Crossing Networks & Dark Pools Archive

December 24, 2008

Cheuvreux adds Nasdaq OMX Europe to SOR destinations

CA Cheuvreux’s European Smart Order Routing (SOR) tool can now route orders to Nasdaq OMX Europe, the multilateral trading facility (MTF) owned by the US exchange group. read more>

December 22, 2008

UPDATE: Turquoise to aggregate broker dark pools only

Equity trading platform Turquoise will introduce a pan-European dark pool aggregation service in the first quarter of 2009, subject to regulatory approval, but only intends to connect broker-backed dark pools. read more>

December 18, 2008

BlocSec aims to support small- and mid-cap trading

BlocSec, an Asian dark pool owned by Asian brokerage and investment group CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, has revised its minimum order size requirements for block trades on its proprietary crossing platform. read more>

December 16, 2008

Euro Millennium reports second record day in a month

NYFIX Euro Millennium, a pan-European dark pool owned by electronic trading solutions provider NYFIX, has reported a new single-day matched consideration record, citing an increased level of confidence in dark pools from the buy-side. read more>

December 15, 2008

BATS implements new routing strategy

US securities exchange BATS has released a new smart routing strategy, DART (Dark Anonymous Routing Technique), and amended its default order routing path to incorporate the new offering. read more>

December 11, 2008

Liquidnet predicts double-digit growth despite market downturn

Liquidnet, the block-trading network for buy-side institutions, is on target to post a year-on-year increase of double-digit growth in total principal traded for EMEA in 2008, according to John Barker, managing director, Liquidnet Europe. read more>

December 11, 2008

Goldman adds point-in-time crossing to dark pool

Investment bank Goldman Sachs has added point-in-time crossing functionality to SIGMA X, its internal non-displayed liquidity pool. read more>

December 10, 2008

Fidessa clients to benefit from LeveL ATS dark pool access

Fidessa, the trading technology provider, is giving its global network of over 300 brokers and 1800 buy-side firms access to LeveL ATS, a non-displayed pool of liquidity in the US equities market. read more>

December 08, 2008

ICAP enters dark pool market despite volume, regulatory concerns

ICAP, a UK-listed interdealer broker, has revealed plans to launch a block crossing service in 2009, despite the falling volumes and the regulatory uncertainty surrounding non-displayed liquidity venues in Europe. read more>

December 03, 2008

BNY ConvergEx adds BIDS to its dark liquidity desk

Agency broker and technology provider BNY ConvergEx has connected its Dark Desk, a trading desk for non-displayed liquidity, to BIDS, an alternative block trading system (ATS) for US equities. read more>