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Algo-Logic Systems Launches CME Futures & Options Order Book CME Futures & Options Order Book achieves rapid processing and book building latency of less than 100ns

Date 05/05/2016

Algo-Logic Systems, a recognized leader in providing hardware accelerated, deterministic, real-time, ultra low latency (ULL) solutions, announces the release of their latest CME Futures & Options (F&O) Order Book. Futures and options exchanges; market makers; hedge funds; and traders require real-time market data and knowledge of the best bid and ask prices for the instruments that they trade.

BM&FBOVESPA Publishes April Market Performance

Date 05/05/2016

Trading value in the equity market (BOVESPA segment) totaled BRL 166.80 billion in April compared with BRL 202.31 billion the previous month. Average daily trading value was BRL 8.34 billion, vis-à-vis BRL 9.19 billion in March. Total volume reached 20,752,185 from 29,205,242 the previous month. Average daily volume was 1,037,609 (1,327,511 in March).

Moscow Exchange: CCP-Cleared Repo Achieves Record Volume Of RUB 13.3 Trln In April

Date 05/05/2016

In April 2016, trading volumes of repo with the CCP reached RUB 13.3 trln, a record since its launch in February 2013. The proportion of repo turnover cleared across the CCP accounted for 62% of the total repo market. The average daily trading volume was RUB 632.4 bln, up 220% YoY.  

Emotions Increase Susceptibility To Fraud In Older Adults: Research From Stanford, FINRA Foundation And AARP

Date 05/05/2016

Financial fraudsters often attempt to evoke strong emotions in their victims to convince them to hand over money, and seniors may be particularly vulnerable to the effects of heightened emotions on decision making. With funding and research participation from the AARP Fraud Watch Network and the FINRA Investor Education Foundation, psychologists at Stanford University found that inducing emotions in older adults increased their intention to buy falsely advertised items.

Moscow Exchange Trading Volumes In April 2016

Date 05/05/2016

Moscow Exchange (ticker: MOEX) announces trading volumes for April 2016. Total trading volumes increased by 24.1% YoY to RUB 68.6 trln.

Investor Activity On Warsaw Stock Exchange (GPW) Markets In April 2016

Date 05/05/2016

Decrease of the value of trade in equities on the Electronic Order Book[1] on the Main Market by 20.8% YoY while the number of transactions increased (+14.8 YoY)

Latest Liquidnet Innovation Empowers The Buy Side To Be Their Own Sales Trader - Targeted Invitations Represents The Latest Enhancement To Unlock Latent Market Liquidity - Surpasses $1B Traded In First Five Months

Date 05/05/2016

Liquidnet, the global institutional trading network, announced today the successful global rollout of Targeted Invitations, the latest advancement in Liquidnet’s mission to help the buy side source deeply hidden institutional liquidity. Initially launched in Europe late last year, Targeted Invitations is now also available in the U.S. and Asia-Pacific, and has already exceeded $1 billion traded.

Seven Sector Index Futures Contracts To Debut At HKEX On 9 May

Date 05/05/2016

The seven sector index futures contracts to be rolled out by Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) on Monday, 9 May 2016 will enable investors to gain exposure to a basket of stocks in a key segment of Hong Kong's securities market.

InvestCloud Announces The Launch Of BB8 - Next Generation Digital Platform

Date 05/05/2016

• The framework of the digital end-to-end applet environment is now called BB8, which includes a customized advisor CRM and new platform for advisor communication and platform search called Pipes.
• New applets combine InvestCloud's 3 digital pillars of Design, FinTech, and Content.
• InvestCloud significantly enhances the digital applet platform to be a fully integrated experience across the entire client lifecycle.

HKEX: Arrangements For Adjustment Of MTR Structured Products, Futures And Options

Date 05/05/2016

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEX) has announced the arrangements for the adjustment to MTR Corporation Ltd (MTR) structured products, futures and options to account for MTR's special dividend.