SIX’s BME unveils new dark pool
Named SpainAtMid, the new offering is set to make the trading of Spanish equities more attractive to the wider market.
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Iress’ QuantHouse to offer real time Saudi Exchange data
London clients have begun using Saudi data as part of their expanding trading strategy, QuantHouse confirms.
SIX promotes its global exchange head to become CEO as Dijsselhof steps down
New appointment previously held positions at Nasdaq, OMX Exchanges and E*TRADE Bank Denmark before taking on the global exchange head role at SIX and will succeed Jos Dijsselhof, who is set to step down after seven years.
Liquidnet launches new equities liquidity seeking algorithm
New algo sits within the Liquidnet Dark sphere and features prioritised routing to venues with larger execution sizes.
Repo trading becoming an increasing priority for the buy-side
Speaking at a closed roundtable on Tuesday, Erik Müller, chief executive of Eurex Clearing, described repo as “the oil in the wheels of financial markets”.
Plato Partnership proposes new standards for tackling market outages
Developed in collaboration with European exchanges including Deutsche Börse, Euronext, SIX Swiss Exchange and Nasdaq OMX, the proposed standards seek to bolster the resilience, consistency and transparency of market operations.
US market increasingly ready to embrace alternative trading systems
Almost 40% of US electronic traders have "a lot" of interest in having "more innovative" trading venues to choose from, according to the latest Coalition Greenwich report.
The 20 greatest trading innovations
In celebration of The TRADE’s twentieth birthday, editor Annabel Smith rounds up the 20 greatest trading innovations of the last few decades, exploring the solutions that have overhauled and reimagined the processes that traders depend on day in and day out to execute in the markets.
ION connects to FMX Futures Exchange to bolster execution and post-trade clearing
Development will allow banks and brokers using ION’s technology stack to offer clients advanced execution capabilities and clearing services on the newly launched exchange from day one.
Leaders in Trading 2024: Industry Person of the Year shortlist revealed
The winner of the Industry Person of the Year Award 2024 will be decided by a live industry vote that will take place at Leaders in Trading on 7 November.