Trading & Investment

Trading & Investment

HKEX Finalises Enhancements to Pre-Opening Session, Volatility Controls

By Editors | 16/12/2019

The enhancements to the pre-opening session will be adopted in the second quarter of 2020. The stock-level volatility control mechanism will be expanded in the second half of 2020.

Trading & Investment

ASIC Allows Non-transparent Active ETFs to Remain Non-Transparent

By Editors | 12/12/2019

Active ETF providers will have to implement new controls to manage risks associated with internal market making models, but they will be allowed to continue to hide their holdings.

Climate Risk

NZX, EEX to Jointly Pursue Carbon Market Opportunities

By Editors | 12/12/2019

NZX believes that the transparency and security of a regulated market like the European Energy Exchange will add value to the existing carbon market in New Zealand.

Trading & Investment

Fiji, PNG Stock Exchanges Sign MoU on Joint Market Development

By Editors | 12/12/2019

Fiji’s SPX has signed an MoU with Papua New Guinea’s national stock exchange to cooperate on capital markets development, following from a similar MoU with NZX earlier this year.

Trading & Investment

China Issues Revised Trading Rules for Interbank FX Market

By Editors | 12/12/2019

The rules are intended for both domestic and foreign institutions, in line with recent draft rules from SAFE that sought to allow foreign firms to trade RMB foreign exchange derivatives.

Trading & Investment

NSE Launches Interest Rate Options on 10-Yr Govt Bond

By Editors | 11/12/2019

Interest rate options on 10 year government bonds provide institutional investors a new tool to hedge interest rate risk.

Trading & Investment

KRX to Tighten Rules on Algorithmic and AI-based Trading

By Editors | 11/12/2019

Algorithmic trading is not illegal in Korea, but authorities have long been concerned that the practice may cause market confusion and disadvantage retail investors.

Trading & Investment

RBI Relaxes Restriction on Foreign Exchange Hedging

By Editors | 10/12/2019

Residents and non-residents will be allowed to undertake OTC currency derivative transactions up to $10mn without having to evidence underlying exposure.

Trading & Investment

SFC, HKMA to Launch New Survey to Assess Product Selling Risks

By Editors | 10/12/2019

The survey will help the SFC and HKMA identify risks associated with the selling activities of intermediaries and coordinate their responses to address areas of common concern.