Free Connectivity And Upgrades Trading Platform

Date 04/05/2010

Turquoise announced today that a free ultra fast link between the London Stock Exchange's data centre and Turquoise's trading system is available for use by clients with hosted systems in the London Stock Exchange Group co-location facilities, creating a single virtual location for the Group's platforms.
Oxera Study Reveals Trading And Post-Trading Costs For UK Equities - Trading Fees Remain Largest Cost Component

Date 04/05/2010

Click here to download an Oxera media release issued today on the trading and post-trading costs of a UK equity trade on the London Stock Exchange, Chi-x and BATS Europe.
HKFE Announces Revised Margins For HSBC Futures

Date 04/05/2010

Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited (HKFE), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx), has announced that with effect from the commencement of trading on Thursday, 6 May 2010, the minimum margins to be collected by an Exchange Participant from its clients in respect of their dealings in the following futures contract will be as outlined in the table below. The adjustments are based on the clearing company’s normal procedures and standard margining meth