Trading Venues

EU hopes to unlock €90 billion with markets union

The European Commission has launched its consultation on creating a unified capital market across the continent, saying successful implementation could provide as much as €90 billion of additional investment in EU companies.

Bond platform race heats up with ICAP entry

ICAP has become the latest firm to join the race to win volume from bond traders looking for new electronic solutions to the ongoing liquidity crisis.

ESMA publishes second MiFID II consultation

The European Securities and Markets Authority has published its consultation on draft regulatory technical standards for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II.

Trading's brightest and best honoured

Last night saw the very best in the industry honoured at The TRADE’s annual Leaders in Trading awards ceremony at the Savoy Hotel in London.

TradingScreen enters fixed income platform race

TradingScreen has become the latest entrant in the competitive fixed income electronic trading space, launching what it calls the first “buy-side designed” trading platform for corporate bonds.

SEFs receive a 12-month documentation reprieve

Swap execution facility operators are breathing a little easier as the Commodity Futures Trading Commission has given the venues conditional relief from certain recordkeeping requirements relating to confirmations of uncleared swaps.