Derivs - People and Markets

Naeem Shares & Bonds (NSB) brokerage has become the seventh member of Nasdaq Dubai’s equity futures platform.

The Moscow Exchange (MOEX) is to introduce a weekly expiry of options on the Russian Trading System (RTS) stock index.

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed a head of compliance for its European Global Trade Repository (GTR) business.

KfW has invested more money in Frontclear, an organisation which offers guarantees to help clear emerging market and frontier market trades, boosting access to international interbank markets.

Plans for the Chicago Board Options Exchange to link up with Bats Global Markets took a big step forward this week, with both sets of shareholders approving the exchanges’ merger and a motion to issue shares supporting the deal.

European Central Counterparty (EuroCCP) is to become the third central counterparty for clearing services on the SIX Swiss Exchange.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has given LCH.Clearnet and its clearing members permission to portfolio margin customer positions.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEX) has gone live with a volatility control mechanism (VCM) on its derivative market to prevent extreme price volatility.

UniCredit has announced several changes to senior management in its markets business, with the retirement of corporate treasury sales boss and deputy head of markets Kevin Krespi.

Pegas the European gas trading platform operated by Powernext has launched time spread contracts on its futures markets.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued an order of registration for Intercontinental Exchange's ICE Endex exchange, allowing participation by US based investors.

Supervisory and regulatory frameworks in Turkey and New Zealand can be regarded as equivalent to those in the European Union, according to details of a European Commission report released by the European Banking Authority.