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One of the most hotly contested races in the industry right now is in Europe, where just about every exchange and execution venue is bent on establishing an MTF beach head. What's more, just about... Read more...
The sleepiest time of the day for the markets might be lunchtime. That's when people are scarfing down food or reading the paper, and for some block traders, it's the time of the day with the least... Read more...
September proved to be a cruel month for the London Stocks Exchange. Competition was really heating up (Chi-X and Turquoise were up and running) when its own dark pool partner went belly up. But the... Read more...
The European dark pool derby heads into a new phase with the launch of Nasdaq OMX's multilateral service. It will start by trading 25 stocks in the FTSE 100. By the end of October, it will be trading... Read more...
We've noted that a bruising battle is shaping up among dark pool aspirants in Europe. Turquoise and Chi-X are setting the tone with auspicious beginnings. But the NYSE Euronext, with its hefty... Read more...
For the London Stock Exchange, the demise of Lehman Brothers was unfortunate. But Baikal's multilateral dark pool remains on track for a first quarter launch, reports Financial News Online. It's not... Read more...
Advanced Trading offers an interesting look at State Street Global Market's FICross, a buy-side to buy-side fixed income crossing platform. FICross has been up and running for a year, the user base... Read more...
The surge in equity trading volume that has accompanied the recent volatility has been a boon to the dark pool industry. At the top of the pack, many are experiencing record volume, reports Traders.... Read more...
We've noted often that options trading is following a developmental path very similar to that of equities trading. The same can now be said for futures trading. When it comes to trading, if you build... Read more...
One of the news bites that came out of SIFMA's tech show was that LiquidNet, a big fish in the dark pools industry, has had talks with NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX about possible liquidity-linking... Read more...