Algorithmic Trading Archive

Credit Suisse has appointed Michael Mollemans as head of Advanced Execution Services for Japan. read more>

US institutional broker Weeden has partnered with technology company Pragma to release Ghost, a new algorithm built to patiently work an order using a stock's price action as a primary driver for its execution speed. read more>

US technology provider and agency broker ConvergEx Group has upgraded its global liquidity-seeking algorithm, Darkest, to enable users to simultaneously access European and Asian dark liquidity through a single order. read more>

Barclays Capital is bringing its dark liquidity offering, LX Liquidity Cross, and smart router technology to Japan and plans to roll out its LMX next-generation trading platform in Asia starting from Q4, said Michael Kim, head of equity electronic trading, Asia Pacific. read more>

Korean brokerage Samsung Securities has joined technology firm Orc Group's ExNet broker connectivity network, to meet demand from US and European high-frequency traders for access to the Korea Exchange. read more>

The extreme volatility that has recently rattled global markets has led to some buy-side traders abandoning algorithms altogether through fear of being gamed by high-frequency trading firms. read more>

The evolution of market structure has introduced new dangers that leaves buy-side traders at risk of being gamed if they do not have the tools to protect their order flow. read more>

French investment bank Société Générale has announced the details of Eclipse, its new liquidity-seeking algorithm, which analyses the quality of liquidity that can be found in dark pools. read more>

Morgan Stanley Electronic Trading has adapted the risk-balanced strategies of MS PORT, its multi-asset-class portfolio execution algorithm, for the fixed income and equity futures markets. read more>

Morgan Stanley has extended the functionality of MS PORT, its multi-asset-class portfolio execution algorithm, to allow trading of stocks in the Americas and Europe across a single portfolio. read more>