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Firms are focusing on collateral to alleviate regulatory reforms aimed at banks [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

June trading was down across a range of global futures markets [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Indian exchange is the latest global market to have suffered a tech problem [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Russian exchange has been one of the world's top performing markets this year [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

German exchange saw trading slow in June despite month being busy normally [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

CFTC has put the deadline back amid bank fears over their ability to comply [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Dubai trading could be hit by regulatory rulings in Europe over equivalence [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Europe has struggled with regulatory demands over reporting derivatives [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Atlanta-based exchange is forging ahead with its plan to merge Liffe and ICE [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reports on the advance preparation by Japanese firms for the electronic trading mandates due September 2015, following in the footsteps of U.S. counterparts.

The article reports on the expansion and strengthening of Bourses located in Asia, Dubai in United Arab Emirates, Africa and parts of Europe amidst the decline in some traditional contracts. Topics covered include the factors that have contributed to the growth, examples of major exchange groups that have taken stakes in smaller, up-and-coming platforms and the factor which led to the surge in equity derivatives volumes on the exchanges in the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN).

The article reports on the warning given by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) about the possibility that the absence of counterparty consent for cross-border trade reporting could force firms to stop trading.

The article reports on the five countries recommended by European Commission Michel Barner for equivalence over European clearing regulations, allowing them to clear European Union (EU) derivatives trade. Topics covered include countries described by clearing houses Barniers as truly global market infrastructures and the benefits to be gained by countries from gaining equivalence with Europe's new clearing mandates.

The article reports on the plan of data vendor to take control of the Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Index in July 2014.

The article reports on the completion of Atlanta, Georgia-based International Exchange's (ICE) sale of non-exchange related New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Technology units by agreeing to sell technology firms NYFIX and Metabit to trading system vendor ULLINK. Topics covered include the reason ICE decided to spin-off parts of the NYSE Technologies business, the solutions for the financial services industry being offered by NYFIX and the views of ICE Futures President Ben Jackson on the deal.

The article offers a look at the events which have shaped Trading Technologies (TT), a provider of software and solutions for electronic derivatives trading, as it celebrates its 20th founding anniversary in 2014. Topics covered include the reason TT began connecting to exchanges as explained by the company's research and development Vice President Mike Burns and the role of TT investor Harris Brumfield in the company's growth.

The article reports on the plan of Orc, a firm offering trading technology for listed derivatives, to connect to the cross-product trading and clearing platform Nasdaq OMX NLX through a partnership set to be made in the third quarter of 2014.

The article reports on the plan of British bank RBS to support client trading on new U.S. market Eris Exchange.

The article reports on the possible impact of Europe's rules for non-European Union (EU) countries on the trading of offshore Indian Rupee futures with exchanges in Dubai and Singapore already vying for market share in the currency. Topics covered include the two offshore centers for the trading of Rupee derivatives, details of the rules being reviewed by the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) for non-EU countries and the effect of quantitative easing in the U.S. on the Rupee.

The article reports on the challenges in trade reporting requirements being faced by firms under the European Markets InfrastructureRegulation (Emir). Topics covered include the cause of the struggles cited by firms in matching their futures trades across reporting venues under the regulatory regime, the goals of Emir and the source of the initial problems around trade reporting.

The article reports the move by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) Liffe to reschedule the launch of its new suite of government bond futures that will directly challenge Eurex's offerings to June 16, 2014.

The article reports the move by the European financial market trading venue Nasdaq OMX NLX as of June 2014 to cancel several orders after a trading company mispriced them on the short sterling contract that resulted in a significant price increase in said contract.

The article reports the launching by The Order Machine (TOM) of its new NL20 index, which will exclusively monitor Dutch firm, as of mid-June 2014.

The article reports the claim by German exchange Eurex as of mid-June 2014 that it hopes to reverse its trading decline with the addition of new products like swap futures and financial exchange (FX) derivatives later in the year. It cites the cross-listing agreement signed by Eurex with the Taiwan Futures Exchange (Taifex), as well as the growth in dividend derivatives trading at Eurex. Among Eurex's competitors are the CME Group, IntercontinentalExchange, and Singapore Exchange.

The article reports the 12% year-on-year decline in trading volumes posted by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group in May 2014, particularly across interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange, energy and commodities.

The article announces that Doctor Vladimir Tikhomirov was appointed as chief economist at BCS Financial Group (BCS).

The article reports the move by the Investment Industry Regulatory Organisation of Canada (IIROC) as of mid-June 2014 to regulate the Canadian Dollar Offered Rate (CDOR) because it is still not subjected to regulation. It claims that the IIROC has issued a new code of conduct for banks on the CDOR and will soon appoint an administrator of the benchmark. It cites the creation by the International Organization of Securities Commission (IOSCO) of new global principles for financial benchmarks.

The article reports the move by the European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) to invite financial market players worldwide to a series of open meetings in Paris, France in July 2014 to debate on the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (Mifid II) directive.

The article reports the claim by U.S. Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation's (DTCC) European trade repository chief executive officer (CEO) Stewart Macbeth that banks and companies will confront more challenges when the next European reporting deadline becomes effective in late 2014. According to Macbeth, companies should begin using trade identifiers to comply with the law. The opinion of CME European Trade Repository's Daniel Corrigan on the developments is also cited.

