Europe

EuroCCP calls for interoperability convention

Pan-European clearing house EuroCCP has proposed the adoption of a single, standard European convention for interoperability between providers of central counterparty (CCP) clearing services.

European trading venues risk war over tick sizes

Multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) and exchanges are on the verge of igniting a tick size war that could decrease market efficiency and prove detrimental to investors searching for liquidity in European stocks.

Europe’s post-trade tape as complex as EBBO

While there has been much focus on improving pre-trade transparency in post-MiFID Europe through the introduction of a European best bid and offer (EBBO) data feed, fragmentation of post-trade data is also causing headaches for buy-side traders, prompting calls for a single, centralised source of trade reporting information.

SecFinex sets launch dates for stock lending CCP

SecFinex, a European electronic trading platform for securities finance, has announced the launch dates for central counterparty (CCP) services for stock lending and borrowing on the SecFinex Order Market.

Deutsche Börse adapts to ‘price-sensitive’ users

German exchange group Deutsche Börse will introduce a new pricing model for users of its Xetra electronic trading system from 2 November in response to what it describes as the increasing price-sensitivity of equity trading.

Nasdaq MTF launches tiered rebate scheme

Nasdaq OMX Europe, a pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) owned by global exchange group Nasdaq, has introduced a rebate scheme that will reward participants for posting a certain amount of liquidity on the platform.

MTFs go it alone on tick sizes

In a move that could see them capture additional market share from incumbent exchanges, two multilateral trading facilities (MTF) are this week stepping up their efforts to adopt standardised tick sizes across European trading venues.

Instinet upgrades Japanese crossing platforms

Agency brokerage Instinet has added new functionality to its two Japanese crossing networks. Instinet Japan has added a second pre-open VWAP cross to its JapanCrossing dark pool and a new Iceberg order type to CBX ASIA, the firm’s displayed liquidity pool for Japanese and Hong Kong equities. ?