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Italian banking group UniCredit has entered into a partnership with Paris-based broker Kepler Capital Markets to create a western European equities unit.

Linedata, a trading solutions provder, has opened a new data facility in Singapore to offer Asian clients low-latency capabilities for the region, including remote access functionality.

Mexican broker-dealer Finamex has released a set of four opportunistic trading algorithms intended to allow users to gain arbitrage profits from trading US equities in Mexico

UK telecoms provider BT has added market data from the Qatar Exchange to its Radianz Cloud community as it continues to build up its exchange connectivity network.

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has reported a strong increase in the volume of futures and options contracts traded on the exchange.

European authorities have set 28 November as the date for finalising the new rules that will redefine the continent’s over-the-counter derivatives trading environment.

Proprietary trading system Chi-X Japan will introduce a new maker-taker pricing model that rewards market makers with credit for posting passive liquidity.

Sell-side firms must demonstrate a new skillset to compete effectively for execution business from the trading desks of institutional investment firms, according to a new report from research consultants TABB Group.

Companies, just like people, die. It’s an unavoidable fact of corporate life that can impose great stress on those left behind. Some die slowly, others hit the ground abruptly after falling from a great height. So how can you read the runes and protect yourself from the fallout?

Currency concerns and European debt woes are forcing buy-side traders to rethink their execution strategies as market behaviour becomes unpredictable and historical trends become a less reliable guide.