BNP Paribas hires from Bernstein for new Asian equity agency program trading head
New hire brings more than two decades of experience to the role, and also previously served at firms including Fidelity, Sanford C. Bernstein and TT International.
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People Moves Monday: ADIA, Schroders, Balyasny Asset Management and more…
The past week was one for the books, with a multitude of senior moves across both the buy-and sell-side, spanning fixed income, execution, equities and outsourced trading.
BlackRock director steps into Balyasny Asset Management equity trader role
New hire joins after an 11-year tenure at the asset management giant, where he worked across equities and derivatives trading in several senior positions.
EuroCTP advances industry onboarding ahead of upcoming EU consolidated tape go-live
“Momentum is building quickly” ahead of the tape’s launch, with market participants already onboarding and connecting to EuroCTP’s test environment, with coverage expected across data redistributors and connectivity providers, EuroCTP tells The TRADE.
Banca Akros expands desk with equity sales trader appointment
New hire joins from brokerage MIT SIM, and will cover local and foreign institutional clients in his role, The TRADE understands.
ESMA launches call for evidence as ‘concerns’ around European equity market structure roar louder
Shareholders have until 30 June 2026 to share their views on the trends highlighted; the paper references key findings including the evolution of addressable and non-addressable liquidity, as well as on-book versus off-book trading between 2022 and 2025.
24X seeks SEC approval to launch overnight US equities trading without required SIPs
The request for a temporary exemption to operate without active public market data feeds for overnight sessions aims to speed up investor access and trading on the exchange, and follows the SEC’s application for public comment on the matter in February 2026.
Trading Technologies expands access to New Zealand through NZX tie-up
Connectivity will enable participants to access NZX via TT’s platform, supported by low-latency infrastructure and execution tools.
CME Group to add mid-curve options and quarterly futures to equity index dividend suite
The new contracts align with the rising demand for listed dividend products, and will span options on the S&P 500 annual dividend index futures and Nasdaq-100 and Russell 2000 quarterly dividend index futures.
EuroCTP selects Exegy as technology provider for EU shares and ETFs consolidated tape
The integration will leverage Exegy’s ticker plant technology, and aims to support the delivery of a robust and resilient pre- and post-trade consolidated tape.