Current Analysis
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How efficient is your cross asset margining?
On the 30, October Asia Etrading in partnership with Sungard brought together a panel of specialists for a webcast to examine the complexities and challenges of cross-asset margining in Asia. Interesting ideas and conclusions were shared to achieve the required results and improve margin efficiency, including mobile collateral, centrally managed positions, de-siloing of business lines, […]
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Past Analysis
Has Competition Been Good or Bad for Australia’s Securities Market?
Micheal Aitken Capital Markets Cooperative Research Centre (CMCRC)When Chi-X opened for business in Australia on October 31 2011, competition was set to change the face of the Australian marketplace. A key question is whether this change, and others contemplated in Consultation Paper 145 from the >>
How Do You Measure Trade Performance?
Josephine Kim, Director, Asia Pacific Execution Sales, Bank of America Merrill Lynch Measuring trade performance: The path to your best trading strategy The topic of best execution is increasingly coming under the spotlight. In a bull market, people tend to focus on how much money they can >>
Are you ready for the HKEx Guarantee Fund changes?
Barnaby Nelson Head of Client Development, Asia BNP Paribas Securities Service Hong Kong exchange’s clearing house reforms: Not my problem? The imminent reforms to the HKEx’s risk management framework does not seem to be bothering many people. In the recent BNP Paribas / Asia e-trading >>
Market Data with Asian Characteristics
Keiren Harris DataContentStrong organic growth, and increasing overseas investment have transformed Asian Financial markets since 2000. Unsurprisingly the regional market data industry mirrors these developments. However the transition from vanilla based investing in Equities, Fixed Income, and >>
High Frequency Trading and Market Efficiency
Jayaram Muthuswamy Kent State UniversityStock exchanges are not static institutions; rather, they constitute a constantly adapting and evolving network of financial innovation. Over the years, revolutions in trading have been caused by a range of factors, including financial innovation, changes in >>
Who Should Pay ASICs Inflated Regulatory Costs?
Jessica MorrisonHead of APAC Market StructureDeutsche Bank AG When the Australian government agreed to introduce exchange competition, it was persuaded the market would benefit from a resulting increase in innovation, choice and improved market quality with a positive impact on market depth, >>
A Brand New Game in Electronic Trading?
Hongsong Chou CEO Charles River AdvisorsWhat to Expect from the Upcoming SFC Electronic Trading Regulations On July 24, 2012, the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong SAR published its “Consultation Paper on the Regulation of Electronic Trading”. In the paper, while >>
Technology Compatibility Pushing Japan Exchanges to Merge?
Consolidation of Japan's exchanges is nothing new with TOCOM, most recently, absorbing most of Tokyo Grain Exchanges products and trading operations and C-Com closing its doors. There are now 4 major exchanges in Japan - the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE), Tokyo Financial Exchange (TFX), Tokyo >>
