MTFs & ECNs Archive

May 28, 2009

Direct Edge launches Hide Not Slide order

US equities trading platform Direct Edge has introduced a new order type called Hide Not Slide, which allows traders to hide orders that were originally submitted as display-eligible and adjust their price while keeping their place in the order book queue. read more>

May 26, 2009

Chi-Delta goes live, offers free passive execution

Chi-X Europe, a pan-European alternative trading venue, launched Chi-Delta, its non-displayed order book, on 25 May, offering free execution for those posting liquidity as part of a promotion. read more>

May 21, 2009

Sungard connects OMS to Burgundy

Global technology vendor Sungard has connected its Front Arena cross-asset order management system (OMS) to Burgundy, a multilateral trading facility for Nordic stocks. read more>

May 20, 2009

Equiduct upgrades fragmentation analysis tool

Equiduct, a pan-European equity trading platform, has updated its Orange Liquidity Fragmentation Analytics (OrangeLFA) tool to include the execution fees of the trading venues it analyses. read more>

May 19, 2009

Burgundy continues rollout with new stocks

Burgundy, a multilateral trading facility for Nordic stocks, will continue its rollout on Friday with the addition of five Norwegian stocks to its platform. read more>

May 18, 2009

European trading platforms forge new connections

Pan-European multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) BATS Europe and Nasdaq OMX Europe have both expanded their connectivity. read more>

May 18, 2009

BATS Europe pressures Euronext with new pricing

Exchange group NYSE Euronext will face more competitive pressure in Europe from next month when BATS Europe, the European trading platform backed by US exchange BATS, introduces ‘inverted’ pricing for stock in three Euronext indices. read more>

May 15, 2009

SocGen adds three MTFs to clearing services

Société Générale Securities Services (SGSS) is broadening its clearing offering to act as a general clearing member on three new multilateral trading facilities (MTFs). read more>

May 13, 2009

Quote MTF aims to attract SOR flow with pricing model

Quote MTF, a Hungarian-based pan-European trading venue, is confident of securing liquidity from smart order routers (SORs) from launch because of its pricing model, which it claims will be the cheapest in Europe. read more>

May 13, 2009

Turquoise sets timeline for new symbology

Pan-European equity trading venue Turquoise has set a date for the migration of its stocks to the common symbology framework for multilateral trading facilities. read more>