The DataSpace1 data center will become the focal point of data processing for the MOEX trading and clearing platforms on 7 November 2016. The M1 data center currently the MOEX primary DC, will operate as a disaster recovery site. DataSpace1 is the first commercial data centre in Russia and continental Europe to have successfully completed…
Read moreSberbank CIB, the corporate and investment banking business of Sberbank, has announced the appointment of Vladimir Yarovoy as Head of Electronic Markets Distribution, Managing Director, within its Global Markets department. Yarovoy will be responsible for driving the adoption of Sberbank Markets, a multi-asset class electronic trading platform that enables Sberbank CIB and its clients to streamline…
Read moreMoscow Exchange has announced its trading schedule for public holidays in January and February 2017. It goes as follows: On 3-6 January and 24 February 2017: The Equity & Bond and Derivatives Markets will operate as usual; All instruments will trade on the FX and Precious Metals Markets, except trades with "today" settlement and swap transactions with…
Read moreSWIFT has assigned the Premier certification status to the Service Bureau of National Settlement Depository (NSD), Russia’s central securities depository. NSD’s Service Bureau has become the first bureau to receive this status in Eastern Europe. Compliance with Premier status requirements lets NSD guarantee its clients the maximum level of safety and reliability when using NSD…
Read moreAt its meeting on 9 September, the Supervisory Board adopted new tariffs for the Moscow Exchange Derivatives Market on the back of a new billing concept. The tariffs were agreed with the MOEX Derivatives Market Committee in August. The new billing concept envisages switching to fees in basis points (as a percentage of the trade…
Read moreMoscow Exchange has finished installation of the new ASTS gateway servers in the M1 data center. According to the earlier published roadmap these servers are located in the new network, so the connection settings for the FX, equity and money markets need to be changed. The new broadcast addresses for the ASTS Bridge server and…
Read moreRussia-based network operator Avelacom has announced that it has launched a new point of presence (PoP) in the DataSpace data center, bringing faster access to Russia’s securities and FX markets. Avelacom's new point of presence the in DataSpace facilities are in close proximity to the Moscow Exchange (MoEx) and optimize its customers’ access to the exchange’s…
Read moreMoscow Exchange has announced that it is making changes to the liquidity support programme for its Derivatives Market from 1 September 2016 by adding options on Brent crude futures. This year has seen record levels of trading activity in commodity derivatives at the MOEX. Average daily trading in options on Brent crude futures has soared 58-fold…
Read moreA Moscow Exchange Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on September 2 approved a corporate restructuring whereby 100%-owned subsidiaries CJSC MICEX Stock Exchange and MB Technologies LLC will be consolidated into Moscow Exchange. MICEX Stock Exchange is the organizer of trading on Moscow Exchange's Equity & Bond Market and Money Market. MB Technologies offers technical access…
Read moreMoscow Exchange (MOEX) announced trading volumes for August 2016. Total trading volumes increased by 14.3% YoY to RUB 72.0 trln. The Money Market and Bond Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 107.8% and 19.0% YoY, respectively. FX Market FX Market turnover was RUB 25.5 trln (August 2015: RUB 31.7 trln, July 2016: RUB. 25.9 trln),…
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