Variances in brokerage strategies, costs and operational risks are making it difficult for market participants to assess closing volumes and price, asserted experts at TradeTech in Amsterdam this week.
The deal – initially announced in October 2025 – will bring 700 clients onto Marex’s platform from banks, independent wealth managers and asset managers.
The move will complement OSTTRA’s existing solutions, which include buy-side trade processing, and will provide clients with greater access to automated, real-time oversight and streamlined operations.
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Through the move, GF Securities HK will be able to execute trades with off-shore buy-side firms and connect with international liquidity pools and trading venues.
Shareholders have until 30 June 2026 to share their views on the trends highlighted; the paper references key findings including the evolution of addressable and non-addressable liquidity, as well as on-book versus off-book trading between 2022 and 2025.
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The request for a temporary exemption to operate without active public market data feeds for overnight sessions aims to speed up investor access and trading on the exchange, and follows the SEC’s application for public comment on the matter in February 2026.
The new industry body aims to support the interests of approved reporting mechanisms (ARMs) in these regions; launch follows the FCA’s recent consultation of improving the UK transaction reporting regime.
New hire brings more than 20 years of industry experience to his new role, and has also previously served at firms including TriAct Canada Marketplace and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
XTP is the only institutional-grade platform to offer access to event-based contracts; update is set to support futures commissions merchants (FCMs) looking to enter the prediction markets space, The TRADE understands.
Through the Trumid Smart Voice offering, users will be able to “move quickly from conversation to execution, with less manual effort and lower risk of human error,” Trumid chief product officer and global head of sales tells The TRADE.
New hire previously spent less than a year at Stifel; it was confirmed in December 2025 that Stifel was shuttering its UK equities trading business.
The offering will support dealers providing pricing on dealer-to-client (D2C) venues, allowing them to quickly and efficiently automate their credit trading; TransFICC clients include Citi, NatWest, NAB, Santander and Wells Fargo.
As retail trading continues to move onto the institutional radar, growing volumes, structural reform and product innovation are front of mind for the market, according to experts speaking at the Tradetech Europe conference.
The launch follows the rebranding of Athens Exchange Group to Euronext Athens on 20 April, supporting the development of Euronext’s pan-European market infrastructure.
The past week saw a range of trading and market structure appointments across the buy- and sell-side, alongside a new regulatory advisory role.
The offering – enabled via FactSet’s EMS, Portware – will allow users to access OptimX’s differentiated bilateral liquidity network within their execution environment.
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