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Average daily volume of 13.2 million contracts at Eurex Group in August
High market volatility leads to increase in August volumes at Eurex Exchange and ISE/Eurex Exchange: KOSPI Product with new record volumes/Eurex Repo: GC Pooling with new all-time high
September 1, 2011--: In August 2011, the international derivatives exchanges of Eurex Group recorded an average daily volume of 13.2 million contracts (Aug. 2010: 7.8 million). Of those, 9.1 million were Eurex Exchange contracts (Aug. 2010: 5.4 million), and 4.1 million contracts (Aug 2010: 2.4 million) were traded at the U.S.-based International Securities Exchange (ISE).
The massive growth of 69 percent y-o-y is due to the increasing use of exchange-traded and centrally cleared derivatives in the current market environment, which was driven by high volatility and uncertainty resulting from the European sovereign debt crisis. In total, 210.0 million contracts were traded at Eurex Exchange and 94.8 million at ISE.
Turnover on Xetra has more than doubled in August
32.2 million transactions on Xetra
September 1, 2011--Order book turnover on Xetra and the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading stood at €181.6 billion in August – an increase by 102 percent year-on-year (August 2010: €89.7 billion). Of the €181.6 billion, €173.4 billion were attributable to Xetra (+107 percent y-o-y, August 2010: €83.8 billion). €8.2 billion were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading, an increase of 38 percent y-o-y (August 2010: €5.9 billion).
Order book turnover on Tradegate Exchange* totalled €4.6 billion in August, nearly four times as much y-o-y (+279 percent, August 2010: €1.2 billion).
In equities, turnover reached €148.1 billion on Deutsche Börse’s cash markets (Xetra: €144.1 billion, Xetra Frankfurt specialist trading: €4.0 billion). Turnover in bonds was €1.6 billion, and in structured products on Scoach €4.4 billion. Order book turnover in mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) amounted to €27.5 billion.
Vienna Stock Exchange Launches New Sector Indices
September 1, 2011-- Today, the Vienna Stock Exchange started calculating and publishing new sector indices for the ATX and CEESEG (CEE Stock Exchange Group whose subsidiaries are the exchanges of Budapest, Ljubljana, Prague and Vienna) to round off its range of indices and meet market demand.
The ATX sector indices are based on the companies in the ATX Prime, and the CEESEG sector indices include companies contained in the leading indices of the CEE Stock Exchange Group, i.e., the ATX (Austrian Traded Index), the PX (Prague Stock Index), the BUX (Budapest Stock Index), and the SBI TOP (Slovene Blue Chip Index). The sector indices cover stocks from basic industries, consumer products and services, financials, and industrial goods and services. They have been designed to serve as representative benchmarks for investors.
The indices are used as underlyings for investment instruments such as structured products (certificates, exchange-traded funds, warrants, passive managed funds) and standardized derivatives (futures and options). The Vienna Stock Exchange provides all information of relevance for the index such as the index rules, composition, watch lists, changes and data vendor symbols on its index portal www.indices.cc.
Boerse Stuttgart's Bondm segment for medium-sized enterprises
Launch of new index for bonds issued by medium-sized enterprises
Increasing transparency in the stock exchange market for bonds of medium-sized enterprises/ index calculated and published minute by minute
August 31, 2011--Boerse Stuttgart is to launch an index for the Bondm trading segment on 1 September 2011. The easily replicable index will track the performance of the 18 corporate bonds listed and traded in Boerse Stuttgart's Bondm segment for medium-sized enterprises.
This makes the Bondm index Germany's first trend and market indicator for the bond issues of medium-sized enterprises. The index will be calculated as a pure performance index. This means that coupon payments will be reinvested in the index. Boerse Stuttgart's partner in implementing and calculating the index will be Structured Solutions AG, based in Frankfurt/Main.
