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The options market has lagged the equities market in several ways by about five years when it comes to decimalization and off-exchange execution venues and the like. Decimalization in some ways gave... Read more...

In many ways, the global financial crisis has been good for the many companies that sell hedge fund services. Third party administrators have certainly benefitted, as their services are being... Read more...

These are heady times in the prime brokerage industry. There's a feeling that lots of business is up in the air, there for the taking if you've got the right offering. Prime brokerages have heard the... Read more...

Around the world, it is becoming clear that the online banking and brokerage model might be in need of an interface uplift. In Australia, for example, Telestra has called for banks to upgrade their... Read more...

We've noted often that hedge funds have been trending toward multiple prime brokerages for years, even before the credit crunch. But we can now say the same for companies, who seem to be trending... Read more...

We've noted that flash orders have riled quite a few players on Wall Street. Securities Industry News adds nuance to the debate by noting the diverging opinions of two big-name retail brokerages:... Read more...

High-frequency trading has gotten a lot of attention lately. We've noted that these new-age brokerages and trading outfits now account for 60 percent of all trading volume. While most broker-dealers... Read more...

We noted recently that E*Trade was bent on beefing up its mobile offering, relying in part on technology from Vaultus and BlackBerry. Now it has launched an iPhone and iTouch app. It seems that more... Read more...

We've noted that high-frequency firms have really shaken up the industry, leading to a host of new issues; one of which is sponsored access. A crop of brokerages that cater to algorithmic-type hedge... Read more...