Tag: Direct market access

US-based agency broker Lime Brokerage has launched high-speed options execution capabilities, with 'through-box' latency in the low double-digit microseconds.

The possible emergence of new ways to access mainland Chinese equity markets could drastically change the trading environment of Hong Kong, says Oliver Ng, head of financial institutions partnerships for broker Bank of China Securities, a wholly owned subsidiary of Bank of China International, of the People's Republic of China.

Brazil has topped the August poll on theTRADEnews.com as the BRIC market for which there is most buy-side demand for better connectivity.

Derivatives trading platform NYSE Liffe, a subsidiary of global exchange group NYSE Euronext, has received permission from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to provide automated trading services in Hong Kong.

Investment bank Morgan Stanley has introduced Speedway, its high-speed direct market access solution for low latency trading, to Europe and Asia.

India's appeal to foreign investors has soared in line with its GDP growth rates over the past decade, but the slow pace of regulatory change has left some institutional investors frustrated at the cost and effort of trading stakes in local firms.

As the largest South American economy, Brazil has long been seen as a source of investment opportunity and commodities. By rolling out new matching and connectivity technology, local firms are now opening a direct route to the equities market for overseas players.

International investment bank Credit Suisse has launched a low-latency direct market access service in Singapore.

The Colombian Stock Exchange, Bolsa de Valores de Colombia (BVC), is working with UK-based software provider Rapid Addition to facilitate low-latency trading on its exchange.

Otkritie Securities London the UK-based subsidiary of Russian broker Otkritie, has launched direct market access for foreign buy-side firms wishing to invest in Russian stocks via the MICEX exchange.