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If you have been browsing the forums lately, you’ll know my stance on the current state of retail brokerages. The industry is saturated with flashy mobile applications that look more like arcade games…
For all the technology, infrastructure, and resources it takes to run some of the biggest trading markets, exchange operators have still maintained eye-popping profit margins as their revenues continu…
What's the most effective way to marry technology and humans? It's top of mind for Stacey Cunningham, the president of the New York Stock Exchange.
On April 16, 2026, the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Division”) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) issued an exemptive order that significantly reduces the time certain tend…
Singapore, Washington DC, and Boca Raton, FL, 13 March 2019 – The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) and the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today announced the mutual rec…
Great news! A popular Scandinavian exchange – Oslo Stock Exchange (also known as Oslo Børs) is now part of our data offering. The exchange that was founded in 1819 is currently the main trading venue …
We recently discussed all therouting choicesan algorithm has to make to place an order into the market-picking the right price, time, order type, venue, and order aggression. Today we focus on just on…
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Morgan Stanley (MS.N), Fidelity Investments, Citadel Securities LLC and a host of other financial companies have agreed to jointly launch a new low-cost bourse that will compete w…
Wall Street broker-dealers have long been frustrated with what they say are over-the-top fees charged by stock exchange giants such as the Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange.
The London Stock Exchange Group’s (LSEG) MTS Markets business has upgraded its electronic bond trading platform BondVision to include automated execution for request-for-quote (RFQ) orders.
The two largest exchange groups, Cboe and NASDAQ, have captured 73.2% of options volume in 2018, but the three smaller exchange operators have gained market share.NYSEs share is up 2.8%, to 16.5%;MIAX…
Citigroup has been fined a total of $10 million by the US financial regulator in two enforcement actions, one of which related to a $81 million loss made by three of its traders.
Shanghai Stock Exchange (SSE), one of the world's largest securities trading venues by market capitalization, is eyeing the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the securities market.
In March, ICE Data Services began including crypto-currencies in its consolidated data feed for traditional-world traders.
While women remain a minority among cryptocurrency traders and investors by all accounts, new data reveals that their interest in joining the field is growing fast. This increased openness to crypto i…
London, June 5 2018. Pioneering cryptocurrency firm ThinkCoin, a specialist subsidiary of leading brokerage ThinkMarkets, is pleased to announce it has entered into a partnership with GMEX Group, a le…
ICE, the parent company of NYSE, this week relaunched the old National Stock Exchange, after acquiring its license early last year. This follows last month’s news that ICE has agreed to acquire the Ch…
SINGAPORE (BLOOMBERG) - Chinese-backed Asia Pacific Exchange Pte (Apex) said it will start trading in Singapore on May 25, the latest foray into overseas trading venues by mainland investors.
Avelacom, a provider of connectivity and infrastructure solutions, has established a new point of presence (PoP) in Atman Data Center facility to improve customers’ access to the electronic systems…
Three-Month SOFR Futures: Two Arrows, One MessageWhen Buffett Meets the Strait: Three-Month SOFR Futures is quietly pricing in the next oil shock. 1. Set‑Up: Buffett’s Old Warning, Today’s New Straits…
U.S. stocks deepened their drops Friday as Wall Street finished off a fifth straight losing week, its longest such streak in nearly four years.
One of the largest exchange operators in the world is diving deeper into crypto.
Thursday, ICE – parent operator of the New York Stock Exchange – announced it was going to purchase the Chicago Stock Exchange (CHX) for an undisclosed amount of money. Some sources have said the CHX …
The report explores how CME Group’s AI strategy will dominate in financial and commodities market. The report includes the most exhaustive ai strategy analysis complete with references and works cited…