Issue - Future and Options Intelligence

03 Jul 2008 issue

Argentina rejects agricultural tax exports 18 Jul 2008
Asian market holds crude oil 18 Jul 2008
CME Group and Nymex revise agreement 18 Jul 2008
Copper futures hold steady 18 Jul 2008
Gold futures fall further 18 Jul 2008
Bloomberg launch new algorithm 17 Jul 2008
BOX records yet another all-time high 17 Jul 2008
Bursa Malaysia results hit by the global economy downturn 17 Jul 2008
Liffe roll-out new offerings 17 Jul 2008
Meff reports new trading record 17 Jul 2008
NFA to assist NYSE Liffe with regulatory issues 16 Jul 2008
Borsa Italiana signs deal with GEM as it prepares to launch power derivatives 16 Jul 2008
CFTC issues no-action letter to Euronext’s index contracts 16 Jul 2008
Nymex records 29% increase in trading 16 Jul 2008
US options soar to new record 16 Jul 2008
CBOE introduce new volatility index for crude oil 15 Jul 2008
CME Group Inc. Announces Record Date For Vote On NYMEX Acquisition 15 Jul 2008
DME list intra-comodity spread 15 Jul 2008
EEX bids to create new power market in Britain 15 Jul 2008
ICE to adopt US trading limits 15 Jul 2008
Crude futures soar past $147 a barrel 14 Jul 2008
Dow Jones launches new Gulf index 14 Jul 2008
Hedge fund assets up 30% in 2007, despite slowdown in fourth quarter 14 Jul 2008
ICE defends surge in oil prices 14 Jul 2008
Ideacarbon develops rated carbon products to trade on MCX platforms 14 Jul 2008
GME launches power futures market 11 Jul 2008
Gold futures soar 11 Jul 2008
Korea Exchange (KRX) to launch lean hog futures market 11 Jul 2008
New products: Forecasting US nonfarm payrolls 11 Jul 2008
Nymex to change margins for coal futures contract on Nymex ClearPort 11 Jul 2008
RTS launches new bandwidth 11 Jul 2008
CME defend new clearing service 10 Jul 2008
Dow Jones launch new African Index as basis for ETF 10 Jul 2008
Eurex introduces new index products 10 Jul 2008
ICE says Enron Loophole closed 10 Jul 2008
Takeover bid causes surge in US stock futures 10 Jul 2008
Derivatives volumes break records on Liffe 09 Jul 2008
FORTS hit record trading volume 09 Jul 2008
ISE introduces new order routing system 09 Jul 2008
NYSE Euronext takes stake in MCX 09 Jul 2008
Spillman to become Eurex vice CEO 09 Jul 2008
London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced record trading volumes for the first half of 2008 08 Jul 2008
BOX achieves $203m savings for investors 08 Jul 2008
Confirma expands customer service 08 Jul 2008
Eurex signs new board member 08 Jul 2008
India metals update 08 Jul 2008
ICE Clear Europe has announced that it has reached consensus with LCH Clearnet (LCH) on the technical issues to facilitate the movement of all ICE Futures Europe 07 Jul 2008
Indian mild steel ingot futures on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange are likely to see some more correction this week 07 Jul 2008
NYSE Euronext derivatives market Liffe will offer to guarantee credit-default swaps traded outside of exchanges, as the industry responds to demands from regulators to reduce the risk of market failure 07 Jul 2008
Osaka Securities Exchange announced today that they are to extend trading hours. It comes in response to several requests made by investors. 07 Jul 2008
US stocks have reached a peak over the last three weeks as a $4-a-barrel drop in oil boosted the outlook for profit growth. 07 Jul 2008
ASX to launch co-location 04 Jul 2008
BOX reports 80% growth in monthly trading 04 Jul 2008
DGCX records new trading high in its oil contracts 04 Jul 2008
Trading falls at OneChicago by 25% throughout June 04 Jul 2008
Trading soars at Meff throughout June 04 Jul 2008
US plans CFTC boost to quell 'speculation' on oil 03 Jul 2008
Mid East exchange battlelines drawn 03 Jul 2008
CME share fall hinders Nymex acquisition 03 Jul 2008
CME extends Nasdaq, dumps NYSE 03 Jul 2008
Eurex to offer real-estate exposure 03 Jul 2008
Squabble stalls China emissions platform 03 Jul 2008
Climate Exchange acquires Envex stake 03 Jul 2008
IEX launches, India power futures to follow 03 Jul 2008
ECX hits new trading high in June 03 Jul 2008
Shorts 03 Jul 2008
Trading places 03 Jul 2008
Under the Counter 03 Jul 2008
Editorial - Time to sort reality from the hype 03 Jul 2008

"While we support its overall direction, a number of the requirements in the review are needlessly oppressive, particularly the proposed limits on execution-only business and bilateral execution. Additionally, the swathe of costly disclosure obligations is more likely to confuse than inform customers.”

