Dec 05, 2011With the publication of his first novel, ’High Finance’, a dramatisation of events on Wall Street at the height of the credit crisis, former Morgan Stanley managing director Eli Lederman has a warning for those who believe the worst is over. read more>
Nov 28, 2011Building on its long-established UK and European market making business, Winterflood Securities is now looking to expand its customer base, having recently won regulatory approval to operate in the US. read more>
Nov 19, 2011With recent charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) leading to a 25% decline in client numbers, Jay Biancamano, recently appointed executive chairman of block trading venue operator Pipeline, is under no illusions as to the efforts required to rebuild the firm’s reputation. read more>
Nov 11, 2011Changes to Russian market structure ahead of the planned merger between its two main bourses represent a firm willingness to stimulate market activity, says Stas Surikov, head of prime brokerage and electronic trading at Russian brokerage Broker Credit Service. read more>
Nov 07, 2011As regulators in the US and Europe push towards their G20 obligations to move OTC derivatives trading onto centrally cleared platforms, Christian Martin, CEO at new trading venue TeraExchange, says order-driven trading has a key role to play in the reformed market environment. read more>
Oct 31, 2011New rules that will require buy- and sell-side firms to record their mobile phone calls are fast approaching, but a reluctance to adopt the necessary technology suggests that current regulatory proposals do not go far enough, says Ryan Shuttleworth, CTO of Compliant Phones. read more>
Oct 24, 2011New legislation for over-the-counter derivatives markets continues to stumble towards the finish line. Meanwhile, the industry is expressing concern for buy-side traders’ ability to access liquidity as parts of regulatory reform remains unclear, says Jon Williams, head of US markets at Tradeweb. read more>
Oct 17, 2011Broadening relationships with infrastructure providers can help market participants to alleviate cost pressures in a low-volume environment and comply with new regulation, says Alexandra Foster, head of global sales for Radianz and payments at UK telecoms provider BT. read more>
Oct 10, 2011Sourcing liquidity in size is now a tough task for buy-side traders, but opportunities to trade blocks can still be found via specialist brokers, says Brian Mitchell, head of business development at United First Partners. read more>
Oct 03, 2011The current draft of MiFID II contains poorly considered measures for the disclosure of information on algorithms, as well as provisions likely to cause an increase in the number of dark multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) in Europe, says Rob Boardman, head of agency broker ITG’s EMEA operations. read more>