Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

Taiwan Stock Exchange Launches Intraday Odd-lot Trading

By Editors | 26/10/2020

The introduction of odd-lot trading during regular hours is aimed at making high-value stocks more affordable for individual investors and at helping to boost turnover.

Trading & Investment

China to Issue Additional Quotas for Outbound Investment via QDII

By Editors | 26/10/2020

The move, estimated to release quotas by $2-3bn per quarter, is being called one of the biggest relaxations in capital controls in recent years.

Trading & Investment

CSRC Green-lights Launch of International Copper Futures Contract

By Sanday Chongo Kabange | 26/10/2020

The new copper futures contract will be traded on Shanghai’s International Energy Exchange, and accessible to foreign investors looking to hedge their exposures in China.

Trading & Investment

ASIC Intervenes to Restrict CFD Leverage, Curb Retail Losses

By Editors | 25/10/2020

In a new product intervention order targetting contracts for difference, ASIC has imposed leverage limits and standardised margin close-out arrangements.

Trading & Investment

HKEX, SZSE Launch New ETF Cross-listing Scheme

By Editors | 25/10/2020

HKEX and SZSE have also signed an MOU to promote the ETF Cross-listing Scheme and facilitate more connections between the two markets.

Trading & Investment

China: S&P Global Authorised to Rate Exchange-traded Bonds

By Editors | 25/10/2020

S&P Global’s China unit can rate bonds and asset-backed securities that are traded or listed for transfer on China’s exchange-traded bond market.

Trading & Investment

HKEX Proposes to Allow Holiday Trading of MSCI Derivatives

By Editors | 25/10/2020

Exchange participants are asked to indicate their expectations for operational readiness by completing an online form by 6 November.

Payments & Settlements

GFXC to Complete FX Global Code Review by Mid-2021

By Manesh Samtani | 23/10/2020

Among the key issues in the FX market has been settlement risk, given the increasing number of trades being settled without PvP protection, says RBA deputy governor Guy Debelle.

Climate Risk

NZX, EEX to Jointly Develop Auction Service for Emissions Trading

By Editors | 23/10/2020

NZX and EEX will develop and operate the managed auction service for New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme, helping to bring carbon costs into the mainstream.