News Archive

New Turquoise aims to topple Chi-X within three years

Natan Tiefenbrun, Turquoise

Turquoise, the pan-European multilateral facility (MTF) purchased by the London Stock Exchange (LSE) in February, has set it sights on becoming the largest alternative trading venue in Europe by 2013. read more »

SunGard provides DMA for Brazilian derivatives

BM&F Bovespa, the multi-asset-class Brazilian exchange, has selected technology firm SunGard as its fourth provider of direct market access (DMA). read more »

ConvergEx OMS adds LiquidPoint options strategies

ConvergEx, an agency broker and trading technology provider, has integrated access to the latest options execution and routing technologies from its LiquidPoint derivatives broking subsidiary into its Eze OMS order management system. read more »

Morgan Stanley unveils new portfolio algo

Global bank Morgan Stanley has launched MS PORT, a new multi-asset-class portfolio execution algorithm, in the US and Europe. read more »

BATS Europe protects traders with SMARTS surveillance

SMARTS Group, a provider of market surveillance tools, has completed the rollout of its SMARTS Integrity platform at pan-European multilateral trading facility BATS Europe. read more »

RTS aims to cut clients’ trading latency by 20%

RTS Realtime Systems Group, a trading solutions provider, will start implementing a new technology initiative this month aimed at enhancing the performance of its low- and ultra-low-latency offerings. read more »

SGX expands Indian offering, adds new members

The Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced two agreements that will enable it to expand the number of India-related products it can offer for trading. read more »

NYSE Liffe US completes sale of minority stake

NYSE Liffe US, the North American futures exchange operated by exchange group NYSE Euronext, has sold minority stakes in its platform to six banks and market makers. read more »

Liquidnet continues European growth

Drew Miyawaki, Liquidnet

Drew Miyawaki has been appointed head of Liquidnet’s European trading desk, as part of an expansion of the firm’s services to institutional investors. read more »

Deutsche Börse’s European platform boosts stock coverage

Xetra International Market (XIM), the pan-European trading operation of Deutsche Börse, has announced plans to expand the number of instruments it trades from 86 to 1,000. read more »