Direct Edge news from FierceFinanceIT

The ranks of U.S. stock markets keep getting more crowded. Along with the NYSE, Nasdaq and BATS, two new markets are now fully approved--Direct Edge's EDGA and EDGX equity markets. The... Read more...

The mainstream media has picked up on some pretty arcane market structure issues as of late, especially the New York Times. The latest: The Grey Lady--does anyone call it that anymore?--offered an... Read more...

As expected, the SEC has proposed a ban on flash orders, a practice that had already been disavowed by BATS and Nasdaq OMX. DirectEdge, which had been a pioneer of sorts, seemed determined to stick... Read more...

Larry Tabb says this about the news that BATS had received exchange status: it "should send shivers up the spines of existing equity exchange executives." The news that DirectEdge is teaming up with... Read more...

As expected, the SEC has granted BATS Trading exchange status, allowing it to operate as a registered national securities exchange on par with the NYSE and Nasdaq. The transition into an exchange is... Read more...

What's the hottest broker-dealer-owned dark pools service right now? Most people would say Goldman Sach's Sigma X, whose stature as a trading venue is growing, pushing... Read more...