Exchanges
The New York Mercantile Exchange will introduce a futures contract based on prevailing market prices for hot-rolled steel coil in the U.S. Midwest region early in the fourth quarter of 2008. www.nymex.com
CME Group will launch E-mini S&P 500 futures denominated in euros beginning Oct. 27. www.cmegroup.com
The Chicago Board Options Exchange created two new volatility benchmarks -- the CBOE Gold Volatility Index and the CBOE EuroCurrency Volatility Index. www.cboe.com
The Intercontinental Exchange extended through December 31, 2008, its program in which exchange members of CME, CBOT, NYMEX, CBOE, and International Securities Exchange may trade the “mini size” Russell Index futures and options on futures contracts at a rate of $0.30 per side, inclusive of exchange and clearing fees. The program includes both the Russell 2000 mini and the Russell 1000 mini futures and options on futures contracts. www.theice.com
The International Securities Exchange launched the ISE Spread Book Feed. www.ise.com
U.S. Futures Exchange announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Deutsche Börse to launch a mini-sized U.S. dollar-denominated DAX futures contract. www.usfe.com
Indexes
Dow Jones Indexes launched the Dow Jones India Titans 30, a blue-chip index for India. Also, BNP Paribas Asset Management signed a licensing agreement with Dow Jones Indexes and STOXX Ltd. to issue financial products on the Dow Jones STOXX Asia/Pacific 600 ex Japan, the Dow Jones South Korea Titans 30, the Dow Jones CASE Egypt Titans 20 and the Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Indexes. Also, Dow Jones Indexes and the Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX) launched the Dow Jones/CCX European Carbon Index and Dow Jones/CCX Certified Emissions Reductions (CER) Index. www.djindexes.com
Forex
Dukascopy has increased its capital to 22 million Swiss Francs due to changes in Swiss legislation. The company is in a restructuring process in order to satisfy the Swiss Federal Banking Commission's regulation requirements. HYPERLINK "http://www.dukascopy.com" www.dukascopy.com.
ICAP introduced internet access to the EBS spot FX platform. www.icap.com
MG Forex launched the DealStationFX trading platform. www.mgforex.com
FXCM and DailyFX.com released a new version of their Forex Trading Signals. www.fxcm.com, www.dailyfx.com
Trading platforms
UNX released a new tactical execution engine within its Advanced Market Access trading platform. www.unx.com
ETFs
Nasdaq now lists the iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan Index Fund. www.nasdaq.com/indexes
Invesco PowerShares Capital Management now lists the PowerShares Global Progressive Transportation Portfolio and the PowerShares Global Biotech Portfolio and four new equity ETFs: the PowerShares Global Agriculture Portfolio (PAGG), the PowerShares Global Coal Portfolio (PKOL), the PowerShares Global Gold and Precious Metals Portfolio (PSAU) and the PowerShares Global Steel Portfolio (PSTL). www.invescopowershares.com
Options
TheOptionsInsider.com launched Options Insider Mobile, a web application for Apple’s iPhone. www.theoptionsinsider.com
Other
Interactive Brokers now offers Traders' University, a series of courses providing basic trading product knowledge. www.interactivebrokers.com
Dorman Trading introduced T4 Mobile for Dorman Direct, which allows for basic trading capabilities on Apple’s iPhone. www.dormantrading.com
Omgeo made functionality improvements to the settlement notification feature of its Omgeo Central Trade Manager central matching platform. www.omgeo.com
BlueNext launched a spot contract for Certified Emissions Reductions. www.bluenext.eu
Go Futures signed an agreement with Certigo, Inc (Firetip) to offer new features for commodity trading. www.gofutures.com
