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FX Update- USD/JPY Extends Gains
FREE ARTICLEUSD/JPY extended gains to trade as high as 93.35 in early N.Y. trade, with JPY moving broadly lower in response to the global equity market rebound. EUR/JPY is currently trading at session highs close to 118.50 on the move after it recorded early European read this
Currency Trading Erratic; Dollar, Sterling Lose Ground
FREE ARTICLEThe early bid tone to the USD and JPYÂ proved short lived as the market responded to speculation of potential U.S. Treasury stakes in U.S. banks. USD-JPY reclaimed 93.00 after finding a bid ahead of 92.50 and EUR-USD rebounded from 1.2563 lows read this
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FREE ARTICLEDecember 2nd, 2008 - FlexTrade smart order router connected to Alpha Trading Systems in Canada accounts for nearly 20% of executed volume read this
Knight Link ranked number one Dark Pool
FREE ARTICLEDecember 2nd, 2008 - Knight Link ranked number one Dark Pool by share volume in Tabb Group's LiquidityMatrix for October 2008 read this
Natural Gas Closes Up 1.5% to 6.604
FREE ARTICLEDespite Crudeâ€™s plunge, Natural Gas finished higher on the day. Natural Gas traded lower for most of the morning but it bounced off support at its intraday low (6.37) just before lunch. It shot through resistance at Fridayâ€™s close of 6.51 read this
FX Update - USD/JPY
FREE ARTICLEUSD/JPY rallied back to 94.00 from session lows of 93.58 earlier, though was quickly driven back down on reported Japanese and U.S. fund account backed selling. The correlation between U.S. stock and USD/JPY remains high, so with offers in place, and equi read this
Treasuries Still Well Bid as Equities Sell Off
FREE ARTICLEThe 30yr is up 1-15 at 128-31, though a full handle off its high of the day. The 10yr is up a handle and the 5yr is up 16. read this
Gold Plunges 5.19%
FREE ARTICLEGold is down 5.19% on the TSX this morning at 776.50. Yamana is down 12.83% and High River Gold plunged 16.0%. Kinross and Goldcorp are down 8.16% and 12.34% respectively. Barrick is down 8.01%, currently at 34.70. read this
FX Update- AUD
FREE ARTICLEAUD/USD is trading at intra-day lows, with early N.Y. accounts favoring the dollar as the market focused on safe haven dollar buying and general repositioning ahead of this week's plethora of central bank rate announcements, which includes Tuesday� read this
FX Update- Cable Remains Below 1.50
FREE ARTICLECable recorded 1.4964 lows in early N.Y. traded after another line of stops were flushed out below 1.5000. Support at 1.4950 has provided temporary support, which encouraged profit taking by intraday accounts. However, any upside movement has been shallow read this
Fixed Income Update
FREE ARTICLEThe 30yr is up over a handle at 128-17, off its high (128-26). The 10yr is up 23 ticks at 121-22 and the 5yr is up 13 at 117-03. Short-end yields are still flat, but the 1yr yield is off 4bps to 0.88%. read this
Thor Asset Management selects QuantFEED to trade on US and European markets
FREE ARTICLEDecember 1st, 2008 - Thor Asset Management USA selects QuantHouse low latency solutions for US and European futures markets read this
Fixed Income: Gilts Follow Bunds Higher
FREE ARTICLEGilt debt futures opened high, in line with Bunds and overnight Treasuries, while FTSE 100 opened down 0.5%. Today's calendar has November manufacturing PMI, expected to hit a new series low, while BoE mortgage lending data will highlight the wea read this
UK Nov. Home Prices Fall 1.1% m/m, Down 8.1% y/y -- Hometrack
FREE ARTICLEUK home prices fell an average of 1.1% in November from the prior month and contracted 8.1% from last year, according to Hometrack's monthly housing survey. A weak economic outlook, plus a limited availability of mortgages will likely weigh on pri read this
FX Update- USD/CAD
FREE ARTICLEUSD/CAD lurched lower in thin trade to hit 1.2375 versus a session high of 1.2465. Good month end related CAD demand was reportedly executed by a real money name forcing out intraday shorts that got sucked in through 1.2420 earlier on in the session. Pric read this
Crude Off 1.5% at 53.64
