May 20, 2013Transaction cost analysis has come a long way since Tim Sargent traded equities in the mid-1980s, but the head of Markit Data Analytics and Research reckons new breakthroughs are still being made that will help institutional trading desks to forecast market impact more accurately. read more>
May 10, 2013Greater use of data continues to play a crucial role for asset managers to streamline trading operations and maximise efficiency, but forming an investment book of record will take this to a new level, explains Julian Webb, head of data management and analytics at investment solutions provider DST Global Solutions. read more>
Apr 26, 2013Derivatives traders might be struggling to come to terms with Group of 20-inspired reforms to OTC swaps, but for Gary Pettit, global head of futures and options at inter-dealer broker ICAP, quite another piece of post-crisis legislation has had a more significant impact to date. read more>
Apr 22, 2013Two key factors have led Nasdaq OMX Nordic to take a different path from other European exchanges in defending equity market share since MiFID, says Lauri Rosendahl, president of NASDAQ OMX Helsinki, and head of equities and derivatives, transaction services Nordic, at Nasdaq OMX. read more>
Apr 12, 2013As buy-side firms begin swaps reporting under the Dodd-Frank Act, many are more concerned about wider reporting requirements under the European market infrastructure regulation, according to Arun Karur, vice president, Sapient Global Markets. read more>
Apr 05, 2013Despite some large asset managers taking a more active role in providing fixed income liquidity, Stu Taylor, CEO of software platform provider Algomi, believes the role of banks will remain central in the new environment. read more>
Mar 22, 2013The plan to merge cash equity central
counterparties EMCF and
EuroCCP could trigger a wave of clearing house
consolidation, Jan Booij, CEO of EMCF and COO-designate of the new
entity, believes. read more>
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Mar 18, 2013Greater liquidity fragmentation and the rise of algo trading have fuelled a greater need for specialised block trading solutions, according to Christopher Gregory, co-founder and CEO of sell-side block trading system Squawker. read more>
Mar 08, 2013As the Warsaw Stock Exchange upgrades its trading infrastructure, Dariusz Kułakowski, general director for technology, believes careful expansion of high-speed trading is key to the venue's long-term success. read more>
Mar 01, 2013A rise in multilateral trading facility activity in Spanish stocks and a possible financial transaction tax pose significant challenges for Bolsas y Mercados Españoles, but Javier Hernani, managing director, believes the bourse is up to the challenge. read more>