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News Focus

2013-05-21

Mini crash fuels calls for market structure overhaul

A 'mini flash crash' that wiped out the value of a US stock has again suggested US market structure distress, days after a roundtable saw captains of the finance industry agree that regulators should be careful not to interfere with a well-functioning system.

Buy-Side View

Preparing for an exodus

Robert Smith, president and chief investment officer for Texas-based Sage Advisory Services, explains why smaller buy-side firms should begin preparing now for the impending dearth of fixed income liquidity.

Microstructure issues hamper meaningful reform debate

Last week's delayed opening of the Chicago Board Options Exchange is just the latest in a long line of technology-related financial markets 'face plants', which last year included Knight Trading's rogue algorithm and the painful Facebook and BATS Global Markets IPO experiences.

Can FX trading learn from equities?

Algo trading pioneer Joe Wald explains how FX traders can leverage tools and expertise developed in the equities markets.

Trading in the dark

How much dark liquidity are you interacting with? How do you manage your orders with a balanced approach to sourcing dark liquidity? Jon Mah, director, global head of products, BECS, and Nitin Jadav, director, US algorithmic products, Citi, look at the factors that should be considered when navigating dark liquidity.