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Dark Pools & Liquidity

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Latest Headlines

NYSE opposed to small cap exchange

The lack of liquidity plaguing small cap companies has emerged as a big issue.

SEC chairman faces big market structure issues

The SEC's Mary Jo White, still fresh on the job, will not get much of a honeymoon when it comes to top priorities.

Finra weighing new brighter rule for dark pools

What happens in the dark is not going to stay in the dark much longer.

Tabb Group weighs in on Reg NMS

Larry Tabb, of the Tabb Group, has come forth with a timely report on Reg NMS, one of my favorite topics .

HFT and dark pools are the 'new normal' in Australia

High-frequency trading (HFT) is the new normal, and investors in Australia had better get used to it. That was the gist of the speech to the Australian Shareholders Association by ASIC chairman Greg Medcraft, where he made favorable comments about both dark pools and HFT.

Barclays adds capital commitment to algo

Barclays is offering select clients an automated liquidity feature that will kick in via equity algorithms, which can better facilitate execution and reduce costs. "Once set up, clients can...

Nasdaq offers new small cap liquidity solution

A massive market structure issue for years has concerned the plight of small companies. Wall Street once loved trading these companies' stocks because of the massive spreads and strong volumes that lined the pockets of market makers and other traders.

Liquidnet CEO: Beware of dark pool generalizations

When the CEO of the leading dark pools defends his turf, you need to pay attention. Sadly, Seth Merrin of Liquidnet is taking a rope-a-dope defense.

Liquidnet extends dark pool trading to Thai stocks

How do you know that you're no longer an emerging market and you've entered the 'big time'? When you open your front door and you see a dark pool.

Addressing small-cap stock spreads

Market structure has been a huge issue for the last several years, especially in the wake of the May 2010 Flash Crash.