The TRADE

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

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. LSEG labelled 2023 an “outstanding” year for post-trade, having seen significant strategic progress. rise year-on-year as compared to 2022.

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OfficeHours

MAY 16, 2023

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. as of the end of 2020, hedge funds managed approximately $3.6 There have been various estimates of the percentage of equity volume that is controlled by hedge funds. trillion in assets globally.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 3, 2023

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has reported positive first half results on the back of strong growth in its data and analytics and post-trade divisions. Total income grew to £4 billion, marking an 8% increase in comparison with H1 results from 2022, largely thanks to an “outstanding” 19% growth in post-trade revenues.

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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

JANUARY 26, 2024

Blue Ocean Technologies (BOT) and Members Exchange (MEMX), have entered a technology partnership in which the latter’s market-as-a-service trading system will operate the Blue Ocean ATS global trading platform. Last year, BOT continued to expand globally with a focus on extending its trading model in Asia-Pacific.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Regulatory reporting and risk management, security valuation and portfolio analysis, research, index strategy and historical simulations – among other analytics offerings – will be available via Snowflake as a delivery channel. million bonds with a 20 year look back period.

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The TRADE

AUGUST 10, 2023

Rebecca Scott has been named global head of equity over the counter (OTC) settlements at Morgan Stanley, following promotion from executive director. She previously held the position of EMEA head of equity OTC settlements and vice president of operations, focused on equity derivatives and cash settlements.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

FIA Tech’s Trade Data Network (TDN) is now certified with and connected to Singapore Exchange (SGX), with FIA Tech expected to roll out TDN connectivity to all SGX members subscribed to the network in Q4. Risk management and recovery will be improved by this in the event of a systemic outage such as a cyberattack or technology failure.

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The TRADE

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Trading Technologies International (TT) has unveiled two new dedicated business lines, TT Compliance and TT Quantitative Trading Solutions (QTS), to fuel growth for 2024 across asset classes. The post Trading Technologies launches two business lines to support company’s expansion into new asset classes appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

MARCH 25, 2024

Head of SIX Swiss Exchange, Christian Reuss marked his last day at the trading venue as he moves onto pastures new. Reuss had been with the trading venue for just over 15 years, originally joining in 2009 as chief executive of a joint venture named Scoach, in partnership with Deutsche Börse.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

MEMX, the member’s exchange, has launched its platform for trading listed options following approval from the US Securities and Exchange Commission in August last year. MEMX Options will leverage MEMX’s data-centric exchange architecture and infrastructure, offering traders passive and active risk management capabilities.

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Peak Frameworks

JULY 19, 2023

Day trading has become a popular practice among finance professionals, offering opportunities to capitalize on short-term price movements. Scalping involves executing quick trades with small profit targets, aiming to capitalize on short-term price fluctuations. One such technique gaining traction is scalping.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

IEX Group has announced the launch of a US options exchange to partner with liquidity providers to tackle risk management challenges faced in the options markets, subject to regulatory approvals. He will continue reporting to Harkins, who will oversee both IEX’s equities exchange and the new options exchange.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

The addition of these treasury bond futures will help regional and global investors interested in accessing China manage their interest rate and investment risks more effectively, according to HKEX. ” The post HKEX reveals plans to launch China treasury bond futures appeared first on The TRADE.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Cboe Global Markets has announced new options on Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) futures which are expected to begin trading on Cboe Futures Exchange (CFE) on 14 October. Catherine Clay, global head of derivatives at Cboe The new options on VIX futures will offer investors an additional tool to help manage US equity market volatility.

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The TRADE

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Read more: Fireside Friday with… Euronext’s Anthony Attia Trading in the new options is powered by Euronext’s Optiq trading platform, which offers access to a large and diverse pool of liquidity. Clearing will take place through Euronext Clearing, offering risk management and portfolio-wide margin efficiencies.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Cboe Global Markets announced that its new Cboe S&P 500 Variance Futures are expected to begin trading on Monday 23 September on the Cboe Futures Exchange. Cboe Global Markets added that the contracts will quote and trade directly in variance units, offering a simplified approach to managing and trading variance exposure.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 8, 2023

But a few related areas, such as commodity desks at banks, commodity trading advisors (CTAs), and physical commodity trading shops could put up a good fight for that “most cyclical” title. We should also step back and define “commodities” and “commodity trading” since they’re massive areas.

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The TRADE

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Read more:  Falling European SI volumes shows traders’ changing approach to risk during volatility, survey finds Despite FX volatility falling slightly in the more recent term – the degree to which clients are hedging has therefore gone up, not down.

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The TRADE

APRIL 26, 2024

In your opinion, what skills should be the main priority for traders looking to succeed in the equities space? This is even more important when working in equities because it’s a market that reacts strongly to news flow. What advice would you give to others looking to also enter the world of equity trading?

