ASSET INDEX
STOCKSNISSAN MOTOR
Nissan Motor Company Ltd usually shortened to Nissan (play /ˈniːsɑːn/ or UK /ˈnɪsæn/; Japanese: [nisːaɴ]), is a multinational automaker headquartered in Japan. It was formerly a core member of the Nissan Group, but has become more independent after its restructuring under Carlos Ghosn (CEO).t formerly marketed vehicles under the "Datsun" brand name and is one of the largest car manufacturers in the world. As of 2011, the company's global headquarters is located in Nishi-ku, Yokohama. In 1999, Nissan entered a two way alliance with Renault S.A. of France, which owns 43.4% of Nissan while Nissan holds 15% of Renault shares, as of 2008. The current market share of Nissan, along with Honda and Toyota, in American auto sales represent the largest of the automotive firms based in Asia that have been increasingly encroaching on the historically dominant US-based "Big Three" consisting of GM, Ford and Chrysler. In its home market, Nissan is the third largest car manufacturer, with Honda being second by a small margin of 2,000 units and Toyota in a very dominant first. Along with its normal range of models, Nissan also produces a range of luxury models branded as Infiniti.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 00:30-02:00 & 04:00-06:00 GMT
IBM
International Business Machines (IBM) (NYSE: IBM) is an American multinational technology and consulting firm headquartered in Armonk, New York. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software, and it offers infrastructure, hosting and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri from 14:30 - 20:00
REUTERS (US THOMSON REUTERS)
Reuters Group Limited is a UK-based, Canadian company. This news company provides information about financial markets from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. Its main focus is on supplying the financial markets with information and trading products. This includes market data, such as share prices and currency rates, research and analysis, as well as trading systems that allow dealers to buy and sell such assets as currencies and shares on a computer screen instead of by telephone or on a trading floor like that of the New York Stock Exchange. Competitors include Bloomberg L.P. and Dow Jones Newswires. It is now a part of Thomson Reuters.
Trading hours: Mon - Fri from 14:00-20:00GM
Reuters Code: TRI.N
Expiry Rule: (Bid + Ask) / 2
ROLLS ROYCE (LONDON)
Rolls-Royce plc (LSE: RR.) is a British aircraft engine maker, and the second-largest in the world, behind GE Aviation. The company has related businesses in the defense aerospace, marine and energy markets.
Rolls-Royce was nationalized in 1971, by which time aircraft engines had long been the most significant part of the business. The automobile company was separated in 1973 and the present Rolls-Royce plc was re-privatized in 1987. Rolls-Royce is, through its defense aerospace division, the world's 16th largest defense contractor. Defense aerospace sales accounted for 21% of group sales in 2005, civil aerospace 53%, marine 17% and energy 8%. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index
Trading hours Mon - Fri 8:30 - 16:00
Reuters Code : RR.L
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
CURRENCIES
EUR/GBP
The exchange rate of the Euro and the British Pound.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters code : EURGBP=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
EUR/JPY
The exchange rate of the Euro and the Japanese Yen.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters code : EURJPY=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
USD/CAD
The exchange rate of the United States Dollar currency and the Canadian Dollar currency
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters code : CAD=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
USD/JPY
The exchange rate of the United States Dollar currency and the Japanese yen currency
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters code : JPY=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
GBP/USD
The exchange rate of the British Pound currency and the United States Dollar currency
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters code : GBP=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
EUR/USD
The exchange rate of the Euro and the United States Dollar.
Trading Hours: Mon - Fri 00:00 - 23:59
Reuters code: EUR=
Expiry Rule: (Bid + Ask) / 2
COMMODITIES
GOLD
Historically gold coinage was widely used as currency; When paper money was introduced, it typically was a receipt redeemable for gold coin or bullion. In an economic system known as the gold standard, a certain weight of gold was given the name of a unit of currency. For a long period, the United States government set the value of the US dollar so that one troy ounce was equal to $20.67 ($664.56/kg), but in 1934 the dollar was devalued to $35.00 per troy ounce ($1125.27/kg). By 1961 it was becoming hard to maintain this price, and a pool of US and European banks agreed to manipulate the market to prevent further currency devaluation against increased gold demand.
