Trading & Execution

Exchange-traded fund provider iShares plans to liquidate and close the iShares Diversified Alternatives Trust (ALT) commodity pool. »

April 2013 was a record-setting month for the trading of futures on the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) with new all-time highs in total monthly volume, monthly average daily volume (ADV) and single-day trading activity.  »

The Nasdaq OMX Group is to re-launch Nasdaq OMX PSX in an effort to create the leading marketplace for exchange-traded products. The price-time exchange will offer unique market-making programmes and features designed to provide robust liquidity to institutional and retail investors. »

Investor access to exchange-traded funds has improved following the inclusion of 50 products from iShares on the FundSettle fund processing platform. »

The proportion of volume in equities-based exchange-traded funds trading on Tradeweb’s European-listed ETFs platform increased by five percentage points in the first quarter of 2013, to 65 per cent. »

CBOE Futures Exchange plans to expand CBOE Volatility Index (VIX index) futures trading hours – currently 7:00 am CT to 3:15 pm CT – in two phases, beginning in May. »

The Nasdaq OMX Group’s Market Quality Program (MQP) – an optional listing programme that allows exchange-traded fund issuers to contribute funds to the exchange that may be used to pay market makers that improve the liquidity and quality of the markets in MQP products – will launch in the second quarter of 2013. »

Five out of six of Market Vectors investable hedge fund beta indices recorded positive returns in March, according to figures released by Market Vectors Index Solutions (MVIS). »

AES Options single leg tactics for US listed equity, index and ETF options can now be accessed through PrimeTrade, Credit Suisse's global front end trading system for listed derivatives, US treasuries and foreign exchange. »

AdvisorShares’ Newfleet Multi-Sector Income ETF (MINC) will open for trading on 20 March 2013. »