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The South African Futures Exchange is one of the younger futures exchanges of the world and consists of a financial as well as an agricultural division. A separate clearing house provides services to the exchange. |
MEFF is the Spanish Official Exchange for Financial Futures and Options. It started its activity in November 1989 and belongs to the MEFF-AIAF-SENAF Holding de Mercados Financieros. Its main activity is the trading, clearing and settling of futures and options contracts on Spanish 10 year Notional Bond, on equity index IBEX 35. MEFF acts as the market and as the Clearing House. MEFF has been recognised by Swiss and British Supervisory Authorities as an authorised exchange for trading with entities under their respective jurisdiction. Likewise, offering of bond and equity futures and options contracts in the US has been authorised by the CFTC, which has granted the "Part 30 Exemption" to all exchange members. MEFF is an Official exchange and therefore is fully regulated, controlled and supervised by the Spanish authorities ("Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores" y "Ministerio de Economía") MEFF is an exchange where financial futures and options are traded. These products are used either to cover your investments in fixed income and equities and guarantee a satisfactory return or to make new investments with lower costs and very attractive returns, according with the risk you want to take. |
Created in 2003, EDX London combines the strength and liquidity of the London Stock Exchange with the advanced equity derivatives technology of OMX AB. The London Stock Exchange is home to Europe's largest and the world's most international equity markets. OMX AB is the market leader in exchange technology, powering many of the world's derivatives exchanges. EDX London was created to bring the cash equity and derivatives markets closer together, broadening the scope of equity derivatives trading while cutting down risk and cost. EDX London is built on the firm foundations of OMX London Exchange, which has been operating successfully since 1989. Trading volumes have grown steadily, with an average of 382,599 contracts traded per day in the period from January to December 2004. A variety of member firms, including the leading European and global investment banks and derivatives firms are members of EDX London. Members of EDX London trade futures and options on international exchanges through a common order book, making business easier and more cost effective. EDX London is a Recognised Investment Exchange, regulated by the United Kingdom's Financial Services Authority. |
IDEM (the Italian Derivatives Market) is the equity derivatives market managed by Borsa Italiana. Products listed on the IDEM include: • Futures, minifutures and Options on the S&P/MIB Index • Futures and Options on single stocks |
Overview Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) operates an electronic global futures and over-the-counter (OTC) marketplace for trading an array of energy products. Through its electronic trading platform, it brings together buyers and sellers of derivative and physical energy commodities contracts. The exchange conducts its OTC business directly, and futures business through wholly owned subsidiary, ICE Futures. Intercontinental Exchange also offers a variety of market data services for both futures and OTC markets through ICE Data, its market data subsidiary. Its key products include contracts based on crude or refined oil, natural gas and power. Intercontinental Exchange operates in three distinct markets: futures markets, OTC markets and market data markets. |
LIFFE, Euronext Paris, Euronext Amsterdam, Euronext Lisbon, Euronext Brussels Overview Euronext is the first genuinely cross-border exchange. It provides international services for regulated Cash Markets and Derivative Markets in Belgium, France, the UK (derivatives), the Netherlands and Portugal. Since its creation in 2000, Euronext has been working towards the consolidation of financial markets by integrating local markets across Europe to provide users with a single market that is broad, highly liquid and extremely cost-effective. After the initial three-way merger of the local exchanges of Amsterdam, Brussels and Paris, Euronext acquired the London-based Derivative Market LIFFE, and merged with the Portuguese exchange in 2002. The implementation of Euronext's horizontal market model, designed to generate synergies by incorporating the individual strengths and assets of each local market, has proved that the most
