The TRADE

JANUARY 8, 2025

TD Securities has appointed Rob Fallon as director of sales trading, based in Dublin. Fallon joins the firm from Deutsche Numis, where he spent the last two years, most recently serving as director of sales trading. The post TD Securities taps Deutsche Numis for new director of sales trading appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 23, 2024

Omar Darwish has joined fintech pioneer GTN as equity sales trader following a three-and-a-half-year stint at Arqaam Capital. His appointment comes as GTN continues its expansion efforts to build a comprehensive electronic trading and investment platform. GTN serves brokers, banks, asset managers, and fintech clients.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 22, 2025

TMX Group has launched a new US-based alternative trading system (ATS) venue, designed to create a trading environment with enhanced execution quality. The ATS will trade US-listed securities only (Reg NMS), with TMX Group adding that participants will be FINRA-registered broker dealers.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 17, 2024

Trading volumes executed electronically by equity investors increased last year, accelerating the evolution of the US stock trading business into an increasingly complex, technologically driven market structure. There is one important exception: higher commission payers are expanding their lists to an average of 44.1,

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The TRADE

JULY 10, 2024

Interactive Brokers is set to provide HSBC with a new trading solution aimed at providing comprehensive, single platform to trade assets in the UAE. Clients can trade via both a mobile app or online platform, with additional markets expected to be added.

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The TRADE

JUNE 12, 2024

As part of the move, ION’s Fidessa trading platform is now certified for cash equities trading on BSE. After completing the audit process, BSE has since certified Fidessa as compliant with all relevant exchange rules and regulatory standards, allowing exchange members to use the platform for equities trading on BSE.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 30, 2024

Electronic trading platforms captured almost a third (32%) of overall Canadian equity trading volume in 2023, with this share expected to rise in the next three years, a new report by Coalition Greenwich has found. As a result, electronic and/or algorithmic trading has seen usage increase.

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The TRADE

MAY 8, 2025

Discussions around the want or need to expand trading hours for equities have been ongoing for several years, with varying levels of acceptance and subsequent action being taken across the globe. Whether equities will eventually adopt the 24/7 model is another story all together, however.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Almost two thirds (63%) of buy-side equity market participants believe outsourced desks would result in improved execution quality and trade performance when trading across regions, according to new research from Coalition Greenwich. This figure was up markedly from similar research in 2020, which had the result at 5%.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the dynamic realm of the financial markets, the introduction of technology has proven to be a catalyst for transformative change, overhauling existing trading strategies. Among the wide range of advancements, algorithmic trading has revolutionised how financial instruments are bought and sold.

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The TRADE

MAY 28, 2024

Stifel and Marex have unveiled a new prime brokerage referral partnership which will allow Stifel’s clients to access Marex’s trading and execution services. As part of the partnership, Marex’s institutional clients will receive access to Stifel’s research, banking, and corporate access offerings.

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The TRADE

MAY 15, 2024

OTC Markets has set out plans to launch a new overnight US dollar trading offering in the coming months in a bid to expand accessibility to the over-the-counter markets. Overnight trading takes place after market close and prior to the next day’s market open.

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The TRADE

MARCH 5, 2024

You don’t want to see it [your trade] popping up on Twitter,” one market structure specialist told Coalition Greenwich. However, Continental Europe saw an increase in high-touch usage by the same margin, with e-trading on the up and 45% of their flow expected to be through algos.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Wall Street giant Citi has made a number of cuts to it cash equities trading business in London, according to two people with knowledge of the matter, The TRADE can reveal. Lackenby joined the bank two years ago from broker Market Securities. Citi is the latest bank making cuts to its trading and investment banking unit.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 28, 2023

We expect a continued shift of trading activity to more traditional, regulated exchanges and venues.  In November, CME overtook Binance as the leading exchange from an open interest perspective on the bitcoin futures contract. The post The TRADE predictions series 2024: Digital assets appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 25, 2024

As equity traders continue to seek ever more innovative ways to bolster their offerings, the rise of Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) has followed – currently executing around 16% of all US equity volume. This huge number is understandable given the significant amount of all US equity volume being executed on ATSs.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

European agency broker and equities research specialist Redburn and US equity brokerage Atlantic Equities have completed the merger of their operations under Redburn’s parent company Rothschild & Co, initially announced on 26 April.

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The TRADE

APRIL 16, 2024

Adaptive has partnered with Kepler Cheuvreux’s execution division KCx to develop an event-driven trading system based on Aeron and its own Hydra technology. The new system builds on KCx’s algorithmic trading capabilities by connecting its global equities trading ecosystem via a new sequencer-based technical architecture.

