USA News Reviews Archive

Last week’s fake tweet set US markets into an instant free fall and showed thatmarkets still react to misinformation as quickly as verified fact. 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>

While the gold, oil, grain and other commodity markets try to recover from the beatings experienced over recent days, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is turning its attention towards the health and transparency of the corporate bond market with an all-day roundtable addressing the market's transparency and market structure today. read more>

The Securities and Exchange Commission has finally approved Nasdaq OMX’s compensation scheme for members that lost money during the Facebook IPO, but the deal may not be sufficient to stop legal action against the US bourse. read more>

Leading US asset managers are using fewer algorithmic providers than their global counterparts, according to The TRADE's latest annual survey, with almost half using algos for over 40% of their orders. read more>

The sheer number of responses from firms interested in operating the US consolidated audit trail will mean the final recommendation on who should run the new data collection mechanism will be delayed for nine months. read more>

A last-ditch lobbying effort from three US trade bodies has emphasised the hike in buy-side trading costs that may result from swap execution facility rules. read more>

Financial markets experts have welcomed Reg SCI, the new plans from the Securities and Exchange Commission to ensure trading venue stability, but warn of the difficulties in applying testing standards across market infrastructure technology.  read more>

Institutional traders are seeking greater control of their interactions with dark pools given the increasing prevalence of high-frequency trading in these types of venues. read more>

The New York Stock Exchange's closure of its dark pool joint venture with BIDS Trading, offers further evidence of the challenges faced by venues that attempt to cross blocks for the buy-side. read more>