Algorithmic Trading Archive

Agency broker and financial technology firm ITG has launched its proprietary Active algorithm for Brazilian equities. read more>

Trading communications firm IPC Systems has created a new sub-10-millisecond trade route between New York, New Jersey and Toronto, designed to provide trading firms with low-latency access to multiple liquidity venues and exchanges. read more>

Rising index arbitrage activity in Asia will add liquidity to the region's equity markets and create a healthy environment for the cross-listing of indexes between bourses, market participants say. read more>

Despite an official report into the market crash of 6 May, its causes are still being hotly debated by US market participants. A crucial part of the puzzle is a large sell trade of E-mini futures contracts by buy-side firm Waddell and Reed. read more>

Danske Bank and Swedbank have unveiled enhancements to their electronic trading capabilities, reflecting increased competition for algorithmic trading flow in the Nordic region. read more>

ITG, an agency broker and financial technology firm, has released a new algorithm which it claims will complement existing VWAP and implementation shortfall benchmarks by offering a better picture of trader performance. read more>

French investment bank Société Générale has added algorithms and direct market access for Indonesia to its Quantitative Electronic Services product suite. read more>

In the US, concerns that high-frequency trading is damaging the 'fair and orderly market' that the Securities and Exchanges Commission is pledged to maintain have risen steadily since February 2009. read more>

French agency brokerage CA Cheuvreux has reacted to rule changes at the Istanbul Stock Exchange by introducing its range of algorithmic trading products to the Turkish market. read more>

US-based technology provider Pragma Securities has developed two new aggressive liquidity sourcing algorithms, Capture 2.0 and Bullseye, which are designed to capture more liquidity with less market impact than the previous generation of trading tools. read more>