The FOA's Anthony Belchambers responds to the EC's Mifid review.

03 Jul 2008 issue

Argentina rejects agricultural tax exports 18 Jul 2008

Asian market holds crude oil 18 Jul 2008

CME Group and Nymex revise agreement 18 Jul 2008

Copper futures hold steady 18 Jul 2008

Gold futures fall further 18 Jul 2008

Bloomberg launch new algorithm 17 Jul 2008

BOX records yet another all-time high 17 Jul 2008

Bursa Malaysia results hit by the global economy downturn 17 Jul 2008

Liffe roll-out new offerings 17 Jul 2008

Meff reports new trading record 17 Jul 2008

NFA to assist NYSE Liffe with regulatory issues 16 Jul 2008

Borsa Italiana signs deal with GEM as it prepares to launch power derivatives 16 Jul 2008

CFTC issues no-action letter to Euronext’s index contracts 16 Jul 2008

Nymex records 29% increase in trading 16 Jul 2008

US options soar to new record 16 Jul 2008

CBOE introduce new volatility index for crude oil 15 Jul 2008

CME Group Inc. Announces Record Date For Vote On NYMEX Acquisition 15 Jul 2008

DME list intra-comodity spread 15 Jul 2008

EEX bids to create new power market in Britain 15 Jul 2008

ICE to adopt US trading limits 15 Jul 2008

Crude futures soar past $147 a barrel 14 Jul 2008

Dow Jones launches new Gulf index 14 Jul 2008

Hedge fund assets up 30% in 2007, despite slowdown in fourth quarter 14 Jul 2008

ICE defends surge in oil prices 14 Jul 2008

Ideacarbon develops rated carbon products to trade on MCX platforms 14 Jul 2008

GME launches power futures market 11 Jul 2008

Gold futures soar 11 Jul 2008

Korea Exchange (KRX) to launch lean hog futures market 11 Jul 2008

New products: Forecasting US nonfarm payrolls 11 Jul 2008

Nymex to change margins for coal futures contract on Nymex ClearPort 11 Jul 2008

RTS launches new bandwidth 11 Jul 2008

CME defend new clearing service 10 Jul 2008

Dow Jones launch new African Index as basis for ETF 10 Jul 2008

Eurex introduces new index products 10 Jul 2008

ICE says Enron Loophole closed 10 Jul 2008

Takeover bid causes surge in US stock futures 10 Jul 2008

Derivatives volumes break records on Liffe 09 Jul 2008

FORTS hit record trading volume 09 Jul 2008

ISE introduces new order routing system 09 Jul 2008

NYSE Euronext takes stake in MCX 09 Jul 2008

Spillman to become Eurex vice CEO 09 Jul 2008

London Metal Exchange (LME) has announced record trading volumes for the first half of 2008 08 Jul 2008

BOX achieves $203m savings for investors 08 Jul 2008

Confirma expands customer service 08 Jul 2008

Eurex signs new board member 08 Jul 2008

India metals update 08 Jul 2008

ICE Clear Europe has announced that it has reached consensus with LCH Clearnet (LCH) on the technical issues to facilitate the movement of all ICE Futures Europe 07 Jul 2008

Indian mild steel ingot futures on the National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange are likely to see some more correction this week 07 Jul 2008

NYSE Euronext derivatives market Liffe will offer to guarantee credit-default swaps traded outside of exchanges, as the industry responds to demands from regulators to reduce the risk of market failure 07 Jul 2008

Osaka Securities Exchange announced today that they are to extend trading hours. It comes in response to several requests made by investors. 07 Jul 2008

US stocks have reached a peak over the last three weeks as a $4-a-barrel drop in oil boosted the outlook for profit growth. 07 Jul 2008

ASX to launch co-location 04 Jul 2008

BOX reports 80% growth in monthly trading 04 Jul 2008

DGCX records new trading high in its oil contracts 04 Jul 2008

Trading falls at OneChicago by 25% throughout June 04 Jul 2008

Trading soars at Meff throughout June 04 Jul 2008

US plans CFTC boost to quell 'speculation' on oil 03 Jul 2008

Mid East exchange battlelines drawn 03 Jul 2008

CME share fall hinders Nymex acquisition 03 Jul 2008

CME extends Nasdaq, dumps NYSE 03 Jul 2008

Eurex to offer real-estate exposure 03 Jul 2008

Squabble stalls China emissions platform 03 Jul 2008

Climate Exchange acquires Envex stake 03 Jul 2008

IEX launches, India power futures to follow 03 Jul 2008

ECX hits new trading high in June 03 Jul 2008

Shorts 03 Jul 2008

Trading places 03 Jul 2008

Under the Counter 03 Jul 2008

Editorial - Time to sort reality from the hype 03 Jul 2008