MTFs & ECNs Archive

The London Stock Exchange Group has confirmed that Mark Ryland, previously chief technology officer for its multilateral trading facility Turquoise has left the firm. read more>

MTS, the London Stock Exchange Group's European electronic fixed income market, will launch a new platform for Euro-denominated non-government debt before the end of 2011, called MTS Credit. read more>

BATS Global Markets, the Kansas-based trading venue operator, has unveiled plans to launch a US primary listings business in Q4 2011, as it seeks to further erode the dominance of exchange operators NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX. read more>

Pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Chi-X Europe has partnered with Russell Investments, the US-based investment services and equity indices provider, to launch a new series of European indices. read more>

Turquoise Derivatives, the pan-European derivatives business of the cash equities multilateral trading facility Turquoise, owned by the London Stock Exchange, will 'soft launch' in the first week of May, but hasn't yet secured the stock index licences needed for its planned full service offering. read more>

Data vendor Bloomberg is preparing to launch a US trading venue for over-the-counter derivatives – also known as a swap execution facility – as it looks to capitalise on strong growth in fixed income volumes. read more>

The Australian Securities Exchange has confirmed that PureMatch, its dedicated trading platform for high-frequency trading, will launch during Q3 this year. read more>

Canadian alternative trading system Omega ATS is to offer subscribers trading in US securities, quoted in Canadian dollars, from 1 April 2011. read more>

Bulge-bracket broker Goldman Sachs has received approval from UK regulator the Financial Services Authority to launch its dark multilateral trading facility, SIGMA X MTF. read more>

Chi-X Australia, an alternative trading system, is expected to launch in Q4 this year following the publication of a timetable by national regulator the Australian Securities and Investment Commission for implementing new market integrity rules. read more>