Pan-Asia Equities Trading Romnesh Lamba Head of Market Development 7 April 2011
2 Asian exchanges Market Capitalisation Market Capitalisation of Listed Companies (in US$bn) (1) Source: (1)WFE, as of 31 December 2010 NYSE13,394 NASDAQ3,889 LSE Group3,613
3 Asian exchanges Average Daily Trading Volume (ADT) & Velocity 2010 ADT (in US$bn) & Velocity (1) Source: (1)WFE, as of 31 December % 110% 344% 176%62% 82% 135% 57% 53% 18% 94% 37% 32% 19% = 2010 Average Turnover Velocity
4 Global alliances – key trends Regional linkage Cross-listing (cash) Cross-listing (derivatives) Connectivity & order routing M&A +++
Regulators Currency Capital controls Compliance & Monitoring Regulators Currency Capital controls Compliance & Monitoring HarmonizedHarmonized 5 Regional platform – key considerations A true regional platform needs liquidity across markets Prerequisites: & Platform Technology Market structure Cost Platform Technology Market structure Cost HomogeneousHomogeneous
6 Regional platform – key potential drivers Holding company level May not address political, currency and regulatory segregations M&A Homogeneous Separate platforms, different technology & market structure Harmonized Regulatory challenges Currency + capital controls exist Alternative Platform (ECNs, Dark Pools) Synergies in derivatives Cash market more challenging Cross Listing Beginning to happen, e.g. ASEAN Link Provides order routing and market data, but not trading Connectivity Implications for a Pan-Asian Platform
Alternative platforms – Europe/US markets vs. Asia AsiaEurope/US Drivers Results Constraints Results Regulatory changes Participant demand New type of investor strategies Pricing and cost efficiencies Reduced market impact Technology Evolving buy-side and brokers’ requirements Latency, capacity and functionality improvements Pros Execution efficiency More liquidity Lower fees Cons Reduced transparency Inefficient price discovery Potential for “flash crash” events Regulatory protection Capital controls & multiple currencies Less advanced technology Relatively smaller market size Inconsistent market practices and trading structure Dark pools emerging ATS limited but will develop in the future Impacted markets Japan Australia Singapore (Chi-East) 7