Annabel Smith explores the growth of bilateral trading volumes in European equities, unpacking how the ascension of this increasingly complex segment could impact future liquidity and if it’s something regulators will assess further.
The transaction was made with Banque de France; the first repo transaction in digital securities with an Eurosystem’s central bank.
The TRADE sits down with Scott Chace, head of trading for portfolio solutions at State Street, to discuss the shifting nature of buy- and sell-side relationships, how technology can play a role in maintaining key relationships, and the ideal structure for a trading team.
Eurex’s Home Market Settlement service for single stock derivatives demonstrated its success soon after launching on 23 September, evidenced by the trading volumes settled in its inaugural week. Volumes have since increased and are expected to rise as additional banks onboard to the service.
OptimX has launched actionable liquidity through the Aquis Matching Pool.
New features are due to begin rolling out in mid-2025, with key upgrades set to include real-time data processing and real-time settlement instruction matching.
‘Transparency advocate’ Paul Atkins to succeed Gensler as SEC chair
Current chair Gary Gensler is set to officially depart on 20 January 2025.
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big xyt reflects on growth over the past year as it looks forward to 2025
The TRADE sits down with Mark Montgomery, head of strategy and business development at big xyt, to discuss the firm’s growth and areas of interest, what is changing in the market, and what can be expected for the industry next year.
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TCorp’s total investment value in Euroclear is $478 million.
Market share at the close continues to be high, averaging 25% of total liquidity in Q3, while dark volumes also showed increased activity this year, reaching around 11% of total trading volumes in the same period.
The move builds on the bank’s drive to expand securities lending in the UAE and wider Middle East.
First phase of the implementation was completed ahead of schedule, while the second and final phase is due to complete by Q1 2026.
The partnership aims to streamline investment operations through AI-driven onboarding and automation.
New development will enable spot matching functionality to the local interbank community for US dollar against the Nigerian naira.
Scheduled to launch in Q1 2025, GFO-X is the UK’s first regulated and centrally cleared trading venue dedicated to digital asset derivatives.
New service is an extension of the exchange’s conditional orders launched in February and will rival similar launches announced by competitors such as Cboe in recent months.
Danske Bank is the latest member to join Equiduct’s Apex, its commission-free service.
The past week saw appointments across execution trading, fixed income, regulation, quantitative services and markets.
The move will consist of outsourcing the firm’s global, emerging market, European and US equity market index funds.
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