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The TRADE

JULY 17, 2024

Citi has named a new head of electronic equity sales trading for the EMEA region, The TRADE can reveal. He joined the bank as a permanent fixture in 2016 as a graduate analyst in its markets division, later moving into equity sales trading in 2018.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 18, 2023

Redburn Atlantic has appointed Lisa Christou as head of sales trading, US equities to international. Before taking on this role, Christou served as a US equities sales trader head at Atlantic Equities before its merger with Redburn, which was completed earlier this week.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 21, 2024

Stifel Europe has appointed Freddie Dolcezza as a new equity trader, based in London. Prior to that, Dolcezza served as an equity dealer for nearly two years. Dolcezza announced his appointment in a social media post, asserting: “I’m delighted to announce I have joined Stifel Europe as part of their Equity Market Making team.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Vikesh Patel With this approval, the pan-European clearing house will introduce a service for European SFT transactions in cash equities and ETFs, which includes central clearing, settlement and post-trade lifecycle management.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Next up in our introduction to the distinguished nominees for the Leaders in Trading 2023 Editors’ Choice Awards, we bring you the shortlist the Best Broker Electronic Trading Initiative. Jefferies Jefferies Electronic Trading (JET) offers algorithmic strategies and program trading across Europe, the US and Asia.

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The TRADE

MAY 14, 2024

Nasdaq’s Nordic and Baltic equity offering, QuoteView, will be made available through Nasdaq Data Link this month, covering primary venues and MTFs in the region across equities, mutual funds and ETFs. The offering, which is powered by BMLL, provides T+1 consolidated best bid and offer (CBBO) data for Nordic and Baltic equity markets.

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The TRADE

JULY 8, 2024

Cboe Europe has confirmed plans for the launch of its new volume weighted average price (VWAP) crossing service for equities at the end of this year. Natan Tiefenbrun It will utilise BIDS’ conditional trade negotiation and execution workflow to match orders based on a standard and exchange-regulated VWAP methodology.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 31, 2024

The BlackRock EMEA equity trading team picked up The TRADE’s highly coveted Trading Desk of the Year, Long-Only award at the Leaders in Trading 2023 event in November. And that is exactly what the London-based trading team embodies. Every day is different, and markets are evolving at a phenomenal pace.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Appital has expanded its European equity coverage to more than 21,000 equities across 24 European countries with the addition of Virtu Financial’s POSIT MTF as a European execution venue. The post Appital expands European equity coverage through addition of Virtu Financial’s POSIT MTF appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

JUNE 28, 2023

New York-based independent prime broker Clear Street is set to launch a new investment banking business named Strategic Advisory Services. Earlier in his career he held equity sales and trading positions at Cantor Fitzgerald. Gerety joins from JonesTrading, where he served as managing director, equity capital markets.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 8, 2024

Cboe Global Markets is set to launch options on Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures, with an expected date to commence trading on 14 October, subject to regulatory review. Rob Hocking Cboe currently offers securities-based VIX Index options, allowing investors to manage or gain exposure to broad US equity market volatility.

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The TRADE

MAY 15, 2024

BNY Mellon has today announced the integration of Global Markets Trading (GMT), which will combine the firm’s capabilities in foreign exchange, fixed income, equities and capital markets to provide full-service client provisions.

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How2Exit

MARCH 17, 2023

11 Things You and I Can Learn About Business and Exit Events From Our Interview With Nate Lind - Successful Serial Entrepreneur and Broker. He spoke at trade shows and made himself known, which led to him being approached by a shopping cart system to buy up some of his technology.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Axis Capital Markets has appointed Lewis Jones in an institutional sales and trading role, The TRADE can reveal. According to an update on social media, Jones joins Axis Capital Markets from IBP Markets, where he served as an equity sales trader for nearly three years.

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The TRADE

JUNE 17, 2024

Cross asset market maker IMC has become the latest trading participant to join Cboe Europe Derivatives (CEDX). CEDX came to market in 2021, officially launching with a futures and options trading offering. The exchange launched single stock options trading in November last year.

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The TRADE

JUNE 11, 2024

DTCC and Cboe Clear Europe are set to team up to create a new clearing workflow for OTC cash equities clearing. The new service will bring OTC cash equities trades into Cboe Clear Europe’s cleared environment, which can then be netted against on-exchange transactions for settlement purposes.

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The TRADE

APRIL 17, 2024

Global asset manager Robeco leverages a low touch and high touch trading team that spans across three continents. And, like most asset managers across the street, its global equity trading desk plays host to a variety of characters, each bringing their own individual string to the wider team’s bow.

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The TRADE

JUNE 23, 2023

EU asset managers, banks and brokers are urging policy markets not to succumb to pressure that could potentially lead to suboptimal outcomes in the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid/r) review.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 26, 2023

UK-based boutique fixed income trading desk BlueBay Asset Management is beginning a new chapter in its life. The move has opened up swathes of synergy opportunities for the pure fixed income asset manager, with its traders now working directly alongside RBC BlueBay Asset Management’s equities desk.

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