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Over 75% of prop trading firms saw volatility trading strategies out-perform other markets in 2022

The TRADE

Acuiti’s research – commissioned by MIAX – included responses from senior executives across 94 proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, banks and interdealer brokers, as well as the main futures commission merchants ( FCM ) that serve the derivatives market.

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Asia-Pacific holds untapped derivatives trading potential if local regulatory and counterparty challenges can be overcome

The TRADE

Derivatives volumes in Asia-Pacific (APAC) are growing at a considerable rate – contrasting declines in Europe and marginal growth in the US – presenting increased opportunities for European proprietary trading firms and hedge funds.

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More than two thirds of traders are looking to diversify through Asia and South America expansion

The TRADE

Connectivity costs ranked top out of five key considerations when connecting to a new market for proprietary trading firms, while hedge funds and bank execution desks ranked it second after preferred brokers providing access. Acuiti surveyed 76 proprietary trading firms, trading desks, hedge funds and bank execution desks.

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Capitalize Announcing Prop Trading with One-Step Evaluation Program for Aspiring Traders

Global Banking & Finance

London, UK, November 22nd, 2024, FinanceWire Capitalize, one of the leading proprietary trading firms, has announced their “One-Step Evaluation” program that allows easier access to trading opportunities than ever before.

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CQG unveils AI predictive model for traders

The TRADE

The new machine learning offering is aimed at retail traders and buy-side firms such as proprietary trading firms and hedge funds.

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Keeping ESG commercial

The TRADE

Joining the industry after graduating from business school at the age of 20, Papanichola has an impressive track record that spans across five hedge funds and two banks. My key takeaway from those guys was that the core foundation of trading isn’t about buying and selling.

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Elliott Picks Apart SEC Case on Disclosures

The Deal

Amid the hundreds of comment letters the SEC received applauding draft regulations seeking to require faster public disclosure by activist hedge funds, Elliott Management Corp. , The study uses “pejorative” language and employs a database “riddled with errors,” wrote Paul Singer’s activist fund in a detailed letter opposing the measure.