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Liquidnet unveils new electronic trading platform to combat equity market fragmentation
Liquidnet Meridian combines dark, lit and alternative liquidity under a single agency gateway, and supports buy-side traders looking to minimise information leakage, uncover hidden liquidity and achieve best execution, The TRADE understands.
FCA sharpens up cryptoasset trading guidelines
The regime will come into effect on 25 October 2027, and covers activities including operating cryptoasset trading platforms and dealing and arranging deals in cryptoassets.
The evolution of systematic rates trading
In this Q&A, Angus McDiarmid, head of European interest rate swaps, and Daniel Flaim, head of US interest rate swaps at Tradeweb, discuss the rise of systematic swaps trading, evolving client behaviour and the next phase of electronification across global derivatives markets.
FX swaps are going electronic, but not overnight
The appetite for automation in FX swaps market is ramping up, however panellists at TradeTech FX emphasise that structural challenges – such as clearing and credit constraints – still continue to shape the pace of change.
TS Imagine launches AI platform for capital markets
The move is set to support institutional clients embedding AI into trading and risk workflows, while enabling outputs to be traced back to underlying data, logic and sources.
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Leaders in Trading 2026: Buy-Side Awards shortlists unveiled, voting now open!
Winners across the six categories will be announced at Leaders in Trading, taking place 5 November at The Savoy, London; have your say before voting closes on 23 October.
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The TRADE catches up with Eugenia Buchmüller, currency management advisory, Bankhaus Metzler, at TradeTech FX to discuss what is front of mind in FX trading at the moment, from TCA and actionable insights, to the importance of human judgement.
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Deutsche Bank hires from UBS AM for new EMEA head of capital markets trading
Appointment brings three decades of experience in derivatives, including interest rate, credit, and equity derivatives.
LoopFX and LSEG expand institutional FX connectivity
The integration will give FXall’s global client base access to LoopFX’s liquidity pool directly within their existing trading workflow.
Trade association urges SEC and CFTC to bolster prediction market safeguards
The Managed Funds Association's core recommendations include keeping securities-related products under SEC oversight and replacing self-certification with a requirement that both watchdogs jointly approve products before they can list.
The TRADETechFX Daily 2026 launches in Amsterdam as your official guide to the event!
The magazine features exclusive buy-side interviews and insights, in depth content and the official accompanying event agenda for this week’s proceedings in Amsterdam.
OSTTRA rolls out new FX timing solution
The post-trade infrastructure provider has added a new capability aimed at resolving timing mismatches in FX valuations.
Bloomberg launch buy-side API enabling FX options trading on FXGO
The launch will allow buy-side traders to run the entire RFQ workflow programmatically and supports the rising demand for end-to-end RFQ automation across FX markets.
The TRADE presents The Outsourced Trading Handbook 2026
Back for a fourth year, this dedicated handbook digs deeper into outsourced trading, drawing together insight from across the industry alongside the latest results from The TRADE’s annual Survey.
JO Hambro Capital Management outsources trading to Northern Trust
Members of JO Hambro’s trading desk have been invited to join Northern Trust providing continuity of coverage for the firm’s investment teams, The TRADE can reveal.
BNP Paribas Asset Management appoints senior equity dealer
The London-based appointment joins after almost 19 years at River & Mercantile Asset Management.
People Moves Monday: Citi, Barclays, Stifel and more…
The past week saw a spate of senior hires across trading and sales, from leveraged finance and high yield to emerging markets credit and cash equities, as well as a notable sell-side head of equities electronic execution appointment.
HKEX and Nasdaq Dubai form strategic working group to strengthen Asia-Middle East market connectivity
The group brings together HKEX, Nasdaq Dubai, the HKMA and the DFSA for the first time, and is expected to strengthen capital markets ties between Hong Kong and the Dubai International Financial Centre.
