Equity Options
| March 14th, 2012 | Newedge Launches Phase 2 of Smart Order Router Platform
Provides independent access to U.S. equity options and cash equities markets |
| February 13th, 2012 | Expansion of the German Equity Option Product Suite |
| July 12th, 2011 | Tradeweb Adds Futures to European Equity Derivatives Platform Tradeweb Markets LLC, a leader in building and operating financial markets, today announced the addition of European equity futures to its multi-dealer-to-client equity derivatives platform. The new functionality streamlines the current phone-based, over- the-counter trading experience for block trades. By using the platform, institutional investors can put dealers into competition before the trades are submitted to the major derivatives exchanges for final pricing, clearing, and settlement. |
| April 12th, 2011 | Eurex to Further Expand its Equity Options Offering by Covering Irish Equities
Eleven new Irish equity options with settlement via CREST to be introduced in late April 2011 |
| April 5th, 2011 | NYSE Liffe Launches Equity Options on Brunel
Today trading in options on the shares of Brunel International N.V. (ticker symbol: BI) started on NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX). The new listed options will enhance the shares’ appeal to investors that wish to hedge their share positions and want to benefit from price fluctuations. The Brunel options were introduced on the Amsterdam market of NYSE Liffe. |
| March 31st, 2011 | NYSE Liffe Launches Equity Options on Royal Ten Cate Today NYSE Liffe, the Europe-based derivatives business of NYSE Euronext (NYX), launched options on the shares of Royal Ten Cate (ticker symbol: TCT) extending its highly successful range of equity options. The Royal Ten Cate options were introduced on the Amsterdam derivatives market of NYSE Liffe. |
| February 15th, 2011 | Eurex Introduces New European-style Options on German Stocks Launch on 21 February/ Maturities extended on existing German and Russian options
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| January 13th, 2011 | Eurex to Launch Equity Options with Weekly Expirations for the First Time The international derivatives exchange Eurex will introduce equity options with weekly expiration dates on 24 January 2011. This is the first time that weekly options on individual stocks will be available on Eurex. The Eurex Weekly Equity Options will be listed as separate contracts and will initially comprise derivatives based on shares of Daimler, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Telekom and Nokia (four per underlying stock). |
| April 29th, 2010 | YellowJacket Introduces Negotiated Equity Options on its Industry-leading IM Platform YellowJacket, a subsidiary of IntercontinentalExchange (NYSE: ICE) and the leading instant message (IM) trade negotiation service, has expanded its capabilities to the equity markets following completion of a successful beta test by key equity options market participants. YellowJacket is widely deployed among traders and brokers in the global over-the-counter (OTC) commodity derivatives markets and has leveraged its proven technology to serve equity options markets. |
| March 31st, 2010 | Pivot Expands Liquidity Management Platform to Equity Options Market Release improves profitability on equity options desks by making it easier to find, analyze, and execute deals despite increasingly fragmented liquidity |
