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CBOE Outage Forces Institutions to Scramble for AlternativesApril 25, 2013A systems delay at the CBOE shutdown trading in the big stock index options contracts for three and one-half hours, raising questions about the safety of electronic markets.
Mandara Capital Deploys Tbrick's Hosted Trading ServiceApril 22, 2013A hedge fund specialist in crude oil and derivatives, Mandara Capital chose Tbrick's futures trading platform, powered by S&P Capital IQ's Quantlink and QuantFeed, to improve speed and to support inhouse development.
Options Market Structure: Is it Getting Too Complex?March 20, 2013With the number of U.S. options exchanges soon to be 12 by the end of the year, experts are concerned about complexity, fragmentation and rising technology costs amid lower volumes.
PHLX Picks BondDesk Prices and ATS for Executing in TreasuriesMarch 06, 2013Nasdaq OMX partnered with BondDesk for providing real-time pricing to PHLX's newly launched options on U.S. Treasuries, and member firms will execute in the underlying bonds on the BondDesk ATS.
CBOE Would Consider Going Private If Benefits Shareholders -COOFebruary 15, 2013CBOE Group Holdings Inc, which
became a publicly held company in 2010 after years of effort,
would consider going private again if doing so would benefit its
shareholders, a top executive suggested on Thursday.
Spot Trading Promotes Brodsky to CEO RoleFebruary 07, 2013Chicago-based proprietary trading firm Spot Trading elevated the company's founder and CEO Robert Merrilees to the role of chairman, while appointing CFO Stephen Brodsky as CEO..
U.S. Banks' Commodities Revenue Drops by a Third - ConsultantFebruary 05, 2013Commodities revenue at top U.S.
banks tumbled by a third in the fourth quarter as tougher
regulation curbed activity amid lacklustre markets and sluggish
demand for hedging, consultancy Tricumen said on Tuesday.
Senator Calls For MF Global HearingNovember 21, 2011 After MF Global's trustee announced that $1.2 billion in customer funds are missing from the bankrupt MF Global, Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts is calling for the company's CEO Jon Corzine to testify before a Senate agricultural committee.
CME Study Claims HFT Reduces Price SwingsJune 29, 2011The futures exchange operator conducted research over a two-year period, finding that computer-driven trading firms increase liquidity and narrow spreads.