On March 17, 1968, economic circumstances caused the collapse of the gold pool, and a two-tiered pricing scheme was established whereby gold was still used to settle international accounts at the old $35.00 per troy ounce ($1.13/g) but the price of gold on the private market was allowed to fluctuate; this two-tiered pricing system was abandoned in 1975 when the price of gold was left to find its free-market level
Today Gold is considered to be a natural hedge against world inflation and in the last few years together with crude prices and other metals, was highly correlated with world global growth, especially in emerging markets.
Trading Hours: Mon - Thu 6:00-20:30GMT , Fri 6:00-20:00GMT
Reuters Code : XAU=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
SUGAR
The sugar is one of the world’s leading sweeteners, mainly produced in Brazil.
There are many types of sugars which all are rated by the ICUMSA (international commission uniform methods of sugar analysis), at our platform the sugar is traded as quoted and cleared by the CME group.
The future contracts are dollar dominated and represent the price of sugar for 112,000 units. In our platform the nearest future is traded out of the possible tradable contracts (which are March, May, July and October).
Platform trading hours 12:00 – 18:00
CME symbol YO.
Expiry rule (Bid + Ask)/2
OIL (LIGHT SWEET CRUDE)
Sweet crude oil is a type of petroleum. Petroleum is considered "sweet" if it contains less than 0.5% sulfur, compared to a higher level of sulfur in sour crude oil. Sweet crude oil contains small amounts of hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide. High quality, low sulfur crude oil is commonly used for processing into gasoline and is in high demand, particularly in the industrialized nations. "Light sweet crude oil" is the most sought-after version of crude oil as it contains a disproportionately large amount of these fractions that are used to process gasoline, kerosene, and high-quality diesel. The term "sweet" originated because the low level of sulfur provides the oil with a mildly sweet taste and pleasant smell. Nineteenth century prospectors would taste and smell small quantities of the oil to determine its quality.
This type of oil is considered a benchmark for oil and is traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The oil is considered a natural hedge against inflation as in the last few years was highly correlated with the world's growth.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters Code : CLV1
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
PLATINUM
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78.
Platinum is used in jewelry, laboratory equipment, electrical contacts and electrodes, platinum resistance thermometers, dentistry equipment, and catalytic converters. Platinum bullion has the ISO currency code of XPT. Platinum is a commodity with a value that fluctuates according to market forces. On June 5, 2009, Platinum was worth $1263.00 per troy ounce (approximately $40.09 per gram).
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters Code : XPT=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
SILVER
Silver, in the form of electrum (a gold-silver alloy), was coined to produce money in around 700 BCE by the Lydians. Later, silver was refined and coined in its pure form. Many nations used silver as the basic unit of monetary value. In the modern world, silver bullion has the ISO currency code XAG. The name of the United Kingdom monetary unit "pound" reflects the fact that it originally represented the value of one troy pound of sterling silver. In the 1800s, many nations, such as the United States and Great Britain, switched from silver to a gold standard of monetary value, then in the 20th century to fiat currency.
Much like gold, it is considered to be a natural hedge against inflation and in the last few years was highly correlated with world growth.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 19:00
Reuters Code : XAG=
Expiry Rule : (Bid + Ask) / 2
INDICES
TEL AVIV 25
The TA-25 Index is the TASE's flagship index. It was first published in 1992 under the name "MA'OF Index". The TA-25 index tracks the prices of the shares of the 25 companies with the highest market capitalization on the exchange. It serves as an underlying asset for options and futures, Index-Linked Certificates and Reverse Certificates traded on the exchange and worldwide. The index also began on 1 January 1992 with a base level of 100.
