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US exchange operator Direct Edge has released its latest incentive for high-frequency trading by offering active market participants a reduced fee to remove and route shares. read more>
The US Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday unveiled its new framework for cross-border swaps, with chairman Mary Jo White claiming that its ‘substituted compliance’ approach would reduce the regulatory complexity faced by global market participants. read more>
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is to lay out its plans to bolster the stability of US derivatives markets with the publication of a concept release before the end of June. read more>
Buy-side associations have backed the substance of a letter from nine governments warning of damage to derivatives markets unless the US abandons its plan to subject overseas subsidiaries of US entities to Dodd-Frank. read more>
A US budget proposal that would change how derivatives are taxed could, if agreed, increase portfolio risk and damage both the derivatives and underlying markets, investor bodies and analysts claim. read more>
MarketAxess has said its deal with BlackRock's Aladdin Trading Network to develop a platform for the US$14 trillion US credit market will increase the market's focus on a single set of open-platform solutions despite a likely increase in competing venues. read more>
Tuesday's Twitter-inspired mini-crash confirmed the US equity market's vulnerability to misinformation in the social media age, but a rapid rebound suggested the resilience of trading systems, industry experts have stated. read more>
Bloomberg's legal action against the Commodity Futures Trading Commission this week will not constrain the growth of swap futures, experts have warned. read more>
A breakdown in the consensus over market structure has left investors confused in conditions of “near savagery” as they scour the margins for advantage, according to California-based Jones Trading. read more>
Barclays claims the automated capital commitment feature launched this week for its US clients will "shift the industry" towards hybrid alternatives to electronic trading. read more>