Venue
Commissions Slump as Mifid II, Algo Trading Take Bites Out of Brokers
Data shows drop in commission costs as unbundling rules take hold, furthering decline caused by electronic execution.
ICE Buys TMC Bonds for $685 Million
The exchange has acquired the trading platform as it continues to pick up fixed-income assets.
CFTC Stresses Exchange Role in Crypto Derivatives Guidance
Agency will step in and act where required, but the lion’s share of responsibility falls to venues.
Crypto Markets Continue Breakneck Pace of Development
The release of professional-grade services by the largest digital currency exchange demonstrates a breathless pace of growth that may be masking wider issues with the nascent asset class, traders suggest.
CAT 'Tsar' May be Required to Break Gridlock
Experts say the structure of the decision-making process hinders its speed.
RTS 28 Data Requirements ‘Misleading, Confusing’
Mifid II’s RTS 28 reporting requirements require data that may be of little value, or worse, could be misleading.
Wary Brokers Sound Alarm on Mifid II's RTS 28
Brokers are concerned that reports on best execution, due in just a few days, may be too onerous to produce in full.
Exchange Execs Cast Doubt on Mifid II's Best-Ex Reports
Experts warn venue reports will be unreliable and effectively bereft of value for investors.
BT Radianz Cloud Adds Vela’s Market Data Feed
SuperFeed now accessible via BT’s financial markets cloud community.
Exegy Debuts FX Market Data Normalization Service
Trade Port FX seeks to eliminate market fragmentation by granting firms access to all FX market requirements on a single platform.
Trax Registers Netherlands-Based Entity for APA
Reporting platform prepares for Brexit with Amsterdam office.
Rimes Targets Market Surveillance with New Regtech Offering
Vendor expands RegFocus platform with surveillance capabilities designed to detect suspicious trading behavior.
Asia’s New Tigers: Exchanges Overhaul Aging Systems
Waters looks at major projects being rolled out in 2018 at exchanges in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
After Delays, Esma Publishes Double Volume Cap Data
European regulator sends a message to the market that Mifid II will be enforced with this data release, experts say.
NYSE Fined $14 Million by SEC for Reg SCI Violations
The exchange settles after multiple investigations conducted into outages and systems issues over past several years.
Five Things to Consider About Crypto SROs
The idea of self-regulation makes for a good soundbite, but the practicality of the matter leaves much to be desired.
Europe’s Mifid Monster Lurches to Life
January 3 went smoothly for many, but the launch of Europe's far-reaching reform package wasn't without problems.
Luminex Plots New Path with Conditional Order Types
The buy-side venue allows firms to forego share ante in favor of “proactive” policing.
Buy Side Bands Together on Blockchain Vision in Landmark Paper
Fund managers, vendors and trade associations release joint paper on making distributed-ledger technology work for the buy side.
Mifid Data Runs Aground with Issues at European Regulators
Glitches and halts mark first few weeks of transparency requirements at systems operated by regulators.
LiquidityEdge Launches Off-the-Run Treasury Bond Trading
Barclays and Credit Suisse have signed up as liquidity providers.
GDAX Releases Framework for New Digital Assets
Digital currency exchange sets out criteria for admitting cryptocurrencies to trading.
European Exchanges Emerge as Biggest Winners from Mifid II
Three exchanges explain how the upcoming regulation is creating a field of new business opportunities in Europe.
FCA Enhances Technology Firepower and Warns on Mifid II
The regulator says that it cannot create a layer of permitted compliance below European standards.