Derivs - Clearing and Exchanges

Representatives of the European Union’s 28 member states have resumed talks on a clearing house (CCP) resolution, with a view to reach an agreement by the end of the year.

Nasdaq has ended its pursuit of Oslo Børs, giving rival Euronext the chance to acquire the Norwegian exchange.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has given a boost to derivatives exchanges that are introducing passive liquidity protection for some of their contracts.

Euronext has received approval from Norway’s authorities for its takeover of exchange group Oslo Børs, ending months of uncertainty and a full-blown takeover battle with rival Nasdaq.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has reported a fall in derivatives volumes for the first quarter of the year.

Miami International has agreed to a deal to give Minneapolis Grain Exchange (MGEX) exclusive rights to list, trade and clear futures products on its SPIKES volatility index.

Singapore Exchange has acquired a 20% stake in electronic foreign exchange trading company BidFX, for $25m.

Nasdaq has raised its offer price to buy Norwegian exchange group Oslo Børs (OSE), matching the revised offer tabled by rival Euronext last month.

Deutsche Bӧrse’s derivatives exchange, Eurex Exchange, is preparing radical changes to its trading infrastructure, in a bid to attract more buy-side firms.

Eurex boasted strong results generated by its Repo Partnership Program as it declared a 24% jump in trading volumes.

The European Parliament and European Union member states are holding talks on a set of EMIR amendments that would, in advance of Brexit, firm up European powers to relocate clearing houses (CCPs) of systemic importance for the euro.

Deutsche Börse has revealed that six banks have signed up to its blockchain offering for collateral swaps in the securities lending market as it hailed “significant progress” in development of the solution.