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Overview Eurex is the world's largest futures and options exchange and is jointly operated by Deutsche Börse AG and SWX Swiss Exchange. The Exchange is the market place of choice for trading and clearing of derivatives. Eurex has been a pioneer in electronic trading of derivative products for more than a decade, and it offers its customers open, democratic, simple, and cost-effective access from any point around the globe. The trading participants are connected to the Eurex system via a communications network; at present, some 700 locations worldwide are connected to Eurex. Together with international trading houses, Eurex operates the electronic network (ECN) Eurex Bonds, an over-the-counter market for cash and basis trading in fixed income securities and treasury discount papers. Eurex Repo, which is a separate segment, is the electronic trading solution for repos (sale and repurchase agreements). |
About the Exchange The London Metal Exchange is the world's premier non-ferrous metals market with highly liquid contracts and a worldwide reputation. It is innovative while maintaining its traditional strengths and remains close to its core users by ensuring its contracts continue to meet the high expectations of industry. As a result, it is highly successful with a turnover in excess of US$4,500 billion per annum. It also contributes to the UK's invisible earnings to the sum of more than £250 million in overseas earnings each year. How we trade Trading on the LME is carried out via open outcry, the inter-office telephone market and electronically via LME Select. Governance Information on the corporate structure of the LME, financial statements and the Holdings and Limited board members. Our history The origins of the London Metal Exchange can be traced as far back as the opening of the Royal Exchange in 1571. Why we trade The primary roles of the LME are Pricing, Hedging and Physical Delivery. Committees LME contract committees ensure that the specifications of LME contracts continue to meet the needs of industry. |
The London Clearing House Limited and Clearnet S.A. have merged to form the LCH.Clearnet Group ("LCH.Clearnet"). Both LCH.Clearnet Limited (formerly LCH), and LCH.Clearnet SA (formerly Clearnet) are leading Central Counterparty Clearing Houses (CCPs) in Europe. LCH.Clearnet will help achieve a widely sought-after goal - the consolidation of European CCP infrastructure, helping transform the efficiency and effectiveness of the EU's capital markets. LCH.Clearnet is the leading independent CCP group in Europe, serving major international exchanges and platforms, equity markets, exchange-traded derivatives markets, energy markets, the interbank interest rate swaps market and the majority of the Euro-denominated and sterling bond and repo markets. It aims to serve as a catalyst for further CCP consolidation in Europe. With a major global reach, the corporate vision for LCH.Clearnet is to become the partner of choice for CCPs and international markets around the world. LCH Clearnet SA LCH.Clearnet SA was the first clearing house in Europe to clear repos and cash bond trades, or indeed any OTC transactions. It started clearing French government debt in November 1998, and became the first clearing house to clear cash trades and repos in German government debt in April 1999. LCH.Clearnet SA is expanding its operations, and is now forging alliances to clear both on- and off-market trades with a variety of participants. |
About the Exchange The London Metal Exchange is the world's premier non-ferrous metals market with highly liquid contracts and a worldwide reputation. It is innovative while maintaining its traditional strengths and remains close to its core users by ensuring its contracts continue to meet the high expectations of industry. As a result, it is highly successful with a turnover in excess of US$4,500 billion per annum. It also contributes to the UK's invisible earnings to the sum of more than £250 million in overseas earnings each year. MAREX Financial Limited is a Category 1 Ring dealing member, the highest category of membership. As a category 1 ring dealing member, MAREX Financial Limited is entitled to trade in the ring during the ring trading sessions. We may also operate a 24 hour market by trading inter-office. All ring dealing members, as members of the London Clearing House, are authorised under the 2000 Financial Services and Markets Act and are members of the FSA. Ring Dealing Members are Clearing Members who enjoy all the privileges of Membership including the right to issue client contracts and the exclusive right to trade in the Ring. |
The Winnipeg Commodity Exchange (WCE) is a derivatives market based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Futures and options contracts are electronically traded. Contracts
traded on WCE include futures contracts for canola, flaxseed,
domestic feed wheat, and domestic feed barley. Options on canola,
flaxseed, feed wheat and feed barley are also traded. |
The Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT® ), established in 1848, is a leading futures and futures-options exchange. More than 3,600 CBOT member/stockholders trade 50 different futures and options products at the CBOT by open auction and electronically. Volume at the Exchange in 2006 surpassed 805 million contracts, the highest yearly total recorded in its history. |
