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'Boom cycle' for US power prices
With input costs surging and demand growth currently outpacing supply additions in the US power market, analysts are expecting the space to tighten further. David Watkins reports
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Still shackled
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Mifid MTFs produce cost savings for brokers and dealers
More and more multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) are starting to compete with European equities exchanges, producing 4-5 basis points in savings for some of their users.
JP Morgan unveils new ETF series
JP Morgan has launched a new series of exchange traded funds (ETFs) comprising four ETFs which provide exposure to the performance of European fixed income bonds. The ETFs track the sub-indexes of JP Morgan’s European Monetary Union Government Bond Index…
More than 50% of US companies unprepared for weather risk: report
Results of a survey carried out by CME Group, the world's largest derivatives exchange, and weather risk management originator Storm Exchange, have found that 51% of senior finance and risk managers concede that they are under prepared to cope with…
New Record for Crude Amid Supply Disruptions
Crude Oil reached a new record of $119.93 a barrel in overnight electronic trading, up from $119.90 reached last week on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex).
OFT wins first round of unfair bank charges case
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UBS launches dry freight index
UBS has launched a tradeable index with dry freight derivatives as the underlying, dubbed the UBS Blue Sea Index (UBS-BSI).
Invesco PowerShares unveils first active equity ETFs
Invesco PowerShares has launched the first three actively managed equity exchnage traded funds (ETFs), as well as an actively managed fixed-income ETF, on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Arca.
Dollar low helps push crude to new record
Crude Oil reached a new record of $119.90 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today amid ongoing supply concerns and a new record low for the US dollar against the Euro, leaving investors looking for an inflation hedge.
BlueNext launches EUA Futures
Environmental exchange BlueNext has listed its first derivatives contracts, offering EU Allowance (EUA) futures with December 2008 to 2012 maturities.
Crude tops $116 in volatile trading
Crude oil for May delivery hit an all time high of $116.10 per barrel in intraday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) today.
Barcap aims to capture FX volatility
Barclays Capital has launched three FX Volatility indexes: the BetaVol, Smart BetaVol and AlphaVol. The indexes, which are designed to provide both portfolio diversification and event hedge protection against sudden market downturns, have been assembled…
Orbeo makes first Phase III carbon trade on ECX
Carbon trading company Orbeo has completed the first futures trade for Phase III of the EU emissions trading scheme (EU ETS), on European Climate Exchange’s new 2013 EUA contract.
Traders charged in Nymex Illegal Trading Investigation
Former New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) director Steven Karvellas pleaded guilty to defrauding customers following a joint probe by New York prosecutors and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Barclays launches carry trade strategy ETN
Barclays Bank has launched the Optimised Currency Carry Exchange Traded Note on the NYSE-Arca Stock Exchange, which is designed to provide exposure to the Barclays Intelligent Carry Strategy Index which seeks a return by investing in high-yielding…
UK consults on Rome I Regulation
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