FREE ARTICLECrude has been trading in a fairly tight range today after touching an intraday high of 54.29 overnight. The low is 52.62. read this
Euro Sags in Early NY Trading
FREE ARTICLEEUR-USD losses accelerated in early N.Y. trade, with stop losses triggered below 1.2825 and forcing an extension to 1.2773 lows. This marks a move of almost two big figures since it record its early European peak of 1.2959. The pace of the pullback in read this
US Opening Comments
FREE ARTICLEUS equity indices are lower across the board, following a mixed to lower session in Europe, with low volume expected today ahead of the early close. US equity markets may struggle to post their fifth consecutive winning session today, though lower volume read this
CQG deploys global trading network
FREE ARTICLENovember 27th, 2008 - CQG announces new network of hosted direct market access gateways read this
Canadian Equities Update
FREE ARTICLES&P/TSX close with a 2.34% rise led by Metal and Mining (up 26.83pts). BCE plunged 34.24% pulling down Telecommunications by 9.23pts. Lundin and Teck are up 25.93% and 25.30%. Suncor and Talisman closed with a high of 11.29% and 11.29%. read this
European Midday Report
FREE ARTICLEEuropean stock markets remained sharply lower, with energy companies some of the biggest losers after crude oil prices seven-percent tumble the night before in US markets. US NYMEX crude oil rose 38 centsÂ to $51.15, but its seven-percent&A read this
PREVIEW: UK 3Q GDP Forecast to Contract 0.5% -- Second Estimate
FREE ARTICLEThe second estimate of UK Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to confirm that growth contractedÂ by 0.5% in the third quarter and rose a mere 0.3% from a year ago, the same as preliminary estimates. Need To Know New's (NTKN) Scream read this
FX Update: Asian Summary
FREE ARTICLEThe dollar pared some of the losses made Tuesday in New York, though volume was light and interest was limited with traders citing the upcoming US holiday behind the subdued session. EUR/USD, which was capped at 1.3075/80 in NY, dropped back to lows of 1. read this
Fixed Income Close
FREE ARTICLEThe long bond sold off a bit into the close and finished up one and a half handles, just under the 127 mark (intraday high: 128-03). Today's strong move upward had retaken nearly all the losses from the past 3 trading days. The 10yr finished up ne read this
Gold Closes Down 0.2% to 818.50
FREE ARTICLERight before the open, Gold formed a double bottom at 806 and shot all the way up to 834.50 at the high. Gold would then fall all the way back down to support at 806 before paring its losses into the close. read this
Copper Closes Down 1.4% to 165
FREE ARTICLECopper was lower overnight, but rocketed higher off the open. It shot through resistance at yesterdayâ€™s close of 167.35, and hit its high of 170.80 an hour into the day. However, Copper was unable to hold onto its gains and a late sell-off sent it read this
FX Update- USD
FREE ARTICLEUSD remains under considerable selling pressure vs. all the majors going into the afternoon session, with the USD index struggling just below the 85 handle after trading as high as 86.431 overnight. EUR/USD is trading jus t below the 1.30 handle with the read this
FX Update- Cable
FREE ARTICLECable soared after U.S. GDP print, which provided a relief to the market after it came out in line with expectations. The dollar moved broadly lower, which resulted in a sharp Cable move above 1.5300 after it based at 1.4980 ahead of the release. Also aid read this
FX Update: European Midday
FREE ARTICLEThe dollar traded on a firmer footing as the market reverted to risk reduction as European equities gave back some of Monday's gains. Weak European data fueled profit taking by euro longs, which forced a EUR/USD move in to 1.2820 and saw EUR/JPY trad read this
Metals Update: Gold Heads Down Alongside Oil
FREE ARTICLEGold headed lower to trade at $801.80 lows. The move lower came in tandem with other commodites as demand concerns returned to centre stage. Gold tracked oil lower and European equity markets also reverted to softer levels, which encouraged leverage accou read this
