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The 20 greatest trading innovations

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

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Among the SEC’s reforms is the proposal to amend certain rules under Reg NMS to adopt variable minimum pricing increments – or tick sizes – for the quoting and trading of NMS stocks. Looking at tick size too, if you don’t get that right, you can reduce and fragment liquidity and make it more costly to trade.”

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

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The importance of these rules can be linked to the reshaping of the regulatory environment and ultimately creating a more robust trading environment and promoting investor confidence. A key objective of the regulation was to increase market transparency through the promotion of regulated trading venues and encouraging price discovery.