The article reports the claim by Great Britain's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) chief executive officer Martin Wheatley as of mid-June 2014 that regulating high-frequency trading (HFT) is a very difficult job. It claims that HFT activities were highlighted in the book "Flash Boys," by Michael Lewis. The opinion of Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) executive chairman Terry Duffy on the HFT market is also cited.

The article reports the plan by Swiss exchange Six as of mid-June 2014 to launch a trade repository for derivatives transactions and to meet the regulatory mandate of the G20 countries. The repository will be based on the Swiss Financial Market Infrastructure Act (FMIA). Switzerland's market is not governed by the European Markets and Securities Authority (Esma).

The article reports the appeal made by European Securities and Markets Authority (Esma) Chairman Steve Maijoor as of June 2014 to banks to cooperate with the agency over the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (Mifid II) plans. Maijoor claims that three meetings are scheduled in Paris, France on July 7-8, 2014 to discuss market issues, investor protection and commodity derivatives. Esma also published a consultation paper on Mifid II on May 22, 2014.

The article reports the plan by the Montreal Exchange in Quebec to launch futures contracts at the Financial Times Stock Exchange (FTSE) Emerging Markets Index on June 13, 2014.

The article reports the commitment made by the Montreal Exchange in Quebec as of June 2014 to launch a swap futures contract, which serves as a bridge between the swaps market and exchange-traded futures.

The article presents the highlights of the Futures Industry Association International Derivatives Expo (FIA IDX) conference in June 2014. It focuses on the move by leaders of several major derivatives exchanges to call for reforms to financial benchmarks worldwide. Among said leaders are Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Chief Executive Officer Phupinder Gill, the London Metal Exchange's Garry Jones, and Robert Greifeld of Nasdaq OMX.

The article announces that Drew Shields was appointed as director of product management and marketing at Trading Technologies.

The article presents the highlights of the International Derivatives Expo (IDX) conference 2014, particularly the speech by Futures Industry Association (FIA) Europe head Simon Puleston Jones, in which he talked about the issues in the futures industry like the reporting requirements.

The article presents the highlights of the Futures Industry Association International Derivatives Expo (FIA IDX) conference in June 2014. In his speech, SwapClear's Daniel Maguire claimed that LCH.Clearnet's approval under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (Emir) is imminent. ICE Clear Europe's Paul Swann talked about the Emir approval process. LME Clear's Trevor Spanner discussed their process for Emir approval.

The article presents the highlights of the Futures Industry Association International Derivatives Expo (FIA IDX) conference in June 2014. It cites the panel discussion focusing on the issues over the new European trade reporting regime. Among the panelists are David Broadway of Investment Management Association, UnaVista's David Nowell, and Sarah Cresswell of Goldman Sachs International.

The article discusses Deustche Boerse's partnership with the Stock Exchange of Thailand as it continues to establish partnerships with Asian exchanges. Topics discussed include an agreement with the Thai Group operating the Thailand Futures Exchange (TFEX) with Deustche Boerse to further the development of derivatives markets between the 2 countries, the rising participation from retail investors in the region and the German firm's other agreements with Asian firms such as China and Taiwan.

The article announces the resignation of Robert Pickel as chief executive officer (CEO) of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) in late 2014.

The article discusses efforts of The Order Machine (TOM) to boost its domestic market share by publishing an index that tracks solely Dutch firms and listing options contracts based on the underlying. Topics discussed include the relevance of the NL20 to retail traders who concentrate on Dutch stocks, the calculation and publication of the AEX index by New York Stock Exchange Euronext and talks of internationalising TOM's reach for future growth given its success in its domestic market.

The article reports that Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has rebranded its recently acquired Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) and has named Lucas Schmeddes to head the operation. Topics covered include the launching of the ICE Futures Singapore and ICE Clear Singapore in the second half of 2014, Singapore's growing role as a clearing hub within Asia and the naming of the directors for the Singapore boards that include Jeff Sprecher, David Goone and Vijay Iyengar.

The article announces that former Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) commissioner Bart Chilton is joining the law firm DLA Piper as a senior policy advisor in Washington, DC.

The article reports that exchanges Eurex, Intercontinental Exchange and the Singapore Exchange (SGX) are focusing their clearing efforts in Singapore. Topics discussed include the potential of Singapore to become the world's largest clearing hub, SGX head of derivatives Michael Syn's comment on the intended benefit of a Singapore clearing cluster and Deutsche Boerse to launch a clearing house in Singapore at the start of 2014.

The article reports that the European Commission adopted criminal sanctions to prevent illegal securities market practices such as benchmark manipulation and high frequency trading strategies.

The article reports that the Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) launched short-term volatility index (VXST) options contract on April 10, 2014 to complement futures in February 2014. Topics discussed include 3,134 contracts involved in the first day of the CBOE deal that accommodated investors who want a short term measure of volatility to hedge their shorter term positions and the contracts' use of Standard & Poor's (S&P) 500 Index options in their calculations.

The article announces that Cathryn Lyall has been named independent non-executive director at Deutsche Bank's board.

The article announces that Jill Considine has been named chairwoman of the U.S. business of LCH.Clearnet, a clearinghouse of international exchanges.

The article reports that the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) approved the operation of the German exchange Eurex making it the fourth clearing house to operate under EMIR. Topics discussed include Eurex's operation under market rules governing central counterparties (CCP) and other exchanges registered under EMIR include Nasdaq OMX and KDPW-CCP.