Norwegian shares on

Any news for this week?
Olof: Today we launched trading in five Norwegian shares, StatoilHydro, Yara, REC, Seadrill and Telenor.

Were there any trades?

Olof: Trading took off almost immediately and we saw action mainly in StatoilHydro which is the most frequently traded stock in Oslo.

What are the differences and similarities compared to the launches in Sweden and Denmark?
Olof:
This third launch is a bit different since the Oslo community preferred to start with a some of the most traded shares, as opposed to Sweden and Denmark. We also see similar technical challenges with clients in the early stages of adopting new technology with Smart Order Routing, enabling them to offer clients the increased liquidity by  sourcing from multiple venues.

It has been really low trading volumes, are you worried?
Olof:
No, it has been as I anticipated before we started, even more some days. I expect trading volumes to progress in June when trading participants have had a change to fine-tune their applications and ensure that the whole STP chain works as planned!

Olof's wor(l)d archive

22 December 2011 Holiday Greetings
26 October 2011 Latency enhancement
28 September 2011 ETF volumes up more than 100%
06 September 2011 Annual Report Survey
12 July 2011 Listing at Burgundy
21 January 2011 Going the American way...
23 December 2010 Christmas Greetings
01 September 2010 Where are the SOR's ?
10 August 2010 Traders on the beach
25 February 2010 Xact at Burgundy
27 January 2010 Trade records in January
28 July 2009 4.5% of Primary market
14 July 2009 Increased volumes
12 June 2009 Launch of Burgundy!