Goldman’s Bloomberg Tradebook deal helps drive equities growth
Goldman Sachs is currently onboarding 1,300 new clients after striking equities broker agreement with Bloomberg Tradebook in November.
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JP Morgan sees surge in European electronic trading as MiFID II takes effect
CFO Marianne Lake says JP Morgan has witnessed ‘material increase’ in electronic trading in the first quarter this year.
Equity volatility: To hedge or not to hedge?
Volatility returned with a bang in February as VIX options trading spiked and investors clamoured to hedge options in the face of a new risk regime. Sarfraz Thind takes a look at what decisions are available to investors that are considering hedging, or whether it’s even necessary in the current market.
Citi continues European equities drive with latest hire
Citi appoints head of equities sales and sales trading for CEEMA from Bank of America Merrill Lynch.
Dark pools hit by MiFID II caps after delay
European watchdog releases figures for January and February on double volume caps after delaying initial publication due to insufficient data.
EMEA equity execution head at JP Morgan departs for role at Moelis
Chris Roberts worked at JP Morgan for 11 years in various equity execution roles.
TCA use surges among equity buy-side traders
TCA on buy-side equity trading desks no longer considered an optional feature, but a necessity in new regulatory environment.
Liquidnet taps Soc Gen for head of trading
Liquidnet expands its global trading desk with new hires including Soc Gen’s former head of electronic trading in the US.
Goldman Sachs to trade equities for Bloomberg Tradebook
A broker arrangement will see Bloomberg Tradebook’s clients gain access to Goldman Sachs’ equities execution platform.
Plato Partnership to establish research network with Imperial College
Partnership will see a European Market Structure research network established to produce analysis of venue data sets.