Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has earlier this week released its volume report for the month of April. Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was RUB 73.8 trln in April 2019. The growth leaders were bond (+24.3%), GCC repo (+22.2%), commodity derivatives (+18.4%) and CCP repo (+12.5%) markets. The complete report as shown on Moscow Exchange's…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX)’s Supervisory Board announced that Alexander Afanasiev will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer. In line with best corporate governance practices, the Board has engaged in a succession planning process over the last year, supported by professional consultants. The Board has already recommended the appointment of Yury Denisov as CEO,…
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India’s premier exchange, BSE, has announced that alongside The India International Exchange (IFSC) Limited (India INX) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Moscow Exchange (MOEX). The agreement aims to connect the investors’ community and companies both in India and Russia. BSE and India INX are the first Indian Exchanges to enter into the…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) just announced that, starting from April 1, 2019, it will begin calculating and publishing daily sustainability indices created jointly with the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP). The indices will be based on RSPP’s annual analysis of Russia’s largest companies demonstrating a robust ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) profile. The MOEX-RSPP Responsibility and Transparency…
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The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) announced the launch of deliverable futures for the common shares of Polyus and Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works (MMK) including options trading on stock futures. The new offerings are an addition to MOEX’s portfolio of stock derivatives, which gives portfolio managers more options when trading the two stocks. A single lot…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) released its volume report for the month of February. Total trading volume across MOEX’s markets was RUB 62.3 trln in February 2019. The growth leader was the Money Market (+3.7%), including the GCC repo segment (+84.7%). Equity and Bond Market Total trading volumes on the Equity and Bond Market in February 2019…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has completed the development phase of its electronic platform for remote opening of deposit accounts as part of the Bank of Russia’s Marketplace project. The online Marketplace project was initiated by the Bank of Russia in Q1 2018. The platform is not yet available to clients though, waiting for its necessary legislative…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just announced its financial results for the month of January 2019. Total trading volume across Moscow Exchange’s markets was up 1.5% to RUB 58.9 trln in January 2019 (almost equal to January 2018's RUB 58.0 trln). The Exchange has been quite busy lately, expanding analytics offering for algorithmic and HFT firms. MOEX…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has announced that it will launch an updated version of the FAST protocol and a new FAST Full_orders_log Online service to enhance market data delivery from its Derivatives Market. The updated version will allow trading members to cease using other market data sources. Traders will now be able to reduce their infrastructure…
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Moscow Exchange (MOEX) has just announced that it will launch trading in options on its new futures offering, the US 500 Index futures contract. The options contracts will expire on the third Thursday of March, June, September and December. The first expiration date will be 21 March 2019. MOEX has already informed that a revised…
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