In this issue:
“We cannot cope with another wave of regulation”
Industry looks
beyond MiFID’s
best execution
requirement for
measures to
stem the tide
of prescriptive
reform
Bear facts
TradeTech takes place
this year with mixed
views of whether a
recovery is in sight
London data fog to clear
FSA “weeks away” from proposing a framework for post-trade reporting
New order in the
post-Lehman world
Broker lists are being re-evaluated as delegates at this year’s
TradeTech point to counterparty risk and a reduction in service
levels as catalysts for change
Best price does not equal best execution
Costs of trading are on a downward trend, but the future lies in allowing
participants to pay for targeted flow
Buy-side seek
streamlined IT
solutions
Firms under pressure to do more with less
Market conditions stress-test TCA
A combination of increased fragmentation and volatile trading conditions is forcing both
service providers and users to revisit their use of transaction cost analysis to provide
meaningful input in the search for cost reduction
TradeTech casts a light on fragmentation
European markets have yet to master the challenges of fragmentation, believes Morgan Stanley’s Andrew Silverman,
chairman of Day Two of TradeTech
Manic street preacher
Never mind ‘bulls’ and ‘bears’, according to John Coates, senior
research fellow in neuroscience and finance at the University
of Cambridge, testosterone levels are to blame for periods of
market euphoria and gloom and have been observed to push
traders to the edge of clinical mania
Users unable to make
informed CCP choices
Market participants focus too heavily on clearing costs when selecting CCPs
Equiduct provides instant view of European liquidity
OrangeLiquidity Viewer to be demonstrated for the first time at TradeTech
Fixnetix launches risk tool for high-frequency traders
Solution allows users to fine tune pre- and post-trade risk
Skyler releases data feed handler for
multiple markets
New product allows users to consolidate data feeds
Deutsche exhibits new algos at TradeTech
Offering includes execution consulting
Chi-X announces dark pool, enhances capacity
New dark order book due to be launched in Q2
US broker breaks into Europe
Knight offers smart routing to European markets
Citi launches dark pool for EMEA
Citi Match to combine range of liquidity
Orange connects trading network to BATS Europe
Low latency solution offers ‘easy access’ to BATS Europe
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