PREVIEW: UK 3Q GDP Estimated to Fall 0.5% -- Second Estimate
FREE ARTICLEThe second estimate of UK Gross Domestic Product is expected to confirm that growth contractedÂ by 0.5% in the third quarter and rose a mere 0.3% from a year ago, the same as preliminary estimates. Need To Know New's (NTKN) Scream Audio read this
Equities Close
FREE ARTICLEEquities finished significantly higher for the second session in a row with the Dow up 4.7% to 8425, the S&P rising 6.3% to 850 and Nasdaq gaining 6.3% to 1472. The S&P500 opened higher after another government bailout of Citigroup and the inde read this
FX Update- JPY
FREE ARTICLEJPY continues to get roughed up vs. most major currencies as equities have maintained solid momentum this afternoon. USD remains lower vs. most of the majors, except USD/JPY which is up 1% to 96.85. USD/JPY remains near intraday highs, but has thus far b read this
Copper Closes Up 6% at 167.35
FREE ARTICLECopper rallied overnight and hit its high of 172 early in the session. It repeatedly bounced off resistance at that level before selling off late in the day. read this
Silver Update
FREE ARTICLESilver rocketed through the key $10 level n premarket trade and hit a high of 10.705 before pulling back. Above today's high, there will be further resistance at the November 6 high of 10.775. Currently, Silver is up 10.6% at 10.515 read this
FX Update- SEK
FREE ARTICLESEK rallied sharply on Monday after it started the European session on a firmer footing. EUR-SEK recorded all time highs of 10.6795 amid speculative of a potential Latvian currency devaluation, which did not come to fruition on the weekend. Instead, today read this
FX Update- AUD
FREE ARTICLEAUD/USD moved above intraday highs of 0.6383 recorded in the Asian morning and traded at 0.6390 highs. Firmer equity markets fueled dollar and yen selling and boosted interest for high yield/commodity bloc currencies. Aussie ralled out of 0.6250 in the Eu read this
US Opening Comments- Fixed Income
FREE ARTICLEEuropean and US bond markets are facing selling pressure off the news of the $300bln loan guarantee to Citi plus Barclays shareholder approval to raise over $10.5bln from funds in the Persian Gulf. Bonds should continue to face selling pressure going into read this
Pound Steady Ahead of pre-Budget Report
FREE ARTICLEGBP consolidated ahead of the U.K. pre-budget report. Cable was influenced by broader dollar movement and traded close to the 1.4900 after rejecting highs of 1.4969 ahead of the European open. The pair traded in to 1.4858, but found demand from U.K. cl read this
Fidessa signs up European clients to ILA strategy
FREE ARTICLENovember 24th, 2008 - 20 European clients signed up for Fidessa's Intelligent Liquidity Access Strategy read this
Swissy Firms in Early European Trading
FREE ARTICLECHF firmed up in early European trade, with short term accounts favouring risk reduction after news of the Citigroup bailout. There was a small relief rally in high yield/commodity bloc currencies in Asia, but on the whole buying interest has tended to read this
Gold Closes Up 5.8% at 791.80
FREE ARTICLEGold shot higher on the open and quickly turned Wednesday's high of 765 from resistance into support. Gold would continue to make higher highs throughout most of the session and breifly breached the 800 handle. However, profit-taking took over in the read this
Copper Closes Up 0.3% to 157.90
FREE ARTICLECopper rallied on the open and hit a high of 164.40 an hour into the day. However, it sold off the rest of the day and plunged into the close in paring its gains. read this
Gold high at $790 while Crude Falls 1.13%
FREE ARTICLEGold is up 5.60% this afternoon at $790 while Crude is down 1.13% trading at less than $49 per barrel. read this
Equities higher ahead of lunch though tensions remain
FREE ARTICLES&P futures gapped higher going into the open, erasing a good portion of yesterdays sell-off.Â S&P futures have since retained their gains, though further upside appears limited to today's high (785) as tensions continue t read this
FX Update- AUD
