Derivs - Equity

Eurex has launched a new product suite in partnership with MSCI that enables investors to hedge their global dividend exposure.

CME Group has reported record quarterly derivatives volumes in the Asia Pacific region along with an upturn in global trading volumes.

Trading in Nasdaq’s Stockholm ESG equity index futures has surpassed 1m contracts in the year since their launch, as investors clamour for sustainable investment tools.

A new report from the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) and the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has set out the governance of key over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives data elements.

The US Federal Reserve has given its final approval to amendments of the Volcker Rule, joining four other US regulatory agencies in backing relaxations of prop trading restrictions.

Eurex has launched total return futures on single equities as it seeks to expand its suite of equity index derivatives and capitalise on the impact of margin regulation in the over-the-counter (OTC) market.

MSCI has launched five new thematic indices tracking the performance of what it has identified as long-term megatrends in investing.

CME Group has launched a new range of environmental, social and governance-aligned US equity index futures.

Eurex is to expand its range of sustainability derivatives further with the launch of ESG (environmental, social and governance) options.

The European Securities and Markets Authority has issued a call for evidence on the effects of product intervention measures regarding CFDs and binary options on market participants and clients.

Intercontinental exchange and MSCI have expanded their relationship, with the index provider licensing ESG data to ICE for index construction. ICE will use the data to launch ESG versions of its fixed income indexes and will also launch various ESG related equities futures towards the end of this year.

BGC has taken advantage of volatile market conditions and its rivals’ merger distractions to win market share, enlarge its electronic footprint and grow its top line. This has been the year it has all come together for the firm, making it GlobalCapital’s Interdealer Broker of the Year.