Issue - Future and Options Intelligence

04 Mar 2009 issue

Oslo Børs ties up with LSE in post-Nasdaq dance 13 Mar 2009
Tokyo Financial Exchange joins Isda in bid to revive fortunes 13 Mar 2009
Bclear commodity expansion set for March 30, more contracts to come 12 Mar 2009
Brodsky attacks regulatory status quo, warns against botched reform 12 Mar 2009
FT Group bullish on plans for Bahrain, Mauritius exchanges 12 Mar 2009
CME almost ready to roll with CDX and single name CDS 12 Mar 2009
OCC returns $65m to clearing members after record year 12 Mar 2009
Icap, Tullett-Prebon and GFI join forces to defend OTC 11 Mar 2009
LCH.Clearnet hires Ed Watts to establish US presence 11 Mar 2009
Chilton to chair CFTC’s energy markets committee 11 Mar 2009
ELX to begin assault on CME’s Treasury dominance in June 11 Mar 2009
Funds are coming back to options, says ISE chief Katz 11 Mar 2009
ICE Trust to clear first CDS by Monday 10 Mar 2009
Private trader sues MF Global for misleading him 10 Mar 2009
TMX of Canada close to buying stake in London’s EDX 10 Mar 2009
MCX scores new oil trading record, makes outreach in UP 10 Mar 2009
Liffe’s rates and equity derivatives still shrinking; NYSE Liffe solid 10 Mar 2009
CME harmonises and tweaks rules for interest rate trading 10 Mar 2009
ICE goes live with CDS clearing in US 09 Mar 2009
Iosco changes focus, from speculation to market manipulation 09 Mar 2009
Eurex hopes to recruit first Chinese members 06 Mar 2009
Analysis: Why equity derivatives are having a good crisis 06 Mar 2009
ClearPort adds S&P GSCI excess return commodity swaps 06 Mar 2009
EEX’s COO Mura gets same role at European Commodity Clearing 06 Mar 2009
Recovery begins in most asset classes at CME 06 Mar 2009
TMX deputy chief Bertrand leaves, Miquelon steps up 05 Mar 2009
Burgoyne joins Options Industry Council to drum up new investors 05 Mar 2009
ICE clears second hurdle with Fed approval for CCorp takeover 05 Mar 2009
Boillereau replaces Brown running HSBC FX and metals 05 Mar 2009
Eurex opens Hong Kong office, has 10 Asian members 04 Mar 2009
Fizzy Brent keeps ICE afloat as trading sinks 04 Mar 2009
One down, two to go: ICE wins first approval for CCorp takeover 04 Mar 2009

"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.

04 Mar 2009 issue

Oslo Børs ties up with LSE in post-Nasdaq dance 13 Mar 2009

Tokyo Financial Exchange joins Isda in bid to revive fortunes 13 Mar 2009

Bclear commodity expansion set for March 30, more contracts to come 12 Mar 2009

Brodsky attacks regulatory status quo, warns against botched reform 12 Mar 2009

FT Group bullish on plans for Bahrain, Mauritius exchanges 12 Mar 2009

CME almost ready to roll with CDX and single name CDS 12 Mar 2009

OCC returns $65m to clearing members after record year 12 Mar 2009

Icap, Tullett-Prebon and GFI join forces to defend OTC 11 Mar 2009

LCH.Clearnet hires Ed Watts to establish US presence 11 Mar 2009

Chilton to chair CFTC’s energy markets committee 11 Mar 2009

ELX to begin assault on CME’s Treasury dominance in June 11 Mar 2009

Funds are coming back to options, says ISE chief Katz 11 Mar 2009

ICE Trust to clear first CDS by Monday 10 Mar 2009

Private trader sues MF Global for misleading him 10 Mar 2009

TMX of Canada close to buying stake in London’s EDX 10 Mar 2009

MCX scores new oil trading record, makes outreach in UP 10 Mar 2009

Liffe’s rates and equity derivatives still shrinking; NYSE Liffe solid 10 Mar 2009

CME harmonises and tweaks rules for interest rate trading 10 Mar 2009

ICE goes live with CDS clearing in US 09 Mar 2009

Iosco changes focus, from speculation to market manipulation 09 Mar 2009

Eurex hopes to recruit first Chinese members 06 Mar 2009

Analysis: Why equity derivatives are having a good crisis 06 Mar 2009

ClearPort adds S&P GSCI excess return commodity swaps 06 Mar 2009

EEX’s COO Mura gets same role at European Commodity Clearing 06 Mar 2009

Recovery begins in most asset classes at CME 06 Mar 2009

TMX deputy chief Bertrand leaves, Miquelon steps up 05 Mar 2009

Burgoyne joins Options Industry Council to drum up new investors 05 Mar 2009

ICE clears second hurdle with Fed approval for CCorp takeover 05 Mar 2009

Boillereau replaces Brown running HSBC FX and metals 05 Mar 2009

Eurex opens Hong Kong office, has 10 Asian members 04 Mar 2009

Fizzy Brent keeps ICE afloat as trading sinks 04 Mar 2009

One down, two to go: ICE wins first approval for CCorp takeover 04 Mar 2009