MTFs & ECNs Archive

November 02, 2012

Chi-X Australia lifted on anniversary, Japannext also rises

As Chi-X Australia celebrates its first anniversary as the first venue to compete again the incumbent exchange, it recorded a day peak in market share, hitting 8.99%. read more>

November 01, 2012

BATS Chi-X Europe unveils dual platform order type

BATS Chi-X Europe has launched inter-book orders, letting members hunt for liquidity more efficiently across both of the multilateral trading facility’s lit and dark order books. read more>

October 25, 2012

Vega-Chi debuts US buy-side only fixed income market

Vega-Chi has reported the successful debut of its buy-side only trading platform for US high-yield and distressed fixed income products, with over 40 clients supporting the venue from launch. read more>

October 24, 2012

Tradeweb adds ETFs to European offering

Market operator Tradeweb has launched a multi-dealer-to-customer market for European-listed exchange-traded funds to improve access to liquidity for institutional buy-side clients. read more>

October 19, 2012

New Spanish MTF targets quick start

Spain-X MTF, a new multilateral trading facility for Spanish stocks, will aggressively target a market share of 5% shortly after launch, to ensure it gains traction among market participants. read more>

October 05, 2012

Last legacy executive departs BATS Chi-X Europe

BATS Chi-X Europe, the pan-European multilateral trading facility, has announced the departure of its chief technology officer. read more>

October 04, 2012

Tradeweb expands with CEEMEA bonds

Bond trading venue Tradeweb bolstered its expansion efforts by adding central and eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa bonds to its electronic platform. read more>

October 02, 2012

Haynes aims to break European trading ‘duopoly’

Haynes aims to break European trading ‘duopoly’

Ex-Chi-X Europe CEO Alasdair Haynes will go head-to-head with his old firm with a new trading venue that aims to break a perceived duopoly in European cash equity trading. read more>

September 25, 2012

SBI Japannext completes technology migration

SBI Japannext, a proprietary trading system for Japanese equities, has reported a successful upgrade of its trading engine to a platform supplied by Nasdaq OMX. read more>

September 20, 2012

BATS Chi-X Europe unveils new fees for Spanish stocks

Pan-European multilateral trading facility BATS Chi-X Europe has stepped up its assault on the Spanish market with the introduction of a new permanent tariff for the country’s blue-chips. read more>