After a challenging January, ASX managed to see a robust rise in futures trading volumes in February 2016. According to data from the latest ASX Group Monthly Activity Report, total futures and options on futures volume amounted to 10,558,889 contracts in February 2016, a reading which is 15.8% stronger than in January 2016. In annual…
Read moreIn contrast to what the bulk of the industry has displayed thus far, ASX posted a double-digit drop in futures trading volumes in January 2016. According to ASX’s market activity report for January 2016, out earlier today, futures and options on futures volume amounted to 9,122,612 contracts, a reading which is 24.1% lower than in…
Read moreProvider of futures and options trading and analytics solutions OptionsCity Software has announced another partnership regarding its CityTrader platform. Shortly after the cloud-based futures and options trading platform became available to DAW Trading clients, Optimus Futures announced that it will support the solution. Thanks to CityTrader, active traders can make use of robust tools and functionality…
Read moreTokyo Financial Exchange (TFX) was forced to apply a mechanism a mechanism it has not used since March 14, 2011, as the three-month Euroyen futures soared. TFX today applied an Intraday Additional Margin Call, as the market moved outside of certain boundaries. The Exchange normally calculates margin requirements based on the SPAN® margin system, which…
Read moreFollowing a robust November for futures trading activity, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) registered one more month of rising futures trading volumes. According to ASX's market activity report for December 2015, out earlier today, futures and options on futures volume amounted to 12,021,672 contracts in the last month of 2015, up 25.3% from the reading for…
Read moreCME Group (NASDAQ: CME) is set to begin it's 2016 version of their trading challenge simulator open to university students, trading is set to commence the first of week January. CME Group's Trading Challenge is a complimentary four-week electronic trading competition where teams of undergraduate and graduate students can trade a variety of CME Group…
Read moreTurnover of RMB Currency Futures was 243,443 contracts from January 1, 2015 to December 15, 2015, exceeding the full-year record high of 205,049 contracts in 2014.
Read moreAfter a challenging October for futures trading activity at the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), trading volumes staged a nice rise in November 2015, as shown by ASX's latest monthly activity report. In November 2015, futures and options on futures volume rose 2.5% from October 2015 levels to 9,585,567 contracts. The result is 35% higher than the…
Read moreDubai Gold & Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has informed its participants of pending changes to initial margin requirements for a raft of futures contracts, including popular Forex futures contracts and energy contracts. The changes will be effective from November 9, 2015. The size of required margin will be reduced for INR/EUR, JPY/USD, USD/RUB, as well as…
Read moreIt looks as if the oil bears have gotten ahead of themselves and were quick to cover shorts as Wednesday's price action saw huge momentum and strength in the black gold. Oil prices shot up in the face of recent rising inventory reports to close back above the $45 handle at the close of American trading…
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