From the August 01, 2011 issue of Futures Magazine • Subscribe!
CME Group announced the launch of short-term options contracts for gold, crude oil and natural gas that began trading July 16.
Patsystems agreed to buy US rival Mixit, allowing the previously predominantly Asian-focused technology firm to launch into US equity and options markets.
Ex-UBS trader Hayes said to face U.K. Libor charge this week
The former UBS AG trader at the center of a global investigation into manipulation of interest rates may face criminal charges this week.
Market relationships offer insight into recent turns
This is a market of relationships. The more we understand those relationships, the better we are prepared for the unknown.
Abe-Bernanke one-two punch crushes carry trade
Mexico’s peso is losing its status as the best carry-trade currency for Japanese investors as the Bank of Japan signals reluctance to boost stimulus while the Federal Reserve weighs curbing its asset purchases.
EU said to raise no objections to ICE takeover of NYSE Euronext
European antitrust regulators reportedly have lodged no objections to IntercontinentalExchange Inc.’s takeover of NYSE Euronext.