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

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Order and/or execution management systems (OEMS) Kicking off this whistle-stop summary as the number one most impactful innovation in the industry is the order and/or execution management system (OEMS) – the beating heart of trading desks around the world. CLS Coming in at number three is the multi-currency settlement system, CLS.

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Named SmartDark, the equities algorithm is designed to enhance institutional execution by prioritising order routing to venues with larger executions and better price stability. The post Liquidnet launches new equities liquidity seeking algorithm appeared first on The TRADE.

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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

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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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

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Andrew Celotto has joined Kepler Cheuvreux as an equity high touch trader, having departed from Credit Suisse last September. Last November, Kepler Cheuvreux Execution Services (KCx) appointed a new equity sales trader , adding Sophie Egan to its high touch sales trading team, based in London.

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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

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Redburn Atlantic has moved to expand its UK and European execution business with two new heads of sales trading, The TRADE can reveal. Tony Atkins Tony Atkins has been appointed UK head of sales trading. Alongside his appointment, Redburn Atlantic sales trader Luc Demoulin has been appointed EU head of sales trading.

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

In a panel at the JSE SA Trade Connect 2024 conference in Cape Town, South Africa, panellists explored the ways in which fragmentation is impacting the trading of dual listed equities in the South African market. There needs to be [an even] playing field where everybody can do it.

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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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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

JULY 14, 2023

The Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) has made a new senior hire for its equity trading unit in London, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter. Prior to joining the French firm where he was employed as a sales trader for over five years, Lockley worked as a trader at broker GFI Group.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

While Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) remains most widely used in equities due to the availability of necessary data and standardisation being most mature in this asset class, asset managers are now increasingly utilising the strategy outside this sphere.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 7, 2024

Northern Trust has been selected by UK-based wealth management firm True Potential to provide outsourced trading services. Offered through its Integrated Trading Solutions (ITS) platform, Northern Trust will provide services across equities, fixed income and exchange traded derivatives, with coverage from multiple trading locations.

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The TRADE

JUNE 26, 2024

The past year has seen vast improvement across the algorithmic trading space when it came to hedge funds’ strategies, new data from The TRADE has found. The TRADE received a record number of responses to this year’s Algorithmic Trading Survey. The survey is accessible here.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Cboe Global Markets has appointed leading industry figure Natan Tiefenbrun president of North American and European equities as part of the leadership changes announced last month, The TRADE can reveal. This new role expands on his previous position as president of Cboe Europe, now also overseeing North American cash equities.

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