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LSE resolves trading glitch

The London Stock Exchange experienced a problem when members inputted invalid data on its platform this morning, which left its participants unable to trade certain UK stocks for over an hour.

Direct Edge accelerates onward routing

US equity trading platform operator Direct Edge has implemented a low-latency market data solution from technology firm Exegy to improve its onward routing speed.

Pipeline Europe adds LCH as second CCP

Pipeline Europe, a pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) for equity blocks, has added LCH.Clearnet Ltd as a second central counterparty (CCP), joining existing provider EuroCCP.

BATS Europe abandons maker-taker dark pool pricing

BATS Europe, the European multilateral trading facility (MTF) owned by US exchange group BATS Global Markets, will drop maker-taker pricing for its dark pool platform next week following client feedback.

Central clearing arrives in the Nordic equities market

Equities traders in the Nordic region can now benefit from the protection of central counterparty clearing with today’s launch of services for exchange group Nasdaq OMX’s three regional bourses and pan-Nordic multilateral trading facility Burgundy.

High-speed traders benefit US equity market – Rosenblatt

The pros of high-frequency traders’ participation in the US equity market outweigh the cons, despite the negative press their influence has recently received, according to a new report from US agency broker Rosenblatt Securities.

BATS Europe admits first sponsored access member

BATS Europe, the pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) operated by US exchange group BATS Global Markets, has announced that investment bank Nomura has become its first sponsored access client.