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November 19, 2009
Optimizing IT & Data Center Infrastructure to Support Faster Trading: The Quest for Increasingly Lower Latency
Crossing Networks/Dark Pools
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Aite Group Releases European MTF Report November 05, 2009 | Aite Group has released a new report on the impact of multilateral tracing facilities (MTFs) on the European exchange landscape. |
Senate Subcommittee Questions Industry Insiders on Market Structure Issues
October 28, 2009 | Lawmakers gathered for a hearing to question industry participants and gather information on dark pools, high frequency trading, sponsored access and flash orders.
SEC Takes Dramatic Stance on Dark Pools with Rule Proposal
October 21, 2009 | In an SEC meeting today in Washington, D.C., the regulator proposed a new rule that ultimately aims to move flow out of the dark and into the lit markets.
Senator Schumer's Six Proposals for ATS Regulation
October 21, 2009 | Following yesterday's press conference call with NYSE chief executive Duncan Neiderauer, Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent an official letter to SEC Chairman Mary Schapiro with six proposals to regulate alternative trading systems (ATSs) more like traditional exchanges.
Senator Schumer: Level Playing Field for Exchanges, Non-Exchanges
October 20, 2009 | Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has called on the SEC to create a "level playing field" by regulating alternative trading systems (ATSs) and dark pools more in line with exchanges.
Chi-X Europe Launches Chi-Velocity
October 19, 2009 | Chi-X Europe has launched Chi-Velocity, a proximity-hosted risk management software layer co-located next to the Chi-X Europe primary matching engine that enables trading participant firms to offer ultra-low latency sponsored DMA to their clients.
Nomura Releases First U.S. Equity Algos
October 16, 2009 | Continuing the build out of its U.S. electronic trading offerings, Nomura has released a core set of algorithms for equities as part of its global ModelEx strategies.
Mismi Selects OneTick Data Management Solution
October 15, 2009 | Mismi, a call-market crossing solution scheduled to launch in the fourth quarter, has licensed OneMarketData's OneTick Database for data management, analytics and complex event processing.
More
RealTick Adds Goldman Sachs Connection
Nomura First Broker to Offered Sponsored Access to BATS Europe
Instinet Plans to Launch BLX Dark Pool for Crossing Block Trades
LSE In Talks to Buy Turquoise
New Hide to Comply Order Type Added to Citi’s LavaFlow ECN
Chi-X Canada Direct ATS Data Feed Connects To Bloomberg
Chi-X Europe and Liquidnet Supernatural to Interconnect
Pragma Releases Enhanced Liquidity Aggregation Tool
Mahogany Partners Announces Live Trading with BlockCrossATS
Chi-X Canada Increases Capacity
ConvergEx Launches New Grey Order Type
Chi-X Europe Allows Participants the Opportunity to Trade at No Cost
Seth Merrin Examines the Pros and Cons of High Frequency Trading
Ballista Offers Fee Holiday for Trade Initiators
SmartPool Expands into European Mid-Cap Trading
Pipeline Appoints Giustini Chicago Office Sales Director
Chi-X Global, SGX Partner to Launch Asia-Pacific Dark Pool
Ch-X Canada To Launch "ETF X Factor " Pricing Program
Chi-X Europe Launches "Chi-Vision" Smart Liquidity Consolidation Service
BATS Europe Dark Pool Launch Set
Instinet Reports 42 Percent Increase in CBX Dark Pool Volume for Q2
Credit Suisse AES Launches Block Crossing in Australia
SmartPool Signs Up 14 Brokers As Members of Dark Pool
Baikal Receives FSA Approval, Readies for Roll out
Euro Millennium Increases Average Daily Volume Over 70 Percent in ’09
Chi-X Europe Extends Trading to Portuguese Stocks
SunGard Launches Assent ATS to Match Equity Orders
Swift’s Securities Matching Solution Now Live
Instinet Japan Enhances ATS Platforms
Instinet Europe’s BlockMatch Launches Closing Cross