"With the new Bondm index we will bring additional transparency to the stock exchange market for the bonds of medium-sized enterprises. As a meaningful benchmark, the index will allow investors to compare the performance of individual bonds directly with the leading trading segment, Bondm, and to measure the investment success of the entire Bondm segment," says Christoph Lammersdorf, CEO of Boerse Stuttgart Holding GmbH. The liquidity in the secondary market of the Bondm segment will also ensure an index of high quality.
Commission calls for 'project' bonds, not eurobonds
August 31, 2011-- The European Commission will propose that the EU issue bonds to fund specific economic projects, but not eurobonds for overall state financing, a senior official said Wednesday.
EU financial services commissioner Michel Barnier told radio BFM that eurobonds to cover EU-wide obligations, for strong and weak members alike, were a good idea but "this is not necessarily the right time" for the hugely controversial issue.
"The European Commission will make a proposal, not for eurobonds but for 'project bonds, that is to say, bonds issued with respect to (specific) projects, investments," Barnier said
Eurozone inflation stable in August at 2.5%: EU
August 31, 2011-- Inflation in the 17-nation eurozone steadied at 2.5 percent in August, remaining above the European Central Bank's threshold of 2.0 percent for the ninth month running, EU figures showed on Wednesday.
The annual rate of price rises had dropped to 2.5 percent in July compared to 2.7 percent in June, according to the European Union's Eurostat data agency. Inflation hit a 30-month peak of 2.8 percent in April.
ECB president Jean-Claude Trichet forecast on Monday that inflation in the eurozone would remain above the ECB benchmark of just under 2.0 percent in the coming months, and he warned that growth would be modest.
STOXX Changes Composition Of Blue-Chip Indices
Regular Annual Review To Be Effective On September 19, 2011
August 31, 2011--STOXX Limited, the market-moving provider of innovative, tradable and global index concepts, today announced the results of the regular annual review of the STOXX Blue-Chip Indices, among them the STOXX Europe 50, EURO STOXX 50, STOXX Nordic 30 and STOXX EU Enlarged 15 indices; as well as the results of the second semi-annual review of the STOXX Eastern Europe 50 Index.
All changes will be effective with the open of European markets on September 19, 2011.
Northern Trust-Monthly Market Review:
August 31, 2011--This month's highlights include:
Regulators warn moves to safeguard against systemic risk of OTC derivatives market could be undermined
European asset managers plan big changes to their distribution strategies according to survey
Assets in ETFs globally set to more than double by 2015 according to new report
Hedge Fund Standards Board proposes changes to its standards
M&A activity in asset management set to increase in next few months say experts
Total assets in ETFs (funds and products) globally will grow from US$1,500bn at the end of 2010 to between US$3,100bn and US$4,700bn by 2015 according to a new report from
McKinsey & Co. looking at “the second act” of ETFs. This growth, said McKinsey, will have far-reaching implications for every asset manager, regardless of whether or not they
compete currently in the ETF market. The ETF industry is transitioning into a new phase of maturity, one where targeted, differentiated products and distribution capabilities will
determine the winners and losers. The old method of claiming first-mover advantage will be replaced by a more targeted strategy, using relationships with advisors and distributors
to come up with active or specialised passive products and pricing structures. FT.com 16
August
Recession fears weigh on euro after weak data
August 30, 2011--The euro lost ground on Tuesday as data stoked fears that the eurozone economy might be headed for recession.
The European Commission's economic sentiment index for the 17-country region fell to 98.3 in August from a revised 103.0 in July. That was below forecast and the largest one-month fall since just after the collapse of Lehman Brothers in the autumn of 2008.
EU price forecasts to ease volatility worries
August 30, 2011--The European Commission is to move to curb speculation on commodity markets, such as grain this autumn, in an effort to reduce market volatility.
Raluca Rusu, from DG Agriculture in the European Commission, will outline what controls could be put in place at the upcoming Teagasc tillage crops forum in the Keadeen Hotel, Newbridge, on Wednesday, September 7
European Agricultural Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has announced that the EU Commission will start publishing regular updates on short-term market forecasts for cereals, oilseeds, milk, milk products and meat this autumn.
