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Can FX trading learn from equities?

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:20:06 GMT

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

Breathing new life into CDS index futures

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:02:56 GMT

For investors who want to take forward views on credit spreads without buying the standard default protection of a credit default swap, life is about to get much easier, according to Peter Barsoom, COO of ICE Clear Credit.

What colour is my trade?

Chris Hall — Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:08:01 GMT

Data visualisation techniques are having a growing influence on how buy-side traders interpret trading analytics, according to John Comerford, global head of execution trading research at Instinet.

Dealing with buy-side exhaustion

Anish Puaar — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:20:27 GMT

William O'Brien, CEO, Direct Edge, believes US market structure has become so complex that exchanges need to be more proactive and engage with institutional investors, instead of relying on their broker members to engage on their behalf.

Swaps futurisation, more flash than traction

Rob Daly — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 13:30:42 GMT

Recent actions by the CME Group and the IntercontinentalExchange have many in the over-the-counter swaps trading community in a tizzy after launching a number of swaps-based futures contracts that may lead to further “futurisation” of OTC swaps.

Wholesale and retail bond trading begin to blur

Rob Daly — Tue, 30 Oct 2012 4:34:16 GMT

Institutional bond trades are starting to find a new home on retail-oriented odd-lot electronic trading platforms, according to BondDesk chairman and chief executive Howard Edelstein.

Knight moves to capture algo flow

Anish Puaar — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 10:54:22 GMT

Following a devastating market making system error that nearly wiped out Knight Capital in August, the firm is in a period of rebuilding and is now repositioning the way it delivers algorithms to the buy-side.

SEC opens Pandora’s box

Rob Daly — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 14:44:17 GMT

US exchanges’ bid to return retail order flow to the displayed market could be a game-changer for all market participants, claims Joe Ratterman, president and CEO of BATS Global Markets.

Will NYSE Euronext’s RLP lead to a Regulation NMS reboot?

Rob Daly — Tue, 31 Jul 2012 12:57:12 GMT

As NYSE Euronext prepares to launch its Retail Liquidity Provider pilot, industry participants wonder if the pilot’s greatest impact will happen after it goes into production, or has it happened already by changing the way the Securities and Exchange Commission sees segmented client-types and sub-penny increments?

Squeezing out every last drop

Rob Daly — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:26:00 GMT

Entrusting the execution of liquid trades to third-party algos to free up buy-side traders’ time could result in a meaningful reduction of returns for institutional investors, according to Ethan Levinson, president of agency brokerage SJ Levinson & Sons.

Opportunities abound in a transformed landscape

Rob Daly — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 19:03:47 GMT

As buy- and sell-side firms seek to transform their respective businesses to survive in the post-crisis market, some firms, including post-trade specialist Pershing, are taking advantage to expand their offerings and grow their global presence.

Early warning signals

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:04:57 GMT

James Gellert, CEO of Rapid Ratings, talks to The TRADE USA about the dangers posed to market participants by basing ratings on market signals as evidenced by the largely unexpected collapse of MF Global.

Commission upturn in 2012: don’t hold your breath

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 17:14:57 GMT

TABB Group’s annual survey, ‘US Institutional Equities: State of the Industry 2012’, brings a mixture of good and bad news to traders, but not in equal proportions. For execution-only brokers, in particular, the prospects of a turnaround in deal flow capture and commission volumes this year remain slim, according to Adam Sussman, director of research at TABB Group, and author of the report.

Bringing it all back home

Chris Hall — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:51:39 GMT

The world’s equity markets have taken the US as their blueprint for highly automated, highly efficient order execution for at least a decade, but the home of electronic trading still retains a number of unique characteristics, according to Owain Self, global head of algorithmic trading at UBS.