TABB Group Forecasts Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Futures Volume Will Rise Nearly 50% By EOY 2013 - Expanding Economy, Improved Access To Markets, Regulatory Easing And Support From CME Group And Brokerage Community Point To Growth And Opportunity For Malaysia

Commodity-rich Malaysia is attracting local and foreign investors as US and European hedge funds and commodity trading advisors (CTAs) enter the market more aggressively, driven in part by the CME Group’s investment in the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (BMD), raising Malaysia’s profile as a global market center for crude palm oil trading and attracting a new source of liquidity.