Exchanges
CBOE prepares for demutualisation
The Chicago Board Options Exchange has moved to demutualise the option exchange this year.
Nasdaq extends bid for LSE
The New York Nasdaq exchange has extended the deadline for London Stock Exchange shareholders to accept its takeover offer, but has refused to raise its bid.
FSA’s Waters points to confusion over Mifid and UCITS interplay
Mifid and the UCITS Directive create uncertainty as to their interplay in practice.
JWG-IT and Eukleia Training announce Mifid training initiative
JWG-IT Group and Eukleia Training partner up for new Mifid training initiative.
Nymex abandons UK exchange
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has effectively ended its trading presence in the UK by applying for its subsidiary, Nymex Europe, to be deregistered.
TSE close to deal with NYSE
The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) are hoping to finalise a tie-up by the end of this month.
Energy dominates Union address
US President George Bush has set out bold plans for renewable energy in his annual State of the Union address, but experts question whether they are realistic.
Energy dominates State of the Union address
US President George Bush has set out bold plans for renewable energy in his annual State of the Union address.
Energy dominates Union address
President George Bush has set out bold plans for renewable energy in his annual State of the Union address.
LSE rebuffs latest approach from Nasdaq
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and the New York Nasdaq exchange traded blows on Tuesday, as the management of the LSE turned down Nasdaq's takeover offer.
Project Boat selects business and technology partners
Project Boat selects Cinnober Financial Technology as technology provider and Markit Group Limited as business partner.
Emerging market debt more 'manageable', according to IIF
New types of securities, particularly derivatives, have contributed to making emerging market debt more “manageable” than ever before, according to the Washington-based Institute of International Finance.
Italian regulator to use CDS data
Interdealer broker GFI has started providing credit default swap (CDS) data to the Commissione Nazionale per le Società e la Borsa, the Italian securities market regulator (Consob)- possibly for market surveillance purposes.
Nymex buys stake in Optionable to expand options trading
The New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has announced it will buy a 19% stake in Optionable, a New York-based provider of natural gas and other energy options.
CEIOPS publishes 2007 work programme
Busy year ahead for CEIOPS
AMF publishes Mifid consultation paper
AMFpublishes consultation document setting out a draft amended Book III of its General Regulation in relation to Investment Service Providers.
Goldman Sachs doubles stake in Climate Exchange
Shares in Climate Exchange, the UK-listed company that owns the European Climate Exchange (ECX) and the Chicago Climate Exchange, rose by around 5% after the company disclosed that US investment bank Goldman Sachs has doubled its stake to 19%.
MEFF extends derivatives contracts to IBEX 35
The Spanish futures and options exchange Mercado Español de Futuros Financieros (MEFF) this week extended its coverage to trade derivatives contracts on all the underlying shares in the IBEX 35, the index of Spain’s 35 most liquid stocks.
FSA warns Mifid could increase market abuse and announces new financial crime division
The UK Financial Services Authority warns that Mifid could make it more difficult to monitor market abuse.
KRX trading systems to merge
The Seoul-based Korea Exchange (KRX) will integrate its futures and options trading systems from June this year, the Korean Financial Supervisory Commission said.
Delays and revisions for CME's credit event futures
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has delayed the launch of its planned credit event futures, after US regulators demanded more time to examine the proposal.
Euronext launches sugar derivatives
Euronext.liffe, the London-based derivatives exchange, will launch futures and options based on raw sugar next month.
ICE and Nybot merger complete
The merger between electronic energy trading platform IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and the New York Board of Trade (Nybot) is complete. The soft commodity exchange is now a wholly owned subsidiary of ICE as part of a for-profit, publicly traded…