As traders look for the fastest way to trade, one connectivity provider may have an answer: Sending data and trade orders via microwaves. So, what happens when it rains?
With profits down due to lower volumes and declining volatility in U.S. stocks, high-frequency traders face growing pressure to find new markets and innovate when speed is not enough.
Trust in all dark pools takes a hit as the industry reacts to SEC charges that Pipeline filled the vast majority of customer orders through an affiliated trading entity rather than by matching them against other customer orders, as advertised.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
Buy side firms need sophisticated tools to navigate the market structure as well as analytics and connectivity to alternative trading systems, but cost pressures are an obstacle to upgrading their OMS-EMS platforms, according to Greenwich Associates' study.
Advanced Trading takes you on an exclusive tour of Abel Noser’s New York trading floor, where the agency broker known for transaction cost analysis, is customizing algorithms for the buy side, while growing its fixed income trading and transitions business.
Markit Launches Clearing Certainty Hub for OTC DerivativesMarch 25, 2013Buy side firms, regional banks and other firms that execute OTC derivatives through FCMs will have a consolidated view of available credit among multiple clearing venues.
Can Regulators Realistically Enforce the Volcker Rule?July 09, 2012As regulators gear up to phase in the Volcker Rule -- an element of the Dodd-Frank financial reform package -- experts say a myriad of obstacles may keep the law from functioning as intended.
Markit Acquires QSGNovember 02, 2011The global financial information provider, known for derivaiives valuations and trade processing, is looking to enter the equities trade analytics business with QSG.
MarkitSERV to Update OTC Derivatives Platform with Collateral MessagingJanuary 24, 2011MarkitSERV announced it's working with the Depositary Trust & Clearing Corp. and AcadiaSoft to develop a platform that can help over-the-counter derivatives traders set and maintain collateral between deals with their counterparties.
Markit Acqures QuICJanuary 12, 2011The acquisition will enable Markit to meet the growing demand for risk analytics and enterprise-wide risk management services.
ASX to Use Markit’s Dividend Forecasts for Equity Options PricingSeptember 17, 2010ASX Group announced it will use Markit’s dividend forecasts for its equity options pricing model, a move the firm said will boost the accuracy of the settlement prices it generates.
Measuring Liquidity: A Challenge in OTC MarketsAugust 04, 2010The credit crisis has demonstrated the need for a new generation of market-based liquidity measures in OTC instruments, according to David Austin and Gavan Nolan at Markit, who contend the focus should be on indicators of 'prospective liquidity.'
NYSE Euronext Aims To Boost Transparency With Markit Venture July 01, 2010NYSE Euronext said today that its commercial technology arm NYSE Technologies will integrate data from Markit BOAT in a bid to boost transparency in the European over-the-counter equity markets.
Markit Acquires Wall Street On DemandJune 09, 2010Deal enables Markit to utilize Wall Street On Demand's web site hosting, design, development and reporting tools.
Six Firms to Publish European Crossing Volumes May 24, 2010Six firms have launched an initiative to improve transparency in post-trade over-the-counter equity markets by reporting the volumes of cash equity trades crossed in their automated crossing systems through a service provided by Markit.
