Americas Archive

Asset managers' reliance on advice from third-party vendors and clearing brokers as they prepare for new swaps reporting and trading regimes could lead to significant compliance delays, an expert has warned. read more>

Deutsche Börse-owned International Securities Exchange will launch its second US options exchange before the end of Q2, the company said yesterday. read more>

Dark trading in Canada is set to recover slightly over the next year, as market participants acclimatise to dark pool rules introduced last year, according to a new TABB report. read more>

The collapse of MF Global could strengthen US laws and accelerate the implementation of MIFID II after a judge in New York last week approved a bankruptcy plan for the collapsed brokerage, according to buy-side firms. read more>

The buy-side may reduce its risk hedging activities as a result of clearing requirements for OTC derivatives under the Dodd-Frank Act, which will capture asset managers for the first time in June, an expert has warned. read more>

The New York Stock Exchange on Monday complied with an SEC requirement that it partly decommission volatility-dampening liquidity refreshment points after claiming their removal threatened to force markets into a single mould. read more>

A new industry-led reporting and communication standard for OTC derivatives will give buy-side firms greater scope to automate regulatory-mandated reporting, including splitting margin payments to central counterparties. read more>

Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX will launch an incentive programme this quarter for exchange-traded funds listed on its US market that will rebate market makers for providing liquidity. read more>

Chi-X Canada's new CX2 alternative trading system has revealed its taker-maker pricing structure a month ahead of the venue's launch. read more>

The year's strong opening by US equity markets in January was cause for celebration, but it wasn't enough to drive overall first-quarter volumes higher than Q1 2012, even though a number of benchmark indices hit new highs. read more>