CME Group expands digital asset derivatives suite with new futures
New contracts will be offered in standard and micro sizes and are expected to go live on 9 February 2026, subject to regulatory approval.
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LMAX and Ripple enter multi-year partnership to drive institutional digital asset adoption
Ripple will provide $150 million in debt financing as part of the collaboration, which will cement stablecoin Ripple USD as a core collateral asset for LMAX’s global client base.
Buy-Side
Invesco promotes head trader to lead EMEA equity trading
Promotion follows the departure of Invesco’s EMEA and APAC head of trading Paul Squires back in November 2025.
Cboe shuts doors on its European derivatives exchange service
The firm has said that the decision to close Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX) will redirect resources to other opportunities within the organisation, and will not impact Cboe’s other pan-European businesses.
Bernstein to cut up to 28 roles in France as part of future growth plans
The equities and research joint venture between Societe Generale and AllianceBernstein was announced in 2024; redundancies are currently being made on a voluntary basis, The TRADE understands.
Ediphy unveils trading and analytics API suite in a bid to automate fixed income markets
The new API offering will allow firms to “focus on their trading strategies instead of navigating the complexity of the underlying market plumbing,” Ediphy chief executive tells The TRADE.
Buy-Side
UBS Asset Management’s Stuart Lawrence on challenging the status quo
Industry Person of the Year 2025, Stuart Lawrence, head of European equities trading at UBS Asset Management, sits down with Claudia Preece to discuss his journey to the buy-side trading desk and ambitions for the future. Lawrence shares his story thus far – from a baptism of fire to leading the charge for markets’ evolution as a key industry figure – and the key lessons gleaned from his 25 years of industry experience.
Societe Generale appoints new head of EM credit trading
Credit expert has more than 23 years’ emerging markets trading experience; has also previously served at Barclays, BNP Paribas, and CIBC.
ING names new global head of FX trading
The move is an internal promotion; previous head of trading Gary Prince remains with the firm in new role.
LSEG unveils two new trade surveillance solutions
The offering will focus on FX and Mifid respectively and is aimed at providing deeper insights into trading behaviour.