FREE ARTICLEAUD/USD short dated options were boosted by RBA risk, with reports that good size five day and six day strikes changed hands at 0.6235 and 0.6325 respectively. The interest was reportedly dealt on behalf of a fund name that is running short cash position read this
FX Update: Aussie Pares Gains vs Dollar
FREE ARTICLEAUD/USD's rally ran in to fund selling to take the pair back in to 0.6210-15 in early NY trade. The move higher was driven by short term accounts and speculative activity as the FX market followed the equity market rebound. Real money names were read this
TMX Group to expand co-location services
FREE ARTICLENovember 21st, 2008 - Toronto Stock Exchange co-location services will be expanded to include derivatives trading and data clients read this
European Midday Report
FREE ARTICLEEuropean shares shook off a dismal US close and tracked Asia higher with financials and commodity-based stocks rebounding thanks to bargain hunters. The FTSEurofirst 300 was up 0.6%. The FTSE 100 added 0.5%. The DAX rose 0.2%. The CAC gained 0.1%. Equ read this
FX Update: European Midday
FREE ARTICLEThe USD and JPY traded on a softer footing during the European morning as equity markets responded to an Asian market rebound. News that Citigroup was looking for a merger partner, along with speculation of a potential Chinese rate cut fueled broad gains. read this
Industry veterans to contribute to QSG's development of system bridge between portfolio and trading strategy
FREE ARTICLE November 21st, 2008 - George Bodine, Dan Ginsparg and Mike Stritch to join QSG read this
Orc Software to provide low latency access to Korean markets
FREE ARTICLENovember 21st, 2008 - PB Futures selects Orc Software to provide low latency access to Korean markets read this
Fixed Income: Bonds Rally, Gilts Climb Higher
FREE ARTICLEBund futures have rallied into the release of PMI data but are off highs, despite the fact that data came out weaker than expected. Rising stock markets and comments from ECB officials warning that large rate cuts could be counterproductive seem to be lim read this
FIX Flyer releases HST and version 3.0 FIX Engine
FREE ARTICLENovember 21st, 2008 - FIX Flyer unleashes High Speed Transformation and version 3.0 FIX Engine read this
FX Update: Asian Summary
FREE ARTICLEThe USD traded to session highs in Asia early in the Sydney session, with the currency bolstered by the sharp fall in the DJIA on Thursday. However, a sharp turnaround in Asian stocks took the USD off the highs, with the USD ending the session weaker over read this
FX Update- USD/CAD
FREE ARTICLEUSD/CAD gains have been relentless, with the pairing so far peaking at 1.2845, after opening the North American session around 1.2600. NYMEX crude prices slid to three-plus year lows of $49.75, while equities drop significantly, and risk appetite all but read this
FX Update- AUD
FREE ARTICLEAUD/USD gapped lower after mooted central bank bids at 0.6250 gave way. There were very few prices on the way down once the interest was filled and the pair traded down to 0.6202, spiked up to 0.6230 before another round of selling forced a move down to 0 read this
FX Update- USD
FREE ARTICLEThe dollar showed very little reaction to the weaker Philly Fed outcome, and the about as-expected leading indicators print, and remains near session lows versus the yen, and firmer against most other currencies. Stock market performance and credit market read this
Metals Update: Gold Trades Higher, Pares Gains
FREE ARTICLEGold trade maintained a supportive tone, rising to $746.65 highs from Asian session lows of $734.30. The move higher was unsustained though, with an easier EUR/USD tone fueling light speculative selling via the yellow metal. Gold continued to take its lea read this
FX Update: Sterling Slips in Europe
FREE ARTICLEGBP experienced volatile trade, with Cable and EUR/GBP both reversing overnight moves. Cable started the European session close to 1.5000, but came under pressure in line with Europe to trade down to 1.4815 lows before buying interest came in. The pair re read this
Energies Close
FREE ARTICLEEnergy markets finished mixed with January Crude down 1.2% to 54.10, December Crude falling 1.4% to 53.62, Unleaded tumbling 2.7% to 110.65, Heating Oil rising 0.4% to 176.50 and Natural Gas jumping 3.5% to 6.743. Crude for January delivery bounced of read this
