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The Rise of Hedge Funds: Exploring Their Impact on Financial Markets

OfficeHours

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. One widely cited estimate is that hedge funds account for around 5-6% of total equity trading volume in the US. Citadel Securities is one of the leading market-makers in the world.

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Bitcoin hits new record high above $70,000; US investor ends Currys chase – business live

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as exchange-traded funds help biggest cryptocurrency rally Good morning, and welcome to our live coverage of business, economics and financial markets.

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Leaders in Trading 2024: Industry Person of the Year shortlist revealed

The TRADE

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the Industry Person of the Year Award 2024. Industry Person of the Year 2024 shortlist: James Baugh, managing director, head of European market structure, TD Cowen James Baugh is an industry stalwart, having worked in the financial markets for over 25 years.

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Repo trading becoming an increasing priority for the buy-side

The TRADE

Robbert Booij The asset class is increasingly becoming a buy-side topic said experts as end clients are voluntarily joining the cleared repo environment, viewing it as a neat instrument to facilitate trading. It’s education, it’s product offering, and marketing potentially as well [that will boost retail trading].

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Cloud increasingly the primary choice of deployment for post-trade workloads and trading, as market readiness accelerates

The TRADE

The Cloud is increasingly the primary choice of deployment for post-trade workloads and trading, a new Nasdaq paper has found, with market readiness one of the factors driving the adoption.

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LSEG sees double-digit growth across post-trade as exchange continues to reap benefits of acquisition push

The TRADE

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) saw overall growth across its key businesses in 2023, with considerable improvement across data and analytics, capital markets, and in particular, post-trade. year-on-year increase, while capital markets saw a 6.1% In capital markets, the 6.1% rise year-on-year as compared to 2022.

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Coinbase wins approval to offer federally regulated crypto futures trading to eligible US customers

The TRADE

Coinbase Financial Markets has secured regulatory approval from the National Futures Association (NFA) to operate a futures commission merchant (FCM) and offer eligible US customers access to crypto futures from its platforms.

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