North East Asia Exchange Insights
The second day of TradeTech China held last week began with a panel of representatives from the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) and the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). The discussion in both Mandarin and English centered around how these exchanges are improving their technology and increasing connectivity [...]
TradeTech China 2010 Conference Highlights
The second annual TradeTech China conference held in Shanghai January 28 to 29 featured some interesting discussions, roundtables and speeches of the machinations of China’s electronic trading industry. The opening keynote panel featured 4 prominent buyside speakers who spoke of the challenges of China’s fund industry including regualtory constraints, execution limitations and unsatisfactory trading tools. [...]
Trading Software Vendors Needed In China
This was the message from the four buy-side fund managers in the opening keynote panel at TradeTech in Shanghai January 28. The fund managers (Li Shu – Changxin Fund Management, Sha Qin – Guotai Asset Management, Liu Dayuan – Harvest Fund and Dennis Lee – Hua An Fund Management) contended that more services and functionality [...]
China Securities Index 300 (CSI300) Future Contract Information
The much anticipated and long awaited China Securities Index 300 (CSI300) future contract looks to be in its final stages of approval to commence trading on the China Financial Futures Exchange (CFFEX) sometime this spring. The State Council gave an “in principle” endorsement earlier this month to the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) to allow [...]
Where Do I See An Opportunity In Electronic Trading?
I was recently asked where do I see an opportunity in the electronic trading industry here in Asia. Well I thought to myself there are so many opportunities given the changes that have been occurring here of late and the focus the west has been directing in the zone it was difficult to select just [...]
Exchanges Offering Co-location in Asia
Co-location or proximity hosting as its also known is nothing new in the west. But like most every electronic trading innovation spawned in the west the east eventually comes around.
For the uninitiated proximity hosting is where a room full of stacks with routers and servers is as close as possible to the exchange even [...]
The Tokyo Stock Exchange Joins the Club
If you are trading Japan I am sure you must be aware that the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) finally upgraded their moribund technology and matching engine on January 4, 2010. Code name Arrowhead, the highly anticipated and long overdue leap into modern trading services has been rolled out successfully. A spokesperson from the TSE asserted [...]
The Merits of Kx Systems
Kx Systems supplies many of the world’s major banks, hedge funds, exchanges and other financial institutions with a unique and highly original solution set for ultra-high performance database and time-series analysis.
Financial institutions are facing constant pressure to collect, store and analyse data from numerous sources, such as exchanges, in-house or vendor. Not only are data [...]
Electronic Trading in Asia 2009 Review
What a year it was. Volatility spiked, panic gripped and wealth was destroyed. 2009 was a cornerstone year for electronic trading in Asia. We saw new exchanges, an exodus of western vendors opening up offices and a zone that was not so terribly affected by the financial crises. Here are some of the highlights from [...]
Will The SMX Change The Commodity Futures Landscape in Asia?
Well it already has. First of all the Singapore Mercantile Exchange (SMX) is wholly owned by Financial Technologies, an Indian financial services company. Exchanges in Asia are owned and operated locally and have a close relationship with national regulators and business leaders. Some would say too close. The SMX is uniquely foreign owned and to [...]
