Macquarie Group promotes from within for new head of equities trading for APAC
Incoming head previously served as portfolio manager/analyst; held various senior positions at AMP Capital before joining Macquarie.
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Liquidnet extends VWAP pre-market block trading functionality to Singapore
VWAP Cross is rolling out on a market-by-market basis to ensure it meets regional regulatory and market structure requirements, head of equities for APAC at Liquidnet, Tristan Baldwin, tells The TRADE.
Marex hires in ex-Winterflood Securities equities trader
Incoming individual is departing from Winterflood Securities after 14 years with the business.
Embracing change on the BlackRock EMEA equity trading desk
Claudia Preece sat down with the BlackRock EMEA equity trading team – winner of the 2023 Trading Desk of the Year, Long-Only Award – to discuss the wide breadth of the desk’s coverage, delving into what constitutes the ideal dynamic for a successful team, the key lessons gleaned from years of experience working across the equities space, and what the future holds for life on the desk.
Natural block liquidity is shifting Canadian equities towards e-trading, finds report
Despite a brief uptick in high-touch trading, e-trading strategies are seeing increased usage - 32% in 2023 compared to 28% in 2021 - with this expected to continue to rise in the next three years.
GTN appoints new equity sales trader
Individual has previously held positions at: Arqaam Capital, Credit Suisse and Commercial International Bank (CIB).
Eurex to launch derivatives on Socially Responsible Investing indices
New contracts based on SRI indices will be calculated by STOXX and MSCI, meeting growing demand for an advanced ESG methodology.
E-trading platforms experienced increased share of US equity trading volume in 2023
Over a third (37%) of total 2023 volumes were executed through algorithms and/or smart order routers, with this figure expected to reach 40% in the next three years, a Coalition Greenwich report has found.
Trading Technologies launches two business lines to support company’s expansion into new asset classes
The new units are part of the firm’s wider reorganisation into six distinct lines of business, aimed at supporting clients’ multi-asset needs.
Liberum to connect to OptimX Markets block trading capability
Liberum’s new A-PEX algorithm, which connects to Clearpool’s algorithmic management system (AMS), is set to allow the business to more easily smart order route, with extra configuration abilities, to OptimX.