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Frédéric Benizri has left TP ICAP to join financing, investment and risk management business CIC Market Solutions as a sales trader. Benizri also previously worked in convertible bonds and equity derivatives flow sales at Citi for three and a half years, at the time based out of London.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 18, 2024

Derivatives exchange Eurex will expand its equity-index linked product suite with futures on Socially Responsible Investing (SRI) indices. Starting from 22 January, Eurex will begin trading futures on SRI indices calculated by STOXX and MSCI, strategic partners in Eurex’s offering of derivatives on ESG indices.

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The TRADE

JUNE 14, 2024

How do equity options, swaps and index futures differ when it comes to achieving best execution? When dealing with clearing and margin this data can vary significantly from one portfolio to another which can also add an additional layer of complexity for block trades. How can TCA be best leveraged when trading equity derivatives?

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The TRADE

JUNE 14, 2023

Subject to regulatory approvals, the service will come through its Amsterdam-based clearing house and introduce matching, CCP clearing, settlement and post-trade lifecycle management for SFT transactions in European cash equities and ETFs. Settlement will take place in 19 European Central Securities Depositories (CSDs).

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The TRADE

AUGUST 14, 2023

Rebecca Scott was named global head of equity over the counter (OTC) settlements at Morgan Stanley, following a promotion from executive director. She previously held the position of EMEA head of equity OTC settlements and vice president of operations, focused on equity derivatives and cash settlements.

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The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Tourmaline Partners hired three new seasoned financial markets executives as managing directors to help strengthen its global trading capabilities. Elsewhere, Kirk is set to oversee and enhance Tourmaline’s services in support of asset managers globally as part of his new role.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 19, 2024

Also, clients are becoming a bit more choosy as to where they want to trade. Clients are choosing platforms that have product innovation, new trading protocols and we do have offerings which are either unique to us or we pioneered, which means we’ve got a critical mass of customers. Cboe FX should be a net beneficiary of that.

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Mergers and Inquisitions

MARCH 13, 2023

Banks’ lending activities are constrained by: Regulatory Capital – All banks must maintain a certain amount of common shareholders’ equity to absorb unexpected losses on loans and other assets. These are marked to market value and do affect the bank’s common equity and regulatory capital ratios, such as its CET 1 Ratio.

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The TRADE

JUNE 19, 2023

BlackRock promoted Dean Catton to take the helm for its European credit business after spending the last two years as its head of European leveraged finance trading for its alternatives business. Previously in his career, he spent several years in credit trading roles at StormHarbour Securities, UBS and Elgin Capital.

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The TRADE

JUNE 26, 2023

The DTCC launched a similar service in the US recently, and much like its counterparts across the Atlantic, Cboe said it expects “to help to bring improved capital efficiencies, enhanced risk management and streamlined operational procedures to this market”.  

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The TRADE

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Over that time, I have traded and managed trading businesses across most products in fixed income and foreign exchange. I have also worked on different types of trading desks ranging from full-franchise to proprietary trading. This can be addressed via regular and consistent analysis of client request/trading data.

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Peak Frameworks

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

FOB is an important concept in trade, as it indicates the conditions under which the buyer/seller is liable for the goods. Historically, FOB was coined to standardize and simplify the responsibilities of buyers and sellers in international trade. A recent example of this would be Tesla's acquisition of Grohmann Engineering in Germany.

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The TRADE

JULY 7, 2023

That edge often comes from a fund’s partners like prime brokers, who can facilitate lending and trading strategy implementation, and offer tools for pulling real insights from the troves of data that are a byproduct of proper market engagement. Partners that see risk in the same way hedge funds do are becoming rarer.

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The TRADE

JANUARY 12, 2024

Added to that, you also have the globalisation and connectivity as a result of technology – as technology is embraced and spreads, trading strategies and market participants alter which demonstrates a direct correlation between the growth of markets and liquidity pools. How has increased volatility led to structural changes?

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The TRADE

JANUARY 11, 2024

The more modern skills, such as being able to navigate an ever-changing market microstructure or get into the weeds analysing data, are now also essential,” explains Graham Sorrell, managing director and head of EMEA and APAC equity, currency and derivatives trading at State Street Global Advisors. “The

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The TRADE

AUGUST 15, 2023

Trading, portfolio and risk management solutions provider TS Imagine has added CLSA’s AI-powered European algo suite to its list of certified brokers. The network allows buy-side clients to access trading opportunities and liquidity sources.

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Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 15, 2023

By managing the portfolio's delta, professionals can protect against adverse price fluctuations. Delta hedging is commonly utilized in managing equity and options portfolios, ensuring risk is minimized. For instance, investment banks employ delta hedging to manage the risk associated with their options trading desks.

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