Equities

The implementation is expected to come into effect in Q1 2028; Cboe Clear Europe will also serve as CCP partner for the Icelandic equity market.  

Liquidnet Meridian combines dark, lit and alternative liquidity under a single agency gateway, and supports buy-side traders looking to minimise information leakage, uncover hidden liquidity and achieve best execution, The TRADE understands.  

The London-based appointment joins after almost 19 years at River & Mercantile Asset Management. 

New hire brings almost 20 years of sell-side expertise and returns to Citi after two decades.  

The bank adds two hires to its cash equities business in Tokyo, re-establishing an on-the-ground high-touch execution capability in the market. 

Individual will continue as head of fixed income EMEA at the bank; previous roles include senior positions at RBC Capital Markets and Rothschild & Co.

As Europe is increasingly pushed to react to the rise of 24/5 trading, experts speaking at a recent Bloomberg conference made clear that the question is no longer whether this shift will take place, but rather what steps need to be taken to safeguard market participants.  

The key benefits of the integration include on-platform liquidity spanning large-in-scale through to multiple days' volume, executed electronically and confidentially. 

Individual will also serve as global co-head of equity QIS trading and joins after more than two decades at Societe Generale, where he served across various senior positions.  

The new offering will provide clients with a single counterparty relationship and cross-margining exposure capabilities across US-listed equities, indices and digital assets through a 24/7 model.