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Arqaam Capital launches new Middle East and North Africa focused proprietary trading tool for European clients

The TRADE

Emerging markets broker Arqaam Capital has launched a new proprietary trading infrastructure tool, ArqNET, aimed at enabling European institutional clients to trade faster in Middle East and North Africa (MENA) markets.

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Majority of prop trading firms obliged to join FINRA under expanded SEC rule

The TRADE

to cover previously exempt proprietary trading firms. The decision is set to contribute to greater transparency and strengthened oversight in the treasury markets due in large part to the fact that FINRA requires members report post-trade activity in these markets.

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Retail regulatory restrictions could boost European listed derivatives markets, but how will institutional brokers be affected?

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In 2023, Spain joined a growing list of European countries set to introduce new restrictions on instruments aimed at retail investors, which would ban the promotion of CFDs and restricting leverage on other instruments. Meanwhile, only 14% of respondents expressed that there would be a decrease in listed volumes, while 34% expect no change.

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How do Banks Make Money? Explanation, Examples

Peak Frameworks

Trading and Proprietary Trading Many large banks are involved in trading activities. This can be trading on behalf of their clients (like when you buy a stock through a bank's brokerage service) or proprietary trading where banks invest their own money. Take UBS's Wealth Management division.

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Elliott Picks Apart SEC Case on Disclosures

The Deal

The SEC study appears to support a thesis posed by activist investor critics: That existing rules hurt rank-and-file investors who sell shares at arguably discounted prices to activists and other investors in the know before the activist discloses their campaign, a move that often results in share-price spikes.

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Elliott Picks Apart SEC Case on Disclosures

The Deal

The SEC study appears to support a thesis posed by activist investor critics: That existing rules hurt rank-and-file investors who sell shares at arguably discounted prices to activists and other investors in the know before the activist discloses their campaign, a move that often results in share-price spikes.

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Keeping ESG commercial

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It was then that he moved onto the proprietary trading desk at the bank, mentored by former head trader at Moore Capital, Joe Cardello, and Jim Byrd, global head of macro trading at RBC. “My My key takