IHS Markit in slew of activity: buying Ipreo for $1.9bn, selling derivatives...
IHS Markit announced the signing of a definitive agreement to acquire Ipreo, a financial services solutions and data provider, for $1.855 billion from private equity funds managed by Blackstone and the...
View ArticleFT: crypto exchanges hit back at NY AG’s virtual markets report
While welcoming the New York Virtual Markets Integrity Report, Coinbase’s chief policy officer Mike Lempres also said in a blog post that the media inaccurately characterized the report’s findings,...
View ArticleCatena integrates TRACE reporting with CME’s trade repositories
Catena Technologies announced that it has expanded the capabilities of its TRACE Reporting solution through integration with CME Group’s North American and European trade repositories. This integration...
View ArticleBlock Crypto: CME bitcoin futures trading hits records in May
CME Group, the exchange giant behind one of the markets for bitcoin futures, continues to clock in new records for its contract tied to the largest digital currency. “May is shaping up to be the...
View ArticleFintech weekly deals and partnerships roundup
HSBC partners with Canada’s Element AI in GBM division HSBC has signed a collaboration agreement with artificial intelligence (AI) software company Element AI to help the bank develop the capability to...
View ArticleNeptune and CME launch corporate bond data product
Neptune Networks announced the release of their composite product, working in collaboration with CME Group, to provide clients access to a higher quality representation of the market. This latest...
View Article2019 figures for CME bitcoin futures, options launching in 2020
It’s been about two years since CME launched bitcoin futures in December 2017. Since then, as spot bitcoin prices have experienced multiple up and down cycles, a wide range of market participants have...
View ArticleCME to wind down regulatory reporting businesses and EU and Australian trade...
Following an evaluation of its business portfolio after the acquisition of NEX Group in November 2018, CME Group has made the decision to wind down its Abide Financial and NEX Regulatory Reporting...
View ArticleCME to launch ether futures in Feb 2021
CME Group announced it intends to launch ether futures starting February 8, 2021. The new contract will be cash-settled, based on the CME CF Ether-Dollar Reference Rate, which serves as a once-a-day...
View ArticleCME and DTCC to launch cross-margining for UST and IR futures
Enhancements to long-standing cross-margining agreement will launch in January 2024 Clearing members will be eligible to gain greater margin efficiencies between US Treasury securities and CME Group...
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