Metals Close
FREE ARTICLEMetals finished mixed with Gold up 0.5% to 736, Silver down 2.5% to 9.31, Platinum shedding 1.6% to 823.7 and Copper tumbling 3.6% to 160.15. Gold rocketed higher off the open, touching 764.80 at one point, but gave back all of its gains by lunch. Buye read this
30yr @ Highest Levels in 6 Weeks
FREE ARTICLEThe long bond has pushed to a new high of 121-13, up 1-06 on the day, as equity weakness deepens into lunchtime. The 30yr is at levels not seen since October 8, when markets were on their way to the worst levels of last month's sell-off. read this
DOE gets 5 applications for their Auto Loan Program
FREE ARTICLEDOE's Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Incentive Program authorized by section 136 of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007.Â The program has up to $25bln for Fiscal Year 2009 and is the progrram congressional leaders read this
FDIC to Provide Q3 Bank and Thrift Earnings on November 25
FREE ARTICLEFDIC head Sheila Bair will hold a press briefing next Tuesday at 10:00am EST to announce Q3 bank and thrift industry earnings. Chairman Bair will open the briefing with a discussion of industry earnings and current policy issues facing the industry, fo read this
Carney: There Need for International Monitoring
FREE ARTICLEIn a speech addressing the UK Chamber of Commerce Mark Carney, governor of the BOC made some suggestion on building continuous markets. He said that even under stress core markets such as interbank lending, commercial paper and repo for high-quality secu read this
Orc announces release of Orc CameronFIX Version 6.3.1
FREE ARTICLENovember 19th, 2008 - Orc CameronFIX 6.3.1 delivers optimized FAST and further FIX monitoring improvements read this
Gold Steady But Can't Hold Day's Highs
FREE ARTICLE<span class="actionalerts_body">Gold traded maintained a supportive tone rising to $741.30 highs from Asian session lows of $726.70. The move higher was unsustained though, with an easier EUR-USD tone fueling light speculative selling via read this
Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux extends Algorithms to Canada
FREE ARTICLENovember 19th, 2008 - Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux to extend Algorithms to Canada read this
Equities Close
FREE ARTICLEEquities finished higher with the Dow up 1.8% to 8425, the S&P gaining 1% to 859 and Nasdaq rising 0.1% to 1483. The S&P500 opened lower but spent most of the morning in positive territory. It hit its high of 866 at noon and then started to sel read this
Sunlife Financial to Hold Investor Day on November 20
FREE ARTICLESunlife Financial will provide updates on company performance, business strategy, and worldwide operations to analysts and investors on Thursday. Senior execs will discuss the Canadian company's growth strategy. read this
Metals Close
FREE ARTICLEMetals finished mixed with Gold down 1.2% to 732.70, Silver up 2.3% to 9.54, Platinum rising 2% to 837 and Copper adding 0.3% to 166.20. Gold opened lower and spent most of the morning in the red. Gold rallied out of negative territory by lunch but qui read this
FX Update- USD Extends Gains
FREE ARTICLEUSD has extended its gains this afternoon in response to extended selling pressure in equities, with the USD Index up 0.5% to 87.262. EUR/USD, down 0.4% to 1.2596, is trading near intraday lows after beginning the day at the 9-Day MA (1.2649). Cable is al read this
FX Update- EUR/CHF
FREE ARTICLEEUR/CHF favored consolidation after it recorded an early European high of 1.5179. The move higher in the cross came in tandem with EUR/USD's early rally, which lost momentum amid a lack of risk appetite. The cross should offer potential for a short p read this
ANALYSIS: UK CPI Decline Raises Expectations for Deeper Dec. Rate Cut
FREE ARTICLEThe UK Consumer Price Index'sÂ (CPI) sharp monthly fall to aÂ rate of 4.5% year over year was larger than analysts had forecast and now raises expectations for a deeper rate cut when Bank of England (BOE) policy makers next meet read this