Moscow Exchange lists new options for OTC trading LeapRate

September 24, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Moscow Exchange lists new options for OTC trading

The FX market OTC services’ list of instruments has been expanded. From September the market operator makes available EUR/USD and GBP/USD swap transactions through the Request for Stream (RFS) functionality, delivering quotations from leading global banks providing liquidity, with settlement through the CCP. Market participants can now also clear OTC swap transactions with the CCP…

May 20, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

StoneX Markets rolls out self-service OTC platform

Mark Maurer, CEO & President of StoneX Markets, commented: We’re excited to unveil MyStoneX, one of the most comprehensive and powerful tools on the market for developing and executing risk-based OTC hedging strategies. In addition to providing the industry’s most sophisticated technology offering that can support more than 200 commodity products, MyStoneX addresses an educational…

November 11, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Integral and Jefferies FXPB launch OTC transparent solution TrueFX

Fintech company Integral and Jefferies, a global investment banking firm, have just announced the launch of a fully integrated service designed for buyside firms to conveniently connect and trade with the FX market at a fraction of today’s trading costs. TrueFX is designed for the buyside community, including retail brokers, macro hedge funds, prime of…

June 12, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Singapore spurs development of FX trading hub & ecosystem

The following article is courtesy of FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken. With the uptick in Asian currency trading and the growth of electronic trading, Singapore’s regulator is working with the financial industry to build an FX trading hub and expand FX market infrastructure, a move to improve liquidity and price discovery during Asian trading hours. The Monetary…

June 10, 2019 BY Valentina Kirilova

Greenwich report: New margin rules to trigger shift in FX options trades from OTC to exchanges

The Greenwich Associates, a global provider of data, analytics and insights to the ﬁnancial services industry, has informed today that, during its last report, it has examined the final phase of uncleared margin rules (UMR) and noted that it could trigger a shift in FX options trading from OTC to exchange-based trading. UMR, which is…

January 16, 2019 BY Mariela Naydenova

Bittrex adds OTC trading desk with 200 alt coins

One of the top cryptocurrency exchanges in the world, Bittrex, has recently rolled out an OTC trading desk with 200 cryptocurrencies. This means that the execution of block transactions will be possible for various fiat/crypto pairs. The cryptocurrencies that will be supported with the new service are all offered by Bittrex. According to the exchange,…

January 20, 2017 BY Valentina Kirilova

Canadian Securities Regulators adopts rules for Over-the-Counter derivatives clearing

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced two new national instruments affecting over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives trading in Canada. The national instruments are part of Canada’s ongoing implementation of commitments to reform the global OTC derivatives markets. These national instruments are designed to align with international standards and provide safeguards in the Canadian market for counterparties transacting…

September 07, 2016 BY Mike Fox

CME authorized to provide OTC services and designated as CCP by SFC Hong Kong

CME Group, the world's leading and most diverse derivatives marketplace, today announced that Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. has been granted authorization to provide OTC clearing and settlement services and has been designated as a central counterparty (CCP) by the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) in Hong Kong. With this authorization, the clearing house division of CME…

July 14, 2016 BY Valentina Kirilova

Tokyo Commodity Exchange to launch Physical Gold Market

The Tokyo Commodity Exchange Inc. (TOCOM) has announced today that July 25th will be the start date of new Gold Physical Transaction, pending regulatory approval. Gold is the most actively traded commodity at the Exchange with both futures and options contracts listed. Simultaneously, TOCOM will introduce a delivery at settlement option for the Gold Rolling…

December 18, 2015 BY Mike Fox

Shanghai Pudong Development Bank becomes clearing member of OTC Clear

OTC Clear currently offers clearing services for interest rate swaps denominated in RMB, Hong Kong Dollars, US Dollars and Euros, and non-deliverable forward currency swaps referencing RMB, Taiwan Dollars, Korean Won and the Indian Rupee. OTC Clearing Hong Kong Limited (OTC Clear), a subsidiary of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) that was set…

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