The Commodity Futures Trading Commission will likely not pursue a definition of high-frequency trading as initially flagged in a concept release on automated trading, participants at a meeting discussing the plan heard yesterday.
Two thirds of respondents to theTRADEnews.com January poll believe global equity market volumes will grow this year, although opinion is divided on whether this growth will be faster or slower than 2013.
Buy-side firms are increasing their use of transaction cost analysis in the FX market to improve alpha generation, according to a report from consultancy Aite Group.
Low volatility, a strong equity market and an anticipated shift in assets from fixed income will provide institutional investors with an ideal US block trading environment, according to executives at leading venues.
Trading and investment firm Saxo Bank has appointed experienced electronic trading figure Matteo Cassina in the newly created role of global head of institutional business.
Chi-X Global Holdings has announced that JP Morgan is to become the eighth financial institution to take a stake in the firm.
Ongoing calls for greater transparency and continued emphasis on stable infrastructure will dictate priorities for US equity market regulators this year, but the Securities and Exchange Commission will do little to address off-exchange trading, industry insiders predict.
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority will investigate market participants’ algorithmic trading systems to ensure adequate monitoring is taking place and help the industry avoid algo-related trading errors, the organisation has stated.
Dark trading volumes on multilateral trading facilities increased by over 40% last year amid a broader recovery for European markets.
As 2014 begins, theTRADEnews.com has compiled some of the key news events you may have missed during the holiday period.