Goldman Sachs Sees Fast Adoption of SIGMA X Hong Kong
Ballista Announces Minority Investment From Four New Firms
Liquidnet Partners with NYSE Euronext for Corporate Access Business
Nasdaq Rolls Out Flash Orders to Market Participants As Debate Stirs
Level ATS Launches SmartBlock
Goldman’s SIGMA to Offer Cross-Border Routing for Canadian and US Stocks
Chi-X Europe Launches Dark Pool, Chi-Delta
UBS Dark Pool to Launch in Hong Kong
Pipeline to Reduce Counterparty Risk via Clearing Solution
Turquoise to Launch TQ Channel, Dark Pool Aggregation Service
Chi-X Europe to Donate May 8 Trading Revenues to Cancer Charity
Neuro Dark To Launch On May 11th
Level ATS Dark Pool Is Connected With ULLINK
Pipeline Acquires 3D Markets for Block Options Crossing
Liquidnet Rolls Out Million Share-Plus Block Trading Strategy
BATS Europe Gets Low Latency Connectivity
Chi-X Europe To Launch Dark Pool
Baikal Picks Fidessa to Develop Smart Order Router
Fragmented Liquidity in Pan-European Securities Hinders Transparency, Best Execution
CA Cheuvreux Uses Smart Trade for its European Equity Crossing Network
Savvis Connects with Chi-X Canada and Turquoise MTF
Instinet Europe Connects to Atrium Network
NYSE Euronext Reduces Fees for Trading Pan-European Cash Markets
Chi-Tech Appoints Head of European Biz Development
BIDS Trading Integrates with Advent’s Moxy OMS
ITG Launches Posit Marketplace
Bloomberg Connects to LeveL
Nasdaq OMX Europe Intends to Launch Dark Pool
Hodgkinson Appointed CEO of SmartPool
Chi-X Global Names New Chairman and CEO
Pipeline to Bring Block Trading Competition to Europe
Chi-X Europe Names Mark Howarth Interim CEO
Pipeline to Launch European Trading Platform
Morgan Stanley Crosses Average of 100 Million Shares a Day
Sales Traders Are Back in Vogue Amid Volatile Markets
NYFIX Migrates Millennium Dark Pool to HPX Architecture
Goldman Sachs Launches Sigma X Liquidity Pool in Hong Kong
Volatility Shakes Up Block Trading
Broker-Owned Dark Pools Grab Market Share
Former Senator Sununu Appointed to BNY ConvergEx Board of Managers
Mixit Connects to LeveL
EuroCCP To Begin Clearing Trades For Spanish Market
Direct Edge Matches One Billion Shares, Edging Closer to Competition
NYSE and BIDS Trading Scan for Blocks in Light and Dark Pools
Bringing Back the Block: Goldman Launches X-Cross
Weeden and Pragma Unveil OnePipe Plus as New Liquidity Management Solution
Joseph Marchal Appointed Chi-X Asia-Pac CEO
Former Lehman Exec Joins Citi as Equity Sales and Trading Tech Head
Citi Sees Dark Pool Volumes Rise, Moves into Europe and Asia
Kellner Shares Insight Into His New Instinet Position
Goldman Sees Record Dark Pool Volumes in September
New Derivative Clips Tail Risk
BIDS’ Mahoney Shares Details on Joint NYSE Block Trading Venture (Video)
Buy Side Order Flow Could Shift Away from Dark Pools
Opinions
- Exchanges Add Dark Pools Downstream
The move by NYSE-Arca and Nasdaq to access dark pools is a well crafted move by the exchanges to reposition themselves and will inevitably lead to more competition. - Hidden Orders and Dark pools Are Taking Order Secrecy on Wall Street to a New Level
The continued growth of electronic trading may mean a decrease in the hidden costs of actively traded funds.
Research
- Buy Side Crossing Networks Heat Up in Europe
- Customize My Dark Pool
Dark liquidity and how to access it will continue to be a hot topic in 2008, posing challenges as exchanges, ECNs and other pools each try to devise new differentiators to attract a powerful mix of liquidity sources.
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Crossing Networks Directory
The following is a directory of the major crossing networks, including independent players, exchange provided networks and broker-dealer ATSs. It explains each service, its customer base, how often orders are crossed, and what users can expect from the service going forward.






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