Exchanges
U.S. Futures Exchange instituted a fee holiday on its USD SENSEX future through December 31, 2008. www.usfe.com
International Securities Exchange (ISE) now offers flash functionality on its options exchange. ISE also has entered into an agreement with First Trust Advisors L.P. to create and list an ETF based on the ISE Global Wind Energy Index. www.ise.com
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) launched options on streetTracks Gold Trust. PHLX also will offer cash-settled options on the Nasdaq 100 Index. www.phlx.com
NYSE Euronext implemented a new fee package, Pack Epsilon, for all stocks listed on Euronext Amsterdam, Brussels, Lisbon and Paris. Also, NYSE Euronext and FTSE Group launched the FTSE 100 Volatility Index. www.nyx.com
CME Group will offer options on the E-mini S&P SmallCap 600 equity index futures beginning July 27. CME Group also will offer U.S. Treasury and Interest Rate Swap predefined, implied intercommodity spreads beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008 and will introduce options on Eurodollar futures calendar spreads to begin trading on August 18. www.cmegroup.com
The New York Mercantile Exchange will now distribute its products on Trayport’s Trading Gateway System. www.nymex.com, www.trayport.com
Options
The Boston Options Exchange started a tiered structure for make or take pricing in the three most liquid penny names (QQQQ, SPY, IWM). The change lowers rates to 15¢/30¢ for market makers and 10¢/30¢ for non-market makers. www.bostonoptions.com
The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) began trading binary options contracts on the S&P 500 Index and on the CBOE Volatility Index. CBOE also will list options on the SPDR Gold Trust. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission approved the trading and clearing of futures and option contracts based on shares of the SPDR Gold Trust ETF. www.cboe.com
Equities
Nasdaq Stock Market now lists PowerShares Nasdaq-100 BuyWrite and Nasdaq Internet Portfolios. www.nasdaq.com
ETFs
Rydex Investments launched Rydexshares leveraged and inverse Select Sector ETFs. www.rydexinvestments.com
Invesco PowerShares will list a global wind ETF and launch eight exchange traded notes with Deutche Bank linked to the performance of industrial metals and crude oil. www.invescopowershares.com
Forex
Portware added new features to its FX product, Portware FX. www.portware.com
SuperDerivatives launched the next generation of its trading platform for the foreign exchange market. www.superderivatives.com
Other
National Futures Association has developed an online learning program for its arbitrators. www.nfa.futures.org
MarketsWiki’s Great Contract Challenge, a contest to invent the next great exchange contract, will run through fall 2008. www.marketswiki.com
TurnSignal launched back-testing and automating features for their TradeStation Indicators. www.turnsignal.biz
eSignal announced the release of eSignal 10.1 www.esignal.com
A new documentary film, I.O.U.S.A, examines the national debt. www.agorafinancial.com/iousa.html
Barchart market data is now available through Lind-Waldock’s Lind Elite trading platform. www.barchartinc.com , www.lindelite.com
FuturePath Trading released new PhotonTrader Pro software. www.fptrading.com
