THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

As multi-asset trading takes off, trading systems need to keep pace

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.

Benefits of block trading

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

The shifting liquidity landscape post-MiFID II

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.

European Reflation: What’s Priced?

European reflation was a key theme for investors in 2017: What are financial markets pricing – a speed bump or a full unwind of European reflation?

Trading Under MiFID II: Initial Impressions from ITG

Duncan Higgins and Harald Carlens from ITG look at block trading activity, double volume caps and the tick size regime since MiFID II came into effect.