Global Derivatives Market Insights and Analysis

The derivatives broker has launched its futures-exclusive platform in the UK, giving traders direct access to global futures markets, including US equity index, energy, metals and forex futures on CME and Eurex.

Nasdaq has appointed former Ericsson chief executive Boerje Ekholm to its board of directors, marking his return to the US exchange operator as Holden Spaht prepares to step down following the group's acquisition and integration of financial technology provider Adenza.

Marex Group has appointed Kory Sorenson to its board of directors, bringing more than 30 years of experience in financial markets, corporate governance and risk oversight to the financial services firm.

The collaboration enables VIALET to diversify its safeguarding arrangements by utilising tokenised money market funds (MMFs) to access intraday cash via Axiology’s network and an eligible liquidity provider.

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has reported record open interest in its Dutch Title Transfer Facility (TTF) natural gas options, surpassing three million contracts as market participants increase their use of derivatives to hedge global gas price risk.

The Canadian exchange reported higher derivatives volume and open interest in the third quarter, as CORRA and Canadian government bond futures recorded strong year-on-year growth.

Bank of America, Blackstone, Citi and Morgan Stanley have announced a $63 billion (£47.3bn) transaction to support the deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) compute capacity for Anthropic, leveraging Broadcom technology.

The Japanese exchange reported a sharp rise in first-half earnings, driven by stronger activity in Japanese equities, higher clearing-services revenue, and increased derivatives trading volumes.

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has granted Ripple final approval to establish a federally supervised national trust bank, which will support the custody and reserve management of Ripple USD (RLUSD).