Nybot boosts indices with market makers

New York Board of Trade (Nybot) has launched a new market maker program for its equity index futures and options traded on its New York Futures Exchange (NYFE) beginning Friday 9 May.

LaBranche Structured Products and Susquehanna Investment Group now serve as market markers on NYFE's equity index products. Under the agreement, LaBranche is the market maker on NYSE Composite Index and the Russell 1000 Growth Index futures. It will serve in the same role for options on those contracts, beginning on 16 May. Susquehanna is the market maker on the Russell 1000...