The TradeTech Daily Issue 2: Focus Day
In this issue:
Article 21 ‘badly drafted’
Edhec-Risk chief criticises the best execution obligation of MiFID
Commission hits back at MiFID criticism
EC clarifies how firms should approach best execution
Gaps in the MiFID master plan revealed
MiFID implementation remains a ‘cup half full’ as significant numbers of market participants are destined to overshoot the November deadline
Article 21 comes under scrutiny
Best execution remains a complex issue for delegates to grapple with
Challenging the transaction chain post-MiFID
What demands will liquidity fragmentation place on traditional exchanges and buy-side desks?
MiFID: less Big Bang, more slow burn
What will really change for European securities markets on 1 November when the MiFID implementation deadline is reached?
Exchanges set to exploit cross-asset synergies
Exchanges destined to consolidate equities, options and futures on a single trading platform
Death and taxes
Institutional clients have more important things to worry about than dealing costs
Overcoming fear of the dark
Traders’ concern over liquidity fragmentation is real but possibly misplaced
Turquoise still a grey area
Delegates seek detail on Project Turquoise
Execution policies placed under the microscope
With a proliferation of trading venues one likely outcome of MiFID, buy-side firms will be under pressure to explain their choice of destination
Latency rises up the trading agenda
All traders need to address the challenge of latency regardless of MiFID
Unbundling a mixed blessing
Separating research payments from execution has brought greater transparency, but more work for some
FIX for the future
The TradeTech Daily asked Barry Marshall, co-chair, EMEA FIX Committee, about the key messages he wants to convey to conference participants
Behind the scenes at TradeTech
Philip Ives, managing director, WBR, tells The TradeTech Daily how the event’s relevance to the industry has grown
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