Ex-J.P. Morgan head to join Nomura's electronic trading team
Japan-based investment bank Nomura has snapped up an electronic trading head from J.P. Morgan to join its London office.
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US traders continue shift away from block trading venues
Block-focused non-displayed trading venues continued to lose volume in the US during June to algo-friendly dark pools.
Barclays Capital expands US equities electronic options team
Investment bank Barclays Capital is appointing two senior executives to its equities electronic options business.
Olivetree continues hiring spree to boost buy-side relationships
UK-based agency brokerage Olivetree Securities has hired industry veteran Martin Lupton to help develop relationships with the firm's institutional buy-side client base.
Rosenblatt employs NYSE Technologies to enhance clients' TCA
US agency boutique broker Rosenblatt Securities has partnered with NYSE Technologies, the commercial technology unit of exchange group NYSE Euronext, to help buy-side clients better analyse pre- and post-trade execution performance.
Low-latency access offered to Turkish derivatives market
Trading platform provider CQG is to provide low-latency trade routing and market data for the Turkish Derivatives Exchange.
UK industry bodies back ban on attempted market manipulation
The Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), British Bankers Association (BBA) and International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA), have said that they would back an extension to MiFID to deal with attempts at market manipulation.
Sell-side worries that CESR will muddy water for crossing systems
The Committee of European Securities Regulators' recommendations to the European Commission as part of its MiFID review have met with mixed responses from the industry.
Citi hires ex-Credit Suisse director for Asia-Pacific
Citi has appointed Ian Smith to lead its electronic execution product division for Asia-Pacific.
BATS sets new records in Europe and US
European multilateral trading facility BATS Europe has reported record European market share figures for July, as MTFs continue to gain ground against domestic exchanges.