Trading & Execution Archive

By removing derivatives market infrastructure open access provisions in MiFID II, MEPs risk turning back the clock on developing a competitive single market in Europe, warn market participants. read more>

Neonet, a provider of execution services, will supply trading tools to UB Securities as part of the Helsinki-based brokerage's efforts to improve execution quality in a low volume environment. read more>

Harsh curbs on high-frequency trading activity proposed in the European Parliament’s version of MiFID II could damage liquidity and raise costs for end investors, market observers have warned. read more>

The recent move to fold parts of Nomura’s equities business into Instinet will trigger a boon for the agency-broker in resources, increase the opportunity to provide a holistic service to the buy-side and help it expand into new asset classes. read more>

The margin required for uncleared swaps in the US will be revealed early next year, according to a new Dodd-Frank Act implementation timeline released by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. read more>

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its final technical standards for European OTC derivatives reforms, giving central counterparties a large degree of flexibility on how they managed cleared swaps. read more>

A compromise text drafted by the Cypriot presidency of the Council of the European Union suggests a bleak future for broker crossing networks as common ground emerges between European policy makers on MiFID II. read more>

 Buy- and sell-side firms are looking to increase their use of automated trading despite new regulation that is set to include stricter rules around electronic execution and high-frequency trading.  read more>

Market participants gearing up for widespread changes in the OTC derivatives market are likely to favour exchange-traded products to manage risk because of onerous margin requirements for exotic instruments. read more>

A new service from Bloomberg and US dark pool operator BIDS will centralise liquidity from the data provider’s execution systems, offering new opportunities for matching trades in US equities. read more>