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As summer starts, we thought it was a perfect time to update our “Intern’s Guide to the Market Structure Galaxy.” This short introduction has plenty of links for interns looking to take a deeper dive into the topics men…
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Capital markets firms use vast amounts of historical and streaming market data to perform real-time analytics. They also use data to inform decision-making, from projecting asset-pricing movement and fund values to calc…
Wall Street may have re-entered bull market-territory, but increasing stock prices are not doing anything to revive investor interest in taking cryptocurrency companies public through special-purpose acquisition compani…
We recently discussed the ways in which exchanges can compete for retail order flow, including price improvement opportunities via their Retail Price Improvement (RLP) programs . Below we share additional details of RLP…
Doug Atkin and Bernie Madoff were engaged in a screaming match as two senior officials watched in wonder at the Washington, D.C., office of the Securities and Exchange Commission. On this day in 1991, the future Ponzi s…
Aquis Exchange PLC, the exchange services group, is pleased to announce a trading update for the 12 months to 31 December 2020, and an operational update on recent developments across its three divisions.
JPMorgan Chase is taking a stake in a private stock trading platform with links to Palantir to boost the bank's efforts to connect buyers and sellers of hot pre-IPO company shares, CNBC has learned.
Amsterdam surpassed London as Europe’s largest share trading centre last month as the Netherlands scooped up business lost by the UK since Brexit.
When most people hear the name “Nasdaq,” they think of the world’s premier venue for buying and selling tech stocks. The Nasdaq exchange is where the cool kids of Silicon Valley and other points West––from Jeff Bezos to…
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has completed its transformational acquisition of data and analytics giant Refinitiv for $27 billion.
The U.S. equity market is the largest and most liquid stock market in the world (Chart 1).
In the past we’ve talked theoretically about the costs of routing to inverted vs. maker-taker venues.
JP Morgan is set to expand its data platform for trading and securities services clients to include macroeconomic data from IHS Markit as part of a new integration.
Data distributor Exchange Data International (EDI) has urged regulators in the US to investigate derivatives exchange CME Group’s proposed changes to its data fee policies.
As trading platforms proliferate, investors’ search for the best available prices has grown more complex. Now, a new study shows that the scale and liquidity of NYSE’s equity exchanges underpin a data feed that outperfo…
Markets technology specialist Beeks Financial Group has launched a new cloud service to provide ultra-low latency access to Singapore Exchange (SGX) trading platforms.
The Australian Securities Exchange has been forced to shut down completely after a software issue on its refreshed ASX Trade system created inaccurate market data.
Cboe Global Markets and the VIX Index are a well-known pairing, but the global market operator also runs a robust index services business as part of its Information Solutions arm.
The NYSE Group operates five equities exchanges: NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, NYSE National and NYSE Chicago. Each venue offers unique listings and/or trading models to meet the varied needs of today’s complex equiti…
Fixed income trading software provider AxeTrading has launched an electronic trading platform with the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) using its AxeChange technology.
Execution algorithms for FX trading are contributing to the thinning of order books which could impact the ability to absorb market shocks, a report published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has suggeste…
Total average daily volume at CME Group fell in the third quarter due to low levels of interest rate volatility, although volumes rose in metals, equities, agriculture contracts and outside the US.
European banks and buy-side firms will be able to trade certain EU-listed stocks on UK-based platforms post-Brexit, in a move that will ease some concern for market participants.