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Cadian Capital Management appoints equity trader
New hire joins from Soros Fund Management, having served in various different roles over the past 14 years.
ESMA issues algorithmic trading-focused briefing
Move is aimed at assisting National Competent Authorities (NCAs) with practical tools when it comes to supervision of algo trading under Mifid II.
Tangible progress and industry firsts with Tradeweb
Tradeweb picked up the award for Outstanding Fixed Income Trading Venue at Leaders in Trading 2025. Following this achievement, Tradeweb sits down with The TRADE to unpack the key factors behind the win, including the standout milestones across the last 12 months, the key turning points throughout the year, and plans for future expansion.
LSEG posts revenue increases across markets segment in 2025
Strong performance including a 5.1% increase in equities revenue put down to market conditions, ongoing product innovation and ‘the attractiveness of LSEG venues’ according to the Group.
AI is a transformation of people, not of technology
The firms that are able to create a unified AI framework, that encompass an organisation-wide AI strategy will be those that reap the most rewards from this technological evolution, said experts speaking at the TradingTech Summit 2026 in London on Thursday.
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Bloomberg embeds agentic AI into the Terminal
New conversational AI interface – ASKB – aims to accelerate investment research and streamline trader workflows by integrating agentic AI directly into the Bloomberg Terminal.
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The TRADE sits down with Andries Potgieter, head of electronic trading SA at Investec, at the JSE’s SA Trade Connect conference to unpack how firms are reassessing infrastructure and analytics strategies amid growing market complexity and how desks should align technology decisions with measurable trading outcomes.
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Texas Stock Exchange selects Exegy’s technology offering to support core infrastructure
The move is expected to support the exchange’s launch, set to go live in 2026, and will allow direct feeds from US equities markets to be ingested and normalised, with the aim of enhancing performance capabilities.
Continuous trading demands strong foundations, not composing lego blocks, say experts
As AI and technological transformations command an increasingly central role in the shift to continuous trading, panellists speaking at the TradingTech Summit on Thursday emphasised the importance of human presence on the desk in order to ensure a successful shift to these models.
Invesco international head of capital markets joins Capital Group as head of ETF capital markets
New hire will focus on Europe and APAC, supporting the firm’s plans to serve more clients across the regions; individual has previously held senior positions at Vanguard, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
JP Morgan head of EMEA SSA and credit repo trading joins Wells Fargo
New hire joins the bank after 14 years at JP Morgan, where he set up and ran the firm’s continental sovereign, supranational, and agency (SSA) and credit repo trading desk in Paris.
Trading Technologies to offer direct connectivity to India’s national stock exchange
Move will enable global clients accessing the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) to utilise the platform’s full suite of trading tools, including execution algorithms.
TP ICAP shifts Fusion Digital Assets exchange to matched principal model
The move is set to align crypto execution with traditional wholesale markets, in a bid to enhance capital efficiency, risk management and institutional confidence.
IEX head of cross asset product joins Kraken to lead global derivatives
New hire has also previously held various senior positions at Cboe Global Markets.
Citi names new head of markets for Vietnam
New hire will also serve in a dual-hatted role as country treasurer for Vietnam; she has previously held senior positions at Maybank and BNP Paribas.
Bloomberg embeds agentic AI into the Terminal
New conversational AI interface - ASKB - aims to accelerate investment research and streamline trader workflows by integrating agentic AI directly into the Bloomberg Terminal.
Optiver and Virtu-backed Optimal Market Technologies options execution platform launches
RQD Clearing’s new separate entity introduces a ‘competition for order flow’ model, designed to enhance execution quality and liquidity competition across the US-listed options market.
People Moves Monday: BlackRock, Jefferies, BBVA and more…
This past week has seen a flurry of activity, including a global trading co-head departure, as well as appointments across outsourced trading, repo and credit trading.
