BlackRock and Euroclear Bank collaboration aims to transform European ETF market

BlackRock and Euroclear Bank have announced ambitious plans to try to reform exchange traded fund (ETF) trade processing and settlement across Europe by issuing the first iShares ETF with an international security structure.

via Pocket http://www.bobsguide.com//guide/news/2013/Jun/4/blackrock-and-euroclear-bank-collaboration-aims-to-transform-european-etf-market.html June 04, 2013 at 06:51PM

Interactive Data to Expand Real-time Fixed Income Pricing Services to Include Real-time Evaluations

Interactive Data Corporation, a leading provider of global pricing, reference and corporate actions data, today announced the expansion of its real-time fixed-income pricing services. Interactive Data is a leading provider of independent, end-of-day fixed income evaluations.

via Pocket http://www.derivsource.com/articles/interactive-data-expand-real-time-fixed-income-pricing-services-include-real-time-evaluatio April 19, 2013 at 06:40PM

Inverse ETFs to Capitalize on Market Turns

While it is painful to watch investment picks turn sour, more aggressive exchange traded fund traders are capitalizing on a market’s misfortunes with inverse fund products. Inverse ETFs, or short funds, try to generate the daily inverse, or opposite, performance of a given benchmark index.

via Pocket http://www.etftrends.com/2013/03/inverse-etfs-to-capitalize-on-market-turns/ March 28, 2013 at 07:16PM

Nasdaq, CME Launching 4.25 Millisecond NY-Chicago Data Service

Nasdaq OMX Group and CME Group said Thursday they are launching a high-speed microwave venture that will deliver market data between Chicago and New York in less than 4.25 milliseconds, each way. That is lower than competing fiber connections, by more than a millisecond.

via Pocket http://www.securitiestechnologymonitor.com/news/nasdaq-cme-launch-4-millisecond-ny-chicago-data-service-31674-1.html March 28, 2013 at 06:57PM

Nasdaq, CME Launching 4.25 Millisecond NY-Chicago Data Service

Nasdaq OMX Group and CME Group said Thursday they are launching a high-speed microwave venture that will deliver market data between Chicago and New York in less than 4.25 milliseconds, each way. That is lower than competing fiber connections, by more than a millisecond.

via Pocket http://www.securitiestechnologymonitor.com/news/nasdaq-cme-launch-4-millisecond-ny-chicago-data-service-31674-1.html March 28, 2013 at 06:57PM

PSX to Focus on ETFs, Not Size of Trades

Nasdaq OMX Group plans to re-launch its PSX exchange as a “better trading venue” for exchange-traded funds, notes and other related products, as early as next month.

via Pocket http://www.securitiestechnologymonitor.com/news/nasdaq-to-refocus-psx-exchange-on-ETFs-31642-1.html March 14, 2013 at 10:08PM

FactSet Adds iShares® Fixed Income ETFs to Platform

FactSet (NYSE:FDS) (Nasdaq:FDS), a leading provider of financial data and analytical software for investment professionals, today announced the integration of BlackRock Inc.’s (NYSE:BLK) iShares® Fixed Income Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the FactSet platform.

via Pocket http://www.bobsguide.com//guide/news/2013/Feb/28/factset-adds-ishares-fixed-income-etfs-to-platform.html February 28, 2013 at 06:18PM

FTSE introduces UK and Italian equivalents of the VIX, the FTSE Implied Volatility Index Series (IVI)

FTSE Group, a leading global index provider, has introduced the FTSE Implied Volatility Index Series (IVI), a new suite of indices that measure the implied volatility of the UK’s FTSE 100 and Italy’s FTSE MIB stock indices.

via Pocket http://www.etfstrategy.co.uk/ftse-introduces-uk-and-italian-equivalents-of-the-vix-the-ftse-implied-volatility-index-series-ivi-11335/ February 27, 2013 at 10:29PM

Options Exchange ISE Turning to ETFs

The International Securities Exchange, neck-and-neck for the number three spot in the U.S. stock-options market, just rechristened its product-development group as ISE ETF Ventures, if that gives you an idea where the options exchange sees its future.

via Pocket http://blogs.barrons.com/focusonfunds/2013/01/30/options-exchange-ise-turning-to-etfs/ January 31, 2013 at 10:12PM

Credit Suisse Rolls Out Market-Neutral ETN

Credit Suisse, the Switzerland-based investment bank and asset manager, today rolled out a globally focused market-neutral exchange-traded note that will reflect both long and short positions in stocks around the developed markets.

via Pocket http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/news/9907-credit-suisse-rolls-out-market-neutral-etn.html December 30, 2012 at 06:51PM