Tag: Crossing Networks & Dark Pools

Block crossing network operator Liquidnet has hired a new product head, as the firm seeks to improve workflow for its buy-side clients.

European regulators are determined to reduce certain types of off-exchange trading activity via MiFID II but the resulting reduction of execution options could reduce the buy-side's willingness to trade.

Canadian dark trading rules coming into force on Monday will cause liquidity shift to the US and pose smart order routing challenges for brokers, industry insiders warn.

The latest dark pool operator to fall foul of American regulators has said its failure to protect confidential trading information stemmed from a smart order router used by its technology affiliate.

Citi has launched a new US alternative trading system, combining the firm’s internal retail and institutional liquidity.

Dark pools have faced unfair criticism as industry spin continues to fabricate untruths and distort reality about the venues’ usefulness, a leading capital markets expert has claimed.

Buy-side firms quit the lit venues in droves in recent years, in part to avoid high-frequency flow, but could they be tempted back?

Block-crossing network Liquidnet has expanded its Asian market offering with the opening of a Philippines securities market for institutional investors.

The closure of ICAP’s BlockCross dark pool is further evidence of the tough competitive environment faced by non-displayed multilateral trading facilities in Europe with innovation the key to survival.

A new trading venue due to launch next year aims to establish a central destination for block trades currently executed manually between sell-side firms.