Trading Hours : Sun - Thu 07:00-13:00 GMT
SSE180 (SHANGHAI STOCK EXCHANGE)
Traded in the Shanghai stock exchange,the SSE Composite Index (also known as Shanghai Composite) is the most commonly used indicator to reflect SSE's market performance. Constituents for the SSE Composite Index are all listed stocks (A shares and B shares) at the Shanghai Stock Exchange. The SSE180 reflects the largest 180 stocks in the SSE general index and it includes stocks such as BANK OF CHINA and AIR CHINA.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:00 - 8:00.
Reuters Code : .SSE180
Expiry Rule : Reuters Last Rate
HANG SENG (HONG KONG)
HSI was started on November 24, 1969, and is currently compiled and maintained by HSI Services Limited. It is a subsidiary of Hang Seng Bank, the largest bank registered and listed in Hong Kong in terms of market capitalisation. It is responsible for compiling, publishing and managing the Hang Seng Index
Trading Hours Mon - Fri 2:30 - 4:30
Reuters Code : .HSI
Expiry Rule : Reuters Last Rate
DUBAI (DUBAI FINANCIAL MARKET GENERAL INDEX)
The Dubai Financial Market is a stock exchange located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was founded on March 26, 2000.
There are about 57 companies listed (as of August 2007) on DFM, most of them are UAE-based companies and a few dual listings for companies based in other MENA region countries.
During 2004 and 2005, there were significant increases in the volume of shares traded and the share prices of many companies. However, towards the end of 2005 and through the first few months of 2006 the bubble burst and share values dropped by around 60% on DFM, along with similar decreases in most other Persian Gulf stock markets.
The DFM index includes stocks such as DUBAI ISLAMIC BANK and the EMIRATES TELECOMUNICATION COMPANY.
Trading Hours: Sun - Thu 6:30 - 9:50
Reuters Code : .DFMGI
Expiry Rule : Reuters Last Rate
FTSE 100 (UK)
The FTSE 100 Index — also called FTSE 100, FTSE, or, informally, the "footsie" is a share index of the 100 most highly capitalized UK companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Because the FTSE includes large international companies such as HSBC, BP, Vodafone and Unilever it is considered to be a Global Index and as such is followed by investors worldwide.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:30 - 15:30
Reuters Code : .FTSE
Expiry Rule : Reuters Last Rate
CAC (FRANCE)
The CAC 40 (Cotation Assistee en Contionu – Continuous Assisted Quotation) is a benchmark French stock market index. The index represents a capitalization-weighted measure of the 40 most significant values among the 100 highest market caps on the Paris Bourse (now Euronext Paris).
The CAC 40 Includes companies such as BNP Paribas, Renault, L'Oreal and France Telecom.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:30 - 15:30
Reuters Code : .FCHI
Expiry Rule : Reuters Last Rate
DAX (GERMANY)
The DAX (Deutscher Aktien IndeX, formerly Deutscher Aktien-Index (German stock index)) is a blue chip stock market index consisting of the 30 major German companies trading on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The DAX index includes stocks such as Adidas, Deutsche Bank and Bayer.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 7:30 - 15:30
Reuters Code : .GDAXI
Expiration Rule : Reuters Last Rate
NASDAQ (US)
The Nasdaq Composite is a stock market index of all of the common stocks and similar securities listed on the NASDAQ stock market, meaning that it has over 3,000 components. It is highly regarded in the U.S. as an indicator of the performance of stocks of technology companies and growth companies. Since American and non-American companies are listed on the NASDAQ stock market, the index is not exclusively a U.S. index.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 15:00 - 19:00
Reuters Code : .IXIC
Expiry Rule : Reuters Last Rate
DOW (US)
Traded on the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) the Dow Jones Industrial Average (i.e. Industrial Average, Dow Jones, Dow 30, or Dow) compiles the index to gauge the performance of the industrial sector within the American economy.
Trading Hours : Mon - Fri 15:00 - 19:00
Reuters Code : .DJI
Expiry Rule : Reuters Last Rate