Moscow Exchange has announced that NCC Clearing Bank is changing risk parameters for some particular instruments in Securities Market, as well as Derivatives and FX Markets, from July 15, 2016. Here’s what the changes will be: Securities market NCC Clearing Bank is changing risk parameters in Securities market for the following instruments starting from July…
Read moreThis Saturday (July 9, 2016) the first public test of the MOEX migration to the new backup data center Dataspace will be held. The purpose of this test is to verify client connectivity through the Dataspace infrastructure and to start parallel production use of gateway servers in the new data center. The final migration test,…
Read moreCME Group (CME) is set to use the official Moscow Exchange (MOEX) reference rate for Russian ruble contracts come Sunday July 17th. Since 1998 after spot auction currency trading at the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) was suspended, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and EMTA (Emerging Market Traders Association) began publishing a Ruble/Dollar exchange rate. CME and EMTA established…
Read moreContinuing a trend of strong June FX trading volumes worldwide, propelled in part by action around Brexit, Moscow Exchange has reported that FX turnover rose 16% MoM in June. Overall volumes on Moscow Exchange were up 21% in June to RUB 70.2 trillion, from RUB 58.1 trillion in May. The Money Market and Derivatives Market…
Read moreMoscow Exchange has announced the launch dates for new functionality on the Derivatives (TCS SPECTRA) and FX (TCS ASTS) Markets. As we had previously reported, Moscow Exchange had postponed the date of the enhancements as it had decided to extend the testing period for new functionalities on SPECTRA and ASTS. The new launch dates are: July 4,…
Read moreRussian bourse operator Moscow Exchange has announced that it has completed the first step to migrate its infrastructure to a new data center. DataSpace1 will be used as a disaster recovery (DR) site for the Exchange's trading and clearing platforms from 23 July 2016 through the end of November 2016, at which time it will become the primary data centre for Moscow Exchange.…
Read moreMoscow Exchange has announced that it has decided to extend the testing period for new functionalities on its Derivatives Market (Spectra) and FX Market (ASTS). The launch of new Derivatives Market services planned for June 27 and new FX Market services planned for July 4 has been postponed. The Exchange will make a subsequent announcement…
Read moreRussian exchange operator Moscow Exchange has announced that it has completed dividend payments for 2015. The total sum paid was RUB 16.2 billion (USD$ 253 million), representing 58.2% of 2015 consolidated net profit under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The dividend was RUB 7.11 per ordinary share. A total of RUB 12.9 billion was paid out to the nominee holder (National Settlement Depository) by…
Read moreIt isn't just Retail Forex brokers raising margin requirements leading up to next week's Brexit vote. Today the Moscow Exchange put out a note to clients that, due to the UK referendum on membership in the European Union on 23 June 2016, volatility in some instruments traded on Moscow Exchange may potentially increase. To mitigate…
Read moreMoscow Exchange (MOEX) announced today trading volumes for May 2016. Total trading volumes on the exchange increased by 33.5% YoY to RUB 58.1 trln. The Derivatives Market and Money Market posted the strongest growth, with volumes increasing 76.1% and 57.9% YoY, respectively. Trading volumes increased by 14.1% YoY on the FX Market, 5.2% YOY on the Equity…
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