Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group lost more than $2bn on derivatives related to stock market performance in Q3.
Proshares has filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an ETF that aims to follow the performance of hedge fund beta.
The Nasdaq OMX Group has created five indices designed to measure the performance between stocks and ETFs.
ETF Securities is preparing to issue a range of physically-backed industrial metal exchange-traded commodities (ETCs).
Barclays Capital has licensed a new index that tracks the implied volatility on the Eurostoxx 50 index.
The catalyst for the "flash crash" on 6 May was a single trade by an institutional investor who sold $4.1bn of index futures, according to a new report released by US regulators.
City banks are being warned by police of a "real and ever-present" threat from the Real IRA.
The international derivatives exchange Eurex is listing options based on a range of six Lyxor ETFs, providing exposure to the emerging markets.
The average daily number of ETF and ETC trades on the London Stock Exchange has risen by 45% year-on-year to reach 16,420.
Daiwa Capital Markets has appointed Jimmy Kan as global head of derivatives structuring, a newly created role covering ETFs and other asset classes.