Industry issues Archive

June 06, 2013

FIX launches high speed trade review

Standards body FIX Protocol Limited is calling on trading venues and other stakeholders to take part in a review of how FIX could be used to support high performance trading. read more>

May 24, 2013

Asian sell-side pay slides; equities hit hardest

Pay is a thorny issue, especially on the sell-side, where it is down significantly from pre-crisis levels and continuing to trend lower, according to a speaker at Thursday’s Asia Pacific Trading Summit, held in Hong Kong. read more>

May 21, 2013

Mini crash fuels calls for market structure overhaul

Mini crash fuels calls for market structure overhaul

A 'mini flash crash' that wiped out the value of a US stock has again suggested US market structure distress, days after a roundtable saw captains of the finance industry agree that regulators should be careful not to interfere with a well-functioning system. read more>

May 10, 2013

Investit buy-side commission initiative draws closer

An initiative bringing together UK buy-side firms to exchange perspectives on broker services, such as payments for research, led by consultancy Investit, will take place in coming weeks as key firms have signed on. read more>

May 07, 2013

‘Hash crash’ further erodes confidence in US market – report

Market confidence has been dwindling since the 'flash crash,' but a new report shows the recent Twitter fiasco that sent markets on a free fall last month had relatively little impact on participants' outlook. read more>

April 29, 2013

Buy-side looks for FCA support on MiFID II - The TRADE Poll

Stronger input into MiFID II should be a priority for the UK's new regulatory body, the Financial Conduct Authority, theTRADEnews.com's April poll has found. read more>

April 24, 2013

Twitter Tuesday shows US equity market resilience

Twitter Tuesday shows US equity market resilience

Tuesday's Twitter-inspired mini-crash confirmed the US equity market's vulnerability to misinformation in the social media age, but a rapid rebound suggested the resilience of trading systems, industry experts have stated. read more>

April 19, 2013

The new kings of the wild frontier

Emerging markets are showing distinct trends that intrinsically set them apart from developed markets, experts debated at the TradeTech 2013 London conference this week. read more>

April 18, 2013

Inertia ‘to blame for near-savage markets’

A breakdown in the consensus over market structure has left investors confused in conditions of “near savagery” as they scour the margins for advantage, according to California-based Jones Trading. read more>

April 17, 2013

Embrace the unknown

Embrace the unknown

Market changes driven by regulation and technology offer opportunities that should not be stifled by uninformed fear of the unfamiliar, regulators and stakeholders agreed on the opening morning of TradeTech 2013 in London today. read more>