The Trade News Alert

25 October 2026

M&A

Tradeweb strikes $1.97 billion deal to acquire Trumid

The transaction is expected to complete in H1 2027, and expands Tradeweb’s offering across the bond lifecycle, as well as bolstering the firm’s future growth outlook in US credit and its multi-asset class platform.

Buy-side

Man Group hires from TT International for senior trader

London-based appointment brings prior buy-side to the new role, and has also previously worked at firms including Jupiter AM, Manulife Investment Management and BNP Paribas AM.

Trading venues

Cboe extends trading hours to single-stock and ETF options

Cboe’s C1 exchange is also currently the only US options trading venue already trading index options outside regular hours.

People moves

Liquidnet head of execution departs for Bank of America

London-based hire will cover futures and options sales at the bank and also spent 15 years at UBS earlier in his career.

Technology

Interactive Brokers rolls out autonomous AI trading

Eligible clients can now authorise connected AI platforms to submit orders across more than 75,000 listed stocks, options and ETFs without approving each trade.

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