Trading Venues Archive

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing will target mutual market access initiatives with mainland China as part of plans to revitalise its equity markets after a four-year volume low. read more>

A senior executive of Spain's domestic stock exchange has stated his firm will look at acquiring European exchange operator Euronext, if it is sold as part of the NYSE Euronext-IntercontinentalExchange merger. read more>

The Qatar Exchange has launched sponsored access and will offer members the ability to become liquidity providers in its most traded stocks. read more>

The head of the Portugal's domestic stock exchange has demanded the government pulls its support for a European financial transaction tax until it has the backing of all EU members. read more>

Market operator Nasdaq OMX has deployed its SMARTSOnline market surveillance system to the Philippine Dealing and Exchange Corporation, the operator of a domestic fixed income market. read more>

A new Canadian alternative trading system operated by Chi-X Canada will launch on Friday 3 May after receiving regulatory approval. read more>

The creation of a European bond venue is "a constant topic of debate" among Liquidnet members, according to the firm's new head of EMEA operations, who also stated the buy-side only dark pool is targeting greater business from continental Europe. read more>

The Australian Securities Exchange is targeting greater connectivity to its markets from international trading firms with the launch of ASX Net Global, its new low-latency network. read more>

Nasdaq OMX will join the other main US exchanges in offering a new segment on its market designed specifically for retail flow after receiving regulatory approval for its Retail Price Improvement plan. read more>

FIX Protocol Limited, a provider of messaging standards, has published guidelines for the electronic trading of fixed income, ahead of new regulations that will lead to greater automation of bond trading. read more>