Algorithmic Trading Archive

Technology provider ConvergEx has released an algo designed for pre-market trading on US venues, a new strategy that it says will help buy-side traders execute large-sized trades before markets open. read more>

The Securities and Exchange Commission has prevented Nasdaq OMX from offering benchmark algorithmic strategies, citing competition concerns and the potential for market risk. read more>

Buy-side traders can for the first time use and monitor disparate broker algo strategies using normalised parameters after an upgrade of agency broker Instinet's execution management system. read more>

Trading technology firm ConvergEx has recalibrated its dark algo suite for Asia-Pacific to help the buy-side better access alternative trading systems and dark liquidity. read more>

Institutional investors are becoming more sophisticated in their use of electronic trading tools for FX, with almost half opting to use algorithms to execute trades in the asset class, new research has indicated read more>

Agency broker ITG has released a new algorithm allowing traders to automatically switch between strategies for a single trade according to pre-set parameters. read more>

Trading in emerging markets via algorithms is ripe for growth but further adoption of electronic trading practices will depend on changes to trading rules and exchange functionality. read more>

The increase in algo errors, which have proved they can decimate companies in minutes or seconds, joins fraudulent trading and rogue traders as central drivers in the push for stricter reporting and compliance within trading firms. read more>

A leading capital markets expert insists he has found proof high-frequency trading does not manipulate markets. In fact, more HFT could equal less market abuse. read more>

Broker crossing networks such as Credit Suisse’s Crossfinder and other alternative dark venues are gaining traction in Japan, although future technological improvements on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and potential regulatory restrictions may provide challenges down the road. read more>