Asia Archive

SBI Japannext, an alternative trading system for Japanese equities, has called for changes to margin trading rules to encourage growth on its platforms and has implemented improvements to its trading infrastructure. read more>

MCX-SX, India's newest stock exchange, has got off to a quiet start in its bid to become a serious rival to the country's two incumbent bourses, registering low volumes in its first three days of trading, following its launch on Monday. read more>

Deutsche Börse-owned derivatives market Eurex Exchange has admitted its first Japan-based exchange member, broker Nissan Century Securities. read more>

Chi-X Australia will be unable to reduce clearing fees for members after the Australian Treasury deferred clearing competition in Australian equities for two years. However, clearing competition for derivatives will be permitted. read more>

UK-based exchange operator London Stock Exchange has signed deals with two investment banks to help grow liquidity on its new market for international stocks. read more>

TAIFEX, the Taiwan futures exchange, has entered into a deal with Germany's Eurex Exchange that will offer Europe-based traders the ability to trade and clear Taiwanese derivatives products. read more>

French bank BNP Paribas Securities Services is the latest firm to become a central depository clearing member at the Singapore Exchange. read more>

The Tokyo and Osaka exchanges have inched back market share from rival proprietary trading systems in their first month of trading as the Japan Exchange, a combined exchange. Meantime, overall Asian equity volumes hit a 22-month high. read more>

Everbright Securities and GF Securities have joined NYSE Technologies' fully managed FIX-based trading community Marketplace, broadening the China-based brokers buy-side members can trade with. read more>

Interdealer broker Tradition has added two new founder members to its TraFXpure platform for spot FX trading ahead of its impending launch. read more>