UBS MTF adds Italian instruments
Dark multilateral trading facility UBS MTF, owned by Swiss bank UBS, is to accept orders in Italian instruments from 22 June 2011.
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SIX first to rollout new Nasdaq OMX platform in 2012
SIX Swiss Exchange plans to upgrade its trading platform during Q1 2012 after extending its technology deal with exchange group Nasdaq OMX.
Chi-X Canada reports first step in small-cap market share
Alternative trading system Chi-X Canada ATS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of trading venue operator Chi-X Global, reports that it has accounted for 4% of total market volume for securities listed on SME-focused primary exchange TSX Venture, owned by Canadian exchange group TMX.
Nomura names US equity trading hires
Investment bank Nomura has renewed its expansion of its Americas equities division with the addition of three senior, cash equity trading hires, for the technology, industrial and consumer sectors.
Fixnetix claims 'world's fastest' pre-trade risk checks
Trading services provider Fixnetix is claiming its new iX-eCute microchip is the world's fastest trading appliance for the financial markets.
BNY Mellon offers derivatives clearing services to buy-side
BNY Mellon, the investment management and securities servicing firm, has launched BNY Mellon Clearing International, a derivatives clearing services provider for buy- and sell-side institutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
LatAm Exchanges connected by Rapid Addition
Rapid Addition, the trading technology solutions provider, has supplied Bolsa de Valores de Colombia, operator of the country's main securities exchange, with technology to support its part of a regional integration project with the Chilean and Peruvian markets.
NYSE Euronext extends contract with LCH.Clearnet
LCH.Clearnet, the pan-European central counterparty, has said that it will continue to serve NYSE Euronext's European securities and derivatives markets after November 2012.
EMCF calls time on interoperability
One of the major proponents of post-trade interoperability in Europe's cash equities markets has turned its back on a new framework for managing collateral across clearing counterparties just weeks after it was given approval by UK and Swiss regulators.
Instinet tunes to Asian needs for bespoke algos
The commoditisation of algorithms in Asia has propelled brokers into a race to deliver creative offerings, such as Instinet's Execution Experts suite of algorithms which the firm is currently rolling out to clients in the region.