Avoiding the pain points of pre-trade risk controls may be tough, but it is possible, through the use of API-based systems that normalise information across markets, identify gross exposures and allow controls to take account in real time of any risk offsetting.

With more than a full quarter of trading activity since MiFID II took effect, ITG provides an update on the significant changes in equities markets.

The TRADE talks to Chris Hollands, head of European sales and account management at TradingScreen (TS), about the increasingly pivotal role of the EMS in the capture, aggregation and accessibility of data across the order life cycle.

Thanks to the growth of the “as-a-service” technology model and the development of hundreds of financial APIs seen in recent years, market globe-trotting has become a lot easier and much more cost-friendly.

The TRADE speaks with chief operating officer and president at ICE Data Services, Lynn Martin, about the growth of the exchange’s indices business.

Predicting the future is hard, but if you don’t understand the present it’s virtually impossible.

Dr Darren Toulson, founder of LiquidMetrix, reviews the benefits of block trading as part of the new MiFID II landscape.

Erin Stanton, managing director, trading analytics, ITG explains selecting the right strategy is crucial when it comes to improving trading performance.

Enhanced liquidity discovery, automation, transparency and cost-efficiency for investing in equities, indices, derivatives, funds and ETFs.

The TRADE speaks to Mark Pumfrey, head of EMEA at Liquidnet, about the shifting liquidity landscape under MiFID II, covering the introduction of the double volume caps on dark trading, the new SI regime, the growth of periodic auctions, and what this means for liquidity.