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.
How Dark Are The European Pools?May 03, 2013Regulation of dark pool trading in Europe is still in progress, with equity investors closely watching actions by the European Commission, European Parliament and the Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
How Dark Are The Pools?April 23, 2013Dark pools provide an avenue for large institutional investors to trade anonymously with minimal market impact and can help operators improve pricing and reduce transaction costs for clients, but they are not exempt from regulatory concerns.
Regulation May Spell the End of High-Speed Quant TradingNovember 18, 2011Despite the money that Wall Street is spending on Washington lobbyists to try to neuter the Dodd-Frank Act, quantitative trading is going to face greater scrutiny in the coming years.
MiFID II Likely to Backfire and Hurt Investors, MarketsNovember 15, 2011While we in the United States believe Dodd-Frank and new SEC regulations are challenging, the European sentiment on the MiFID Review makes the U.S. regulatory proposals look downright friendly.
Quote MTF Hires Former FSA RegulatorJanuary 11, 2011Pan-European alternative trading venue hired Dr. Adam Farkas, formerly with the Hungarian FSA, to stay ahead of post-MIFID regulatory changes in 2011.
Fidessa to Bring Fragulator to U.S. MarketsApril 12, 2010Plans to launch cloud-based Internet service in U.S. in time for SEC rules on increasing transparency in dark pools.
How Electronic Can Europe Get? April 08, 2010While the U.S. has led the world in the adoption of electronic trading, Europe is quickly catching up, driven by MiFID and the subsequent explosion in fragmentation.
Global Parallels Prime Canadian Traders to Find AlphaMarch 23, 2010As U.S. and European firms respond to their changing environments and the dispersal of liquidity along with high frequency trading, Canadian traders are also looking to speed and automation to secure alpha.
Agency Broker Chooses Chi-Tech for Trading InfrastructureApril 08, 2009Chi-X Global Technology, Chi-Tech, the technology services unit of Chi-X Global, has deployed its MarketPrizm trading infrastructure platform for independent agency brokerage, Oddo & Cie.
