TNS has been appointed a registered service provider for SIX Swiss Exchange as it expands network to provide access to trading and data.  

David Mercer, CEO of LMAX Group, which operates institutional exchanges for FX and cryptocurrencies, joins The TRADE from his office in London to discuss the launch of the Weekend FX trading service and his views on the industry debate about shorter market hours in European equity markets.

In the sixth episode of the TRADE Talks podcast, the editorial team run through the top news they have covered recently, and catch up with Janus Henderson’s head of EMEA equity trading, Richard Worrell, to discuss the bid for shorter market hours.

HKEX’s derivatives clearing arm OTC Clear has completed the first client trade via client clearing.

MEMX has added Citi as an investor as it gains FINRA approval for broker-dealer routing ahead of its launch in September.

David Pearson has previously spent 25 years at Fidessa working on post-trade strategy, and joins the product team at Torstone Technology.

Clearing houses have been urged to consider how they can avoid and mitigate risks resulting in non-default losses.

SimCorp veteran Hans Otto Engkilde will head the new EMEA markets unit following the merger of its European markets divisions.

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