The TRADE sits down with Jeff O’Connor, head of market structure, Americas at Liquidnet, to discuss traditional asset managers reclaiming market influence, the impact this has had on market dynamics and how forthcoming regulations are set to influence this trend.
Through the collaboration with Boltzbit, Liquidnet is now able to receive, process, and display newly announced bond deals at a significantly faster rate.
The past week saw appointments across fixed income, distribution, commercial operations and equities.
New appointment brings over 20 years’ experience in institutional equity trading; previously held positions at SageTrader and Instinet.
New analytics make up the second phase of a three-part roll-out by Liquidnet. The first phase included a set of pre-trade analytics covering volume and liquidity information.
Named Roll Seeker, the new offering will facilitate the bilateral negotiation of blocks at mid prices in fixed income and equity index calendar rolls.
Volatility has stabilised dramatically with enhanced market activity leading to several indices in the EMEA regions experiencing record levels, the report found.
With the launch of SuperBlock Matching, Liquidnet aims to enhance the technology available to facilitate exceptionally large or illiquid trades.
Incoming individual will co-head Liquidnet’s futures business in the Americas alongside Brian Cashin.
The past week saw appointments across the C-suite and dealer-to-client attributed trading, as well as two key departures.