Opinions

• BATS to LSE: Competition is Essential to Efficiency, Resiliency of Global Market
  In an email to the industry, BATS CEO Joe Ratterman discussed why compeition is essential to the efficiency and resiliency of the global markets.
• A Tale of Two Exchanges: BATS Gets Status, CME/NYMEX Agree to Merger Terms
  
• The Time Has Come for Fixed-Income Electronic Trading
  In some regards, nothing has changed in the fixed-income trading space to warrant electronic trading. On the other hand, however, everything has changed, signaling that the time may be right for e-trading.
• Placing Smart Bets on FX
  Late April saw quite a stir in the foreign exchange waters, with some big-name players making moves into the FX space and rocking the boat.

Research

• The Impact of DMA in India
  

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