The Exchange (IPE) will make electronically traded Brent and Gasoil available initially for electronic trading in parallel with the open outcry trading and during the same trading hours, with the aim of transferring exclusively to screen trading when members are familiar with the operation of the options functionality on IPE’s Interchange trading platform.

Realtime Systems Group (RTS) said its Realtime Trading Desktop (RTD), a trading front-end program, combines the best attributes of electronic trading based on a premium Options Trading Platform with full functionality, including the RTD Quote Machine, the RTD Electronic Eye and the RTD AutoHedger that claims to offer traders a flexible way of options trading.

We are seeing an ever growing interest in options and with the migration of Brent and Gas Oil traded options to the electronic platform, commented Christian Schild, head of global sales at RTS. We believe our superior functionality will allow traders using RTD to gain an edge over their market rivals.