Exchanges
CME Group now lists hardwood pulp index futures and options on futures on CME Globex. Average price options on the Singapore fuel oil 180 cst swap Singapore gasoil calendar swap, Singapore jet kerosene swap and the fuel oil 3.5% Rotterdam barges swap contracts also will be listed for trading on the Nymex trading floor and ClearPort. CME Group also launched 20 new petroleum product swaps futures contracts and a U.S. Dollar/Colombian Peso monthly futures contract on ClearPort.www.cmegroup.com
The Dubai Gold & Commodities Exchange now offers plastic futures contracts on linear low density polyethylene and polypropylene. www.dgcx.ae
Tokyo Financial Exchange has initiated a remote membership program and collocation services to facilitate market access and increase liquidity in its 3-month Euroyen futures and options. www.tfx.co.jp
Liffe launched a range of soft and agricultural commodity products on its Bclear OTC derivatives service. www.euronext.com
Futures
Interactive Brokers received CFTC approval to allow its U.S. customers permission to trade the Kospi 200 futures on the Korean Stock Exchange. Interactive Brokers also acquired Japan’s Moriai Securities, a licensed broker-dealer. www.interactivebrokers.com
ETFs
The Chicago Board Options Exchange now lists options on two new precious metals ETFs - iShares Comex Gold Trust and iShares Silver Trust. www.cboe.com
Lyxor Asset Management began listing two new ETFs on Euronext Amsterdam. www.nyx.com
Trading platforms
Gallant Partners launched a new GFX Hosting Service for the Meta Trader 4 trading platform. Metatraderhosting.com
eSignal released an upgrade to its trading software, eSignal 10.2. www.esignal.com
Options
The International Securities Exchange launched a new options trading education section on its website and now offers a widget with the exchange rates for each of the FX currency pairs, a customized options quotes page and an advanced options calculator. www.ise.com/education
OptionsHouse, LLC changed its commission structure, lowering rates for spread and equity trading. www.optionshouse.com
Forex
Forex Factory added two new features to its economic calendar. The History section shows the past two years of any event’s history, and the Specs section shows at-a-glance info about each event. www.forexfactory.com
Indexes
Russell Investments added five initial public offerings to the Russell Global Index. www.russell.com/indexes
Other
The International Swaps and Derivatives Association launched ISDA Research Notes, a quarterly research publication that discusses public policy issues and market trends related to the privately negotiated derivatives industry. www.isda.org
Tradeweb launched the electronic trading of debt issued under the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. www.tradeweb.com/gateway.aspx
TraderPlanet.com launched a new social networking platform. www.traderplanet.com
Apple’s iPod and iPhone now offer two downloadable programs, Formulator and Personal Formulator, which contain financial calculation formulas and financial dictionaries. www.multieducator.net
Conwert Immobilien Invest SE, a central European residential property company, selected SuperDerivatives to hedge cross-border currency exposures and expand its capacity to trade interest rate derivatives. www.superderivatives.com
Energy Management Institute and the International Trading Institute at Singapore Management University announced a partnership to develop and deliver energy and commodity-related education and training events in Singapore. www.energyinstitution.org
