Americas Archive

A new industry-led reporting and communication standard for OTC derivatives will give buy-side firms greater scope to automate regulatory-mandated reporting, including splitting margin payments to central counterparties. read more>

Exchange operator Nasdaq OMX will launch an incentive programme this quarter for exchange-traded funds listed on its US market that will rebate market makers for providing liquidity. read more>

Chi-X Canada's new CX2 alternative trading system has revealed its taker-maker pricing structure a month ahead of the venue's launch. read more>

The year's strong opening by US equity markets in January was cause for celebration, but it wasn't enough to drive overall first-quarter volumes higher than Q1 2012, even though a number of benchmark indices hit new highs. read more>

Market operator BATS Global Markets has begun providing monthly reports which compare quality of order execution for all US exchanges on a stock-by-stock basis. read more>

The number of futures commission merchants serving the US futures markets will continue to decline despite a growing willingness of clients to diversify relationships, according to a recent TABB Group report. read more>

Global markets operator Nasdaq OMX will acquire the eSpeed electronic trading platform for US treasury notes and bonds as the fixed income market undergoes wholesale regulatory-driven change. read more>

Credit Suisse this week announced the addition of single leg tactics for US listed equity, index and exchange-traded fund options to its derivatives trading system, which will give buy-side traders greater efficiencies for managing directives execution. read more>

Agency broker ITG has launched a new monitoring tool for commission sharing agreements and client commission arrangements, giving buy-side firms global visibility on payments made for equity and options trades. read more>

Swap futures may offer market participants greater hedging options, while divergent block trading rules could have a significant impact on liquidity, a report has stated. read more>