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Photo Gallery - IDX 2019
IA hosted its 12th Annual International Derivatives Expo on June 3-5, 2019, at The Brewery in London. See photos from the event!
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European exchanges embrace tokenization
In the field of tokenization, European exchanges are thinking like venture capitalists. To get a better handle on this promising new technology, the exchanges are buying equity stakes in young companies with expertise in tokenization and helping them develop new products and services.
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Futures industry cricket tournament raises funds for medical research
Fresh from the England cricket team’s world cup victory, fans of the game got another fix in July when organisations from across the futures industry took part in a full-day, six-a-side cricket tournament to raise money for the Motor Neurone Disease Association. Braving record-breaking temperatures in the City of London, teams from Euronext, Intertrader, Interxion, INTL FCStone, KRM22 and the London Metal Exchange competed in the third annual David Setters Trophy where, after a round-robin tournament, Interxion and Euronext faced each other in a closely contested final. Interxion went on to be crowned the winners.
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People News - July/August 2019
Appointments, promotions and other people news in the derivatives industry
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People News: July/August 2019
David Wescott, a 30-year member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, died on July 16. Wescott was highly respected in the futures community and one of the longest-serving directors on the board of CME Group. He served as president of the Wescott Group since 1991 and managing partner of the Dowd/Wescott Group since 2006. He was also a founder and partner of Nirvana Technology Solutions.
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European Commission equivalence moves raise market access concerns
Recent moves by the European Commission, including the repeal of some existing equivalency decisions and a communication stating the re-evaluation of its approach to markets outside the European Union, have some concerned about the future of U.K. access as the chance of a "no deal" Brexit on Oct. 31 seems increasingly likely.
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Corvil deal to bring increased transparency, data to Pico clients
Pico, a provider of data center infrastructure, exchange connectivity and cloud technology, is set to acquire Corvil, a provider of network performance real-time analytics, in a deal that will provide clients with greater visibility into their managed trading environment.
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Tradeweb shows commitment to community service
It's been a big year for Tradeweb Markets. The electronic trading platform officially became a public company after a very successful initial public offering, and average daily volume at Tradeweb topped $665 billion in April to notch the second-highest total on record. Change and growth is always a constant in financial markets. But after more than 20 years in operation, Tradeweb is the same old company in one important way: Its longstanding commitment to charitable giving and community service.
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2019 shaping up to be a big year for Chinese equity index futures
CFFEX is running far ahead of the previous year thanks to re-normalization
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