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People Moves Monday: Weekly round up

The TRADE

He later became head of markets for Asia in 2018, taking on his most recent role as head of global foreign exchange last year. According to the internal memo seen by The TRADE, the bank is conducting a search for a permanent head of FX, with the expectation to fill the position in the coming weeks.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

The TRADE

Flip the coin and many participants argue that if a trade achieves best execution, it doesn’t really matter where it was executed so long as it achieved the optimal outcome. The quasi-dark venues properly took off in 2018 with the introduction of Mifid II and greater restrictions on dark trading.

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Unpacking the 20 most impact financial regulations from the last 20 years

The TRADE

Mifid’s legacy continues to shape regulatory frameworks and market dynamics, alongside laying the groundwork for subsequent regulatory initiatives such as Mifid II… Mifid II: Next up is the revised Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, Mifid II, which was implemented in January 2018 as an overhaul of its predecessor, Mifid I.

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The SEC’s equities overhaul: Necessary plumbing changes or a liquidity drain?

The TRADE

From an EU perspective, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) re-addressed its tick size regime in 2018 to combat concerns that Brexit will leave trading venues in the EU at a competitive disadvantage.