Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

HKEX Sets 12 April Launch for Derivatives VCM, POS Enhancements

By Editors | 14/03/2021

From 12 April, the VCM will allow multiple triggers per session, and a random cutoff mechanism will be introduced in the pre-opening and pre-open allocation sessions.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Launches New China, Taiwan Index Options Contracts

By Editors | 14/03/2021

The new options contracts aim to meet the trading and hedging needs of investors with exposures to large and mid-cap companies in China and Taiwan.

Market Data & Technology

Vietnam Works to Address System Overloads at HoSE

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 13/03/2021

Industry body VAFI is calling for new management at HoSE. Meanwhile, HNX is setting up a new board to absorb HoSE-listed companies to ease market overload issues.

Trading & Investment

Bangladesh Amends Listing Rules to Appease Retail Investors

By Ranamita Chakraborty | 11/03/2021

BSEC is proposing revisions to the listing rules to make the capital market more attractive for individual investors.

Trading & Investment

LIBOR Transition: Derivatives Market Has Clarity: ISDA

By Manesh Samtani | 11/03/2021

The FCA’s recent announcement has provided clarity on the future of all LIBOR settings. But, derivatives market participants still have work to do.

Trading & Investment

Chinese State-backed Funds Intervene to Calm Market

By Editors | 11/03/2021

The government reportedly blocked social media mentions of the stock market while local media outlets downplayed recent market turbulence.

Trading & Investment

Travel Restrictions Holding Up Wealth Management Connect

By Manesh Samtani | 10/03/2021

PBOC official Bai Hexiang said the Wealth Management Connect scheme can be implemented once people can travel freely between Hong Kong, Macau and the mainland.

Structural Regulation

BOJ, FSA Urge FIs to Push Forward LIBOR Transition

By Manesh Samtani | 09/03/2021

The regulators say the transition must continue without reliance on a potential synthetic JPY LIBOR, which would be restricted to tough legacy contracts even if published.

Trading & Investment

OSE, TOCOM Propose Revised Contingency Plans for Derivatives

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 09/03/2021

The OSE and TOCOM have proposed revisions clarifying the standards by which they will halt and resume trading in the event of a disruption in the derivatives market.