Cboe and LSEG see record month for block trading activity
October was a strong month for block trading activity, with Cboe and LSEG reaching new records on their platforms.
Tag: Block trading
Block trading in Europe sees €8.1billion value traded record
Value traded of block trading in Europe saw record highs last week, led by Liquidnet, ITG POSIT, Cboe LIS and Turquoise Plato.
ITG rolls out conditionals for POSIT Alert block trading in Asia
POSIT Alert conditional orders are already available in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the US.
Cboe sees record block trading activity in July
Cboe LIS continues to win over the buy-side with 158 asset managers now using the platform to trade large blocks under MiFID II.
Buy-side owned block trading venue sets new monthly records
Luminex Trading & Analytics saw record month of activity in May in terms of shares traded and notional value traded.
Cboe periodic auction broker priority allocations drops
Cboe says non-broker priority allocations within its periodic auction book has risen to 80%.
Sell side
The Big Interview: Richard Parsons
Instinet’s European CEO, Richard Parsons, discusses the firm’s liquidity agreements with Virtu and Sun Trading, the debate around SIs and periodic auctions, and potential consolidation on the sell-side over the next few years.
Block trades peak making up over half of dark trading volumes
Block trades accounted for a record 51.9% of dark trading last week, according to statistics from Fidessa.
Tradeweb hires Macquarie’s European execution services head for Plato venture
Richard Bateson will oversee the development of new cash equities block trading platform launched with Plato Partnership.
Tradeweb expands into equities with Plato Partnership block trading venture
Tradeweb and Plato Partnership to launch European cash equities block trading platform later this year.