The Chicago Board of Trade (Cbot), the world's largest derivatives exchange, has said it intends to offer electronic trading alongside traditional open-outcry. Cbot said Tuesday that its board of directors had voted "overwhelmingly" in favour of...
The French derivatives exchange, Matif, is to make big changes to the way its electronic trading system works. The exchange went electronic in April, but has been hit by criticism that it has made the market much more volatile than under...
The Chicago Board Brokerage has put the brakes on its electronic trading system for US Treasury Securities. The news comes less than a week after the Brokerage's parent - The Chicago Board of Trade - announced plans for an electronic trading system...
The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (Liffe) will lay off 600 staff as it moves to an electronic trading platform. Eurex, along with other major exchanges, has embraced electronic trading systems, destroying Liffe's share...
Following in the footsteps of the Chicago Board of Trade (Cbot), the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) is pushing for a move to electronic trading. CME has suggested electronic trading and traditional open outcry practise should work side-by-side...
The London International Financial Futures and Options Exchange (LIFFE) took another step towards full electronic trading today with the launch of its first screen-based contract. The Short Term Interest Rate (STIR) contract, a three month...