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Research Paper from Axioma: Market Volatility And A New President

Date 10/11/2016

Please click here to download the research paper titled Market Volatility and a New President, written by Melissa Brown, Senior Director, Applied Research, and Bill Morokoff, Head of Research, at Axioma.

CME Group Volume Reaches All-Time Daily High Of 44.5 Million Contracts On November 9

Date 10/11/2016

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, reached a record high in single-day volume with 44,516,949 contracts traded across all asset classes on November 9, 2016, breaking the previous record of 39,567,064 contracts set on October 15, 2014.

Liquidnet Virtual High Touch™ Arms Buy- Side Traders For The Future Of Institutional Trading

Date 10/11/2016

• Designed specifically to support the shifting balance of power from the sell side to the buy side Includes launch of second generation Algo Ranking Model and Real-Time Course Correction

ESMA Finalises Advice On Future Rules For Financial Benchmarks

Date 10/11/2016

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has finalised its technical advice to the European Commission on important aspects of future rules for benchmarks.

Four New WisdomTree Smart Beta ETFs Launched On Xetra - ETFs Based On High-Dividend Stock Corporations From Europe, USA And Emerging Market Countries

Date 10/11/2016

Four new exchange-listed index funds issued by WisdomTree have been tradable on Xetra and Börse Frankfurt since Thursday.

Corrected: TNS Launches FIX Hub To Streamline Trading Globally

Date 10/11/2016

Traders using the FIX Protocol are being given access to a revolutionary new connectivity hub from Transaction Network Services (TNS) which allows multiple FIX connections to be established quickly and cost effectively.

Clearstream’s Monthly Report

Date 10/11/2016

• Potential of Blockchain to bring further efficiency to the industry
• Distributed solution not fit for all challenges faced by financial industry

STOXX Monthly Index News: Southern Europe Recovered In October

Date 10/11/2016

The presidential election in the US lead to more uncertainty in October and affected especially industry sectors that are depending on future decisions on laws and regulations under the new presidency – for example the health care sector. Southern Europe has also been affected by political events. For example, the formation of a new government in Spain and the robust economic growth supported the country’s equity market. Together with Greece and Italy, Spain has been the top performer. 

CFTC’s Market Risk Advisory Committee Announces Agenda For November 17 Public Meeting

Date 10/11/2016

The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today announced the agenda for the upcoming Market Risk Advisory Committee (MRAC) public meeting on November 17, 2016 at CFTC’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. [See CFTC Press Release 7477-16 for attending, viewing and listening instructions.]

Alternative Data Spend In U.S. To Double In Next Five Years, Says TABB Group Research - Research Reviews The Landscape And Opportunities In The Rapidly Growing Arena Of Alternative Data

Date 10/11/2016

The amount of unstructured, alternative data is increasing at a rapid pace, with technology and analysis capabilities also advancing to solve the data’s main constraint of deriving value from it. This perfect storm of technological sophistication brings us closer than ever before to charting out a real-time map of consumer behavior in both the real and digital world. TABB Group’s latest research, “Capturing Alternative Alpha: The Rise of Alternative Data Sets,” explores four different categories where alternative data is thriving, outlining the challenges and opportunities as well as breaking down the applications and implications for each.