Tag: Crossing networks

London-based corporate and institutional brokerage Oriel Securities has developed a new tool that allows institutional investors to interact with aggregated retail liquidity.

Swiss broker UBS has extended its UBS Price Improvement Network (UBS PIN) crossing service to Singapore, becoming one of a handful of off-exchange venues in the market.

Broker crossing networks face significant change under MiFID II as the latest iteration of the European directive spells out new rules for some venues but provides no real clarity on how it will treat dark pools.

Global broker Citi is to launch a US crossing network called Citi Cross, which will match trades from retail clients with high-frequency trading flow.

Liqudnet, a buy-side focused crossing network, has bolstered its Asia-Pacific sales team with two senior hires, following rapid growth in the region.

US dark volumes reached a record high in April as equity market volatility fell, with pools that focus on institutional investors among those gaining, according to agency brokerage Rosenblatt Securities' monthly report.

Chi-X Japan, the proprietary trading system operated by Chi-X Global, has continued its steady growth with another record trading month in May.

Pipeline, an agency broker and block trading venue operator, has confirmed that it plans a full launch of its system in Europe on 26 May.

Liquidnet, a buy-side focused crossing network, has appointed Richard Gray as head of its European trading desk.

The European Commission is currently thrashing out a new regime for broker crossing networks under the new version of MiFID, but will it take the interests of the buy-side into account?