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SEC aims for stock-by-stock circuit breaker

The US Securities and Exchange Commission plans to introduced rules that would halt trading in individual stocks if their price moves by more than 10% in a five-minute period.

Exchanges spell out high-frequency flow

The London Stock Exchange and other leading European exchange groups have revealed to regulators the amount of high-frequency trading activity executed across their trading platforms.

Dark trading up to 71% cheaper than on exchange – ITG

A study of trading venues in Europe by agency broker and trading technology provider ITG has found that trading in dark pools can be up to 71% cheaper than incumbent domestic exchanges and 43% cheaper than multilateral trading facilities.

SEC’s plan to protect public markets rejected

US equities brokers and trading venues have united against the ‘trade-at’ rule proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in its recent Market Structure Concept Release, claiming it will stifle innovation and add to investors’ costs.

Coherent post-trade data needed for effective surveillance – study

Improving post-trade transparency should top European regulators’ agendas to ensure that surveillance of trading activity is developed in line with the fragmented market structure, according to a new study from consultancy firm Market Structure Partners.

Liquidnet extends reach in eastern Europe

Liquidnet, the buy-side-only crossing network, has increased its number of central and eastern European markets to seven with the addition of Estonia and Lithuania.