cme
Futures Trading Halted for Four Hours on CME Group’s Globex Markets Platform
- A technical problem disrupted the opening of the CME Group's electronic trading platform Globex this asian morning, markets opened around 03:00 GMT, with all day and session orders including GTDs cancelled.
Monday, 25/08/2014 | 06:16 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
CME Group's July FX Volumes Dive Lower, Despite Interest Rate Activity Surge
- the venue has reported strong numbers for the month of July, with futures and options trading rising 12.7% MoM. FX Volumes, however, are reflecting the market's dire state dropping 20.3% MoM and 28% YoY.
Monday, 04/08/2014 | 08:35 GMT by
Ron Finberg
OptionsCity Upgrades Metro Platform for Automation and Risk Management
- Multi-asset trading platform provider, OptionsCity enhances it's flagship trading software Metro. The firm reported that it will be releasing Metro 5.2 with new risk management and instrument filters.
Thursday, 31/07/2014 | 19:30 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
Historically Low Levels of Volatility Blamed for Weak Q2 Results at CME
- FX trading suffered almost 22% decrease in Quarterly Average Daily Volume for the second quarter of 2014 as the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group reported declines in revenues and operating income.
Thursday, 31/07/2014 | 12:21 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
Crude Oil & Platinum Futures Trading Boost June Activity at Tokyo’s Commodity Bourse
- Volatility in global energy and metals markets boosted trading volumes in Japan. The Tokyo Commodity Exchange, one of Asia's most liquid, reported upbeat trading volumes for the month of June, overall rise of 6%.
Saturday, 05/07/2014 | 15:36 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
CME FX Volumes Back on Track on GBP Surge, Overall June Activity Rises 32.2% MoM
- With several brokers and trading venues issuing volumes for June, activity in the industry has picked up since bottoming during April and May. Doing well during the month was the CME, where FX volumes rose 32%
Wednesday, 02/07/2014 | 11:41 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Spinaris Capital Integrates OptionsCity’s Metro and Freeway Platforms
- OptionsCity, a versatile trading solutions provider, has announced that its Metro and Freeway platforms will be integrated by Spinaris Capital in an effort to expand its forex options trading capabilities.
Monday, 19/05/2014 | 10:21 GMT by
Jeff Patterson
CME Group April Average Daily FX Volumes Drop 34% to $68 Billion Month-Over-Month
- The exchange operator just reported that the daily number of foreign exchange futures contracts traded in April was 559,000 down 34% from the 855,000 traded in March, as the start of Q2 proves challenging.
Friday, 02/05/2014 | 12:04 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Eurodollar Volume up 73% in April at CME, Overall Positive Q1 2014 Financial Results
- The CME reported revenues of $777 million and operating income of $454 million for Q1 2014, revealing a 13.1% rise in revenues, 40.5% increase in operating income and a 38.4% rise in net income from Q4 2013.
Thursday, 01/05/2014 | 11:56 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CME Europe Launching This Sunday, RTS To Provide Connectivity
- After a long row of regulatory hurdles the CME Group is launching the newest European derivatives exchange, with Realtime Systems Group will provide access for its clients starting from the first day of trading.
Friday, 25/04/2014 | 14:24 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Indian Regulator Keen to Bolster FX Volumes
- After a grim 2013 for the Indian rupee, the country’s financial watchdog has been pressing hard to re-ignite FX trading in the BRICS’ nation. The move comes during the most volatile period, right in the midst of the Indian elections.
Thursday, 17/04/2014 | 18:25 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
High Frequency Trading: Analysis of an Industry Game Changer
- Regulators around the globe are panicking in the aftermath that the high-frequency trading scandal raised after the release of Flash Boys, while CME and CBOT are being sued for allegedly not providing real-time market data.
Wednesday, 16/04/2014 | 14:11 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
FX Volumes at the CME Group Rebounding 10% in March
- Foreign Exchange and energy were the biggest under performers when compared to figures from last year. Interest rates products have risen by 35% to contribute to an overall flat month in March.
Wednesday, 02/04/2014 | 12:07 GMT by
Victor Golovtchenko
Atlas ATS Brings Wall Street Grade Crypto-Currency Platform, and Adds Options Trading
- A developer regulated as a Money Service Business with FinCen just released its new platform for digital currencies, including options on Crypto-currencies, and described it as Wall Street grade technology.
Friday, 28/03/2014 | 12:11 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Virtu Financial's IPO Becomes a Bright Spark in the Doom & Gloom Affecting the Industry
- One of the largest high frequency trading firms has filed an initial public offering. US based Virtu Financial files with the US Securities Exchange Commission, the move looks to open-up the discreet world of ultra-fast trading.
Wednesday, 12/03/2014 | 07:41 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
EBS Sees FX Volumes Decline 5% in February on Overall Weak Month of ICAP eTrading
- ICAP has posted its February volumes on its electronic trading platforms. According to the firm, total ADV were $701 billion, 5% below January’s activity and a 13% decline from the same period in 2013.
Wednesday, 05/03/2014 | 09:39 GMT by
Ron Finberg
FX is Weakest Link in Otherwise Solid Month of Trading at the CME
Tuesday, 04/03/2014 | 13:38 GMT by
Ron Finberg
CME Uncertain about Success of OTC Clearing Business, According to SEC Filing
- The Chicago Mercantile Exchange filed its annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission today. Average Daily Volume of FX contracts was 886,000 in 2013 at the CME, up 4.9% thanks to Yen and GBP.
Monday, 03/03/2014 | 14:30 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CME Group Reports Q4 2013 Financial Results - Net Income Continued to Drop
- On a Quarter to Quarter basis, today's figures reveal a 3.9% drop in revenues, 19.5% drop in operating income and a 18.6% drop in net income in Q4 2013. Additionally, earnings per share decreased by 18.3%.
Tuesday, 04/02/2014 | 13:38 GMT by
Avi Mizrahi
CME January FX Volumes Up on Japanese Yen and Options Growth
- Total monthly FX volumes at the CME rose during January compared to December’s data. For the month, total futures and options contracts traded were 17,258,883, up 8.1% from December’s trading.
Tuesday, 04/02/2014 | 12:57 GMT by
Ron Finberg
Traiana Set For EMIR Kick-off, Four Trade Repositories Ready on Harmony TR Connect
- US-based provider of pre-trade risk and post-trade processing technology, connects four Trade Repository's including CME, DTCC, Regis-TR, and UnaVista, via its Harmony TR network, ahead of the EMIR February 12 start-date.
Wednesday, 22/01/2014 | 14:43 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
CME December 2013 FX ADV Up 4.54% To $92 Billion from November, FX Options Up 20% YoY
- One of the largest groups operating multiple exchanges serving the options, commodity futures, derivatives and foreign exchange regulated market-places, has published its December totals, closing out its full year results.
Friday, 03/01/2014 | 13:49 GMT by
Steven Hatzakis
Interbank FX Volumes Rise in November as Both FXall and Thomson Reuters Post Gains
- Thanks to a pick up in volatility at the beginning of the month, volumes at both Thomson Reuters and FXall rose during November. At Thomson Reuters, the rise reversed a multi-year low set in October.
Tuesday, 10/12/2013 | 20:07 GMT by
Ron Finberg
GTS to Enter FX with New Senior Hire - Former Hotspot FX Co-Founder Steven Reich
- US based market maker, Global Trading Systems (GTS), has announced the appointment of Steven Reich as its new Head of FX and Commodities Liquidity Solutions. The new role has been specifically created as the multi asset firm plans to enter the FX arena.
Thursday, 05/12/2013 | 12:15 GMT by
Adil Siddiqui
!"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|} !"#$%&'()*+,-./0123456789:;<=>?@ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ[\]^_`abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz{|}