All Entries in the "Singapore Exchange (SGX)" Category
Singapore Exchange Q3 Profit $78Million
SGX recorded revenue of $163.6 million ($168.8 million), net profit of $77.8 million ($67.0 million) and earnings per share (EPS) of 7.3 cents (6.3 cents) in 3Q FY2012. This brings SGX’s net profit to $230.7 million for the nine months ended 31 March 2012 (YTD), 7% higher than last financial year’s $215.4 million. The Board [...]
SGX and CIMB Securities to Grow Trading Representatives Profession
Singapore Exchange (SGX) and CIMB Securities today announced an initiative to grow the number of Trading Representatives (TRs) in Singapore and enhance their skills in providing value added services for investors. Together with the Financial Training Institute at Singapore Management University (FTI@SMU), SGX and CIMB Securities will offer new TRs a training programme that equip [...]
SGX Proposes Rule Changes to Enhance Risk Controls in Derivatives Market
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on proposed rule changes as part of enhancements in risk controls in the SGX Derivatives Trading market. SGX is introducing exchange-hosted pre-trade risk checks on available customer credit for incoming orders before they reach SGX’s order matching engine. These checks are in line with the Futures Industry Association’s [...]
SGX Proposes Enhanced Regulatory Framework For Direct Access to Securities Market
Singapore Exchange (SGX) is consulting the public on proposed rule changes to enhance the regulatory framework for direct access to its securities market, in preparation for the ASEAN Trading Link. The ASEAN Trading Link will provide brokers of participating ASEAN exchanges with the infrastructure to input orders directly on another participating ASEAN exchange. While the [...]
SGX Welcomes KGI Futures as New Member
Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced April 5 that Taiwan-based KGI Futures Co., Ltd has joined its derivatives market as a new Trading Member. “We are pleased to welcome KGI Futures as a new Trading Member. In recent months, a number of brokers from North Asia have taken trading memberships in our derivatives market, forming more than [...]
SGX March Trading Statistics 2012
Singapore Exchange’s (SGX) derivatives trading continued to grow in March but securities market activity declined. Securities * Daily average value was down 27% from February at $1.3 billion and 19% lower year on year. * Exchange traded funds turnover grew 48% to $622 million from February but was down 42% year on year. * Structured [...]
First Derivatives Real-Time Derivatives Reporting System For SGX
First Derivatives, a leading provider of software and consulting services to the capital markets industry, announced April 5 it had delivered a bespoke solution based on its Delta Stream CEP product for real-time derivatives markets reporting – Project MARS – to Singapore Exchange (SGX). This is the third project First Derivatives has delivered to SGX [...]
SGX Launches Securities Market Quality Report
Singapore Exchange (SGX) today launched its inaugural Securities Market Quality Report which provides information on trading activity, liquidity, volatility and trading costs on the SGX securities market in 2011. The report considers these factors in the context of the overall securities market as well as according to sub-segments based on large, mid- and small cap [...]
CFTC Approves SGX Stoxx 50 Index Future
On February 6, 2012, Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading Limited (SGX) requested expedited Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) review of the SGX’s Euro Stoxx 50 Index futures contract so that it may be offered to U.S. persons. SGX also requested that the contract may be made available through direct access terminals in the United States. The [...]
SGX Announces New Organisation
Singapore Exchange (SGX) announced March 28 a new organisation structure to reinforce its positioning as the Asian Gateway and better leverage growth opportunities in the region. From 1 May 2012, the organisation will have five Business Units. They are Derivatives, Listings, Market Data & Access, Post-Trade and Securities. The current Fixed Income business will become [...]
