Tag: Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68)

May 03, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Singapore Exchange adds MSCI China Free Index contracts to offering

In line with LeapRate's earlier report about the plans of Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) to list MSCI China Free Index (SM) futures and options contracts, the Exchange today announced the official launch of these products. The SGX MSCI China contracts have also been certified by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), enabling US investors to directly…

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April 25, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Singapore Exchange, China Construction Bank sign MoU

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) and China Construction Bank Corporation (SHA:601939) today sealed a memorandum of understanding (MoU), seeking to promote Singapore’s capital markets to Chinese companies. Under the agreement, SGX and CCB will collaborate to bring Chinese companies to list in Singapore, especially through SGX’s Direct Listing Framework. CCB is one of the issue managers…

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March 22, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

JihSun Futures becomes SGX derivatives trading member

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today announced the addition of Taiwan-based JihSun Futures Co., Ltd to its list of derivatives market trading members. The admission of JihSun Futures Co., Ltd takes the total number of Trading Members in SGX’s derivatives market to 50. The derivatives market also has 24 Clearing Members. There are also 11 Clearing…

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February 17, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

Hong Kong's Wing Fung Futures becomes SGX derivatives trading member

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today announced that Hong Kong-based futures and options broker Wing Fung Futures Limited has become its latest derivatives market trading member. The admission of Wing Fung Futures Limited takes the total number of trading members in SGX’s derivatives market to 49. The derivatives market also has 24 clearing members. Also, SGX…

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February 10, 2016 BY Maria Nikolova

SGX sees 23% MoM rise in FX futures volumes in January 2016

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) today reported its operating metrics for January 2016, with Forex volumes staging steep increases in both monthly and annual terms, in the face of a month-on-month decline in yuan futures turnover. In January 2016, the FX futures volume at SGX was 522,933 contracts, up 23% from December 2015, when the volume…

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December 04, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

SGX registers 3% MoM drop in Forex futures volumes in November 2015

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) has earlier today published its operating metrics for November 2015, with Forex volumes staging a drop in monthly terms. In fact, even traditionally robust rupee futures volumes fell last month. In November 2015, total FX Futures volume was 463,449 contracts, down 3% from the 475,887 contracts traded in October 2015. The…

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November 05, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

SGX reports 2% MoM growth in Forex volumes in October 2015

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) has earlier today posted its operating metrics for October 2015, with Forex volumes staging a decent rise in annual and monthly terms, underpinned by robust trading in INR/USD futures. In October 2015, total FX Futures volume was 475,887 contracts, up 2% from the result recorded in September 2015 and up massive 410%…

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October 27, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

SGX suffers derivatives trading interruption

Singapore Exchange Limited (SGX:S68) has earlier today alerted its members and traders of problems plaguing the work of the derivatives market. Trading on SGX's derivatives market was interrupted for more than hour. The trading was halted at 22:00h (local time, GMT+8:00) and resumed later at 23:15h. The problems did not affect the closing time of…

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