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Nasdaq OMX plans life after MTF closure

Nasdaq OMX may reuse existing trading venue licences in the Nordic region to re-establish its pan-European ambitions, according to Hans-Ole Jochumsen, executive vice president at the exchange group.

BIDS’ share volumes surge in April

US equities block trading venue BIDS Trading’s average daily volume in April 2010 was 45 million shares, 126% higher than the same month last year and a 78% increase on March 2010’s volume.

Commission should examine MTF pricing – NYSE Euronext

The European Commission ought to consider whether multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) with large market shares should be allowed to pay rebates for passive order flow, according to Cees Vermaas, executive director of sales and relationship management for European cash markets at global exchange group NYSE Euronext.

Apama helps dealers aggregate FX liquidity

Progress Software, a provider of financial software, has made a wider range of single-bank foreign exchange (FX) portals available to dealers via its Progress Apama Capital Markets Framework connectivity network.

ITG’s Asia CEO quits for Macquarie

Leon Christianakis has left his position as CEO of agency broker and technology provider ITG’s Asian business to take up an as-yet-unspecified role at Macquarie, the Australian-listed banking and financial services group.

Chi-X grabs 30% FTSE 100 share

Chi-X Europe, a pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF), has reached a new milestone in FTSE 100 trading, breaking through the 30% market share barrier for first time on 4 May.

LSE disputes Oxera/Euroclear trading cost study

A study by consulting firm Oxera, commissioned by central securities depository (CSD) Euroclear UK & Ireland, claims that the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) trading fees account for a much greater proportion of total execution costs for UK equity trades than post-trade costs for large clients, but the exchange has challenged its findings.