People Moves Monday: Optiver, Aquis Exchange, Novate Global Markets and more…
The past week saw appointments across technology, market structure, sales and derivatives.
Tag: Optiver
BlackRock Aladdin engineering head joins Optiver as global chief technology officer
New appointment previously held technology-related roles at BlackRock, E-Trade, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
Buy-Side
Liquidity, it’s a two-way street
Annabel Smith explores the growth of bilateral trading volumes in European equities, unpacking how the ascension of this increasingly complex segment could impact future liquidity and if it’s something regulators will assess further.
BMLL secures $21 million injection from Optiver-led investment round
The latest funding round also saw continued backing from existing investors Nasdaq Ventures, FactSet and IQ Capital’s Growth Fund.
Regulation and fragmentation’s influence on the current liquidity landscape
The TRADE explores evolving liquidity dynamics, delving into the impacts of RTS amendments as well as the role that electronic liquidity providers (ELPs) are playing in this shifting landscape.
Regulation
The dark trading debacle – does anyone even care?
Following a last-minute decision from Brussels in March to plug an accidental regulatory loophole, Annabel Smith explores what might’ve happened if the European market was left with no caps on dark trading and whether the events signal a wider issue in the European regulatory machine.
Relationships between the buy-side and market makers look to be solidifying in the face of low volumes, survey finds
In late 2023, The TRADE and Optiver partnered on the buy-side European cash equity trading survey, uncovering key trends in the space through original research, delving into: market structure, real time transaction cost analysis (TCA), buy-side broker relationships, data costs, consolidated tape plans and more.
Exegy, ING and Optiver become latest members to join Sustainable Trading
The three additions join the growing list of global members at the non-profit industry initiative aimed at improving ESG measures in the trading industry.
Optiver becomes first market maker to join Plato Partnership as full member
The addition of Optiver aims to help represent the diverse interests of all market participants alongside fostering innovations to improve the overall market experience.
Leaders in Trading 2023: Meet the nominees for…. Sell-side Market Structure Excellence
Learn more about the four firms shortlisted for The TRADE’s 2023 Editors’ Choice Award for Sell-side Market Structure Excellence: including Goldman Sachs, Optiver, RBC, and TD Cowen.