Trading & Execution Archive

Accessing liquidity was a central theme of TradeTech 2008, both on the podium and in the exhibition hall. But there is a marked difference between what is said in public – in a panel discussion or presentation – and the whispered exchanges taking place among delegates and on the conference stands. read more>

TradingScreen, an execution management system provider, and investment bank Merrill Lynch have teamed up to offer an integrated electronic and prime brokerage solution to their mutual clients. read more>

Execution management system provider TradingScreen has released preliminary findings of its first industry-wide analysis of algorithmic trading in the global cash market. read more>

ING Wholesale Banking is to offer its clients algorithmic trading capabilities and direct access to emerging European markets. read more>

A new report from financial research group Celent predicts that brokerage firms will continue to invest in IT services despite the current financial crisis. read more>

NYSE Euronext and Bursa Malaysia have launched a new direct market access (DMA) trading platform for the Malaysian derivatives market. read more>

Dresdner Kleinwort, the investment banking division of Dresdner Bank, has entered into an agreement with Goldman Sachs International that will allow Dresdner to access a range of equity algorithms. read more>

Smart Trade Technologies, a liquidity management systems (LMS) provider, has launched a new smart order router (SOR) called LiquidityOrchestrator. read more>

Automated trading software company 4th Story has released 4S Blue Ridge, an algorithmic trading server. read more>

Agency broker Instinet, which is owned by Japanese investment bank Nomura, has launched Instinet Execution Experts, a revamped suite of algorithms. read more>