Trading Venues

Increased pressure to establish clarity in dark trading, both on and off exchanges, is needed to restore confidence in US lit markets, a report has warned.

Latin American software vendor, Americas Trading Group, and NYSE Technologies have joined forces to launch a new equities matching platform called Americas Trading System Brasil.

European equity markets are down 30% as hurricane Sandy keeps US venues shut for a second day.

International derivatives market Eurex Exchange has launched a new incentive program which reduces its connection fee by 50% for 18 months – for both existing and new participants from Asia and Australia.

Oslo Børs has agreed the acquisition of Nordic-focused market Burgundy, providing further evidence of an increasingly challenging environment for alternative venues in Europe.

Sell-side criticism of Nasdaq OMX’s plans to offer benchmark algorithmic strategies has opened up another front in the schism between US brokers and bourses on the latter's status as self-regulatory organisations.

SBI Japannext, the largest alternative trading system in Japan, has added to its sales team to help support its next phase of growth.

A new market for trading interest rate swaps has been approved for launch in the US by derivatives regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

Trading venues operated by Chi-X Global in Asia picked up incremental market share last month, as overall volumes in the region showed a slight improvement.

CXE, one of two dark pools operated by BATS Chi-X Europe, was the largest non-displayed multilateral trading facility in September, rising above UBS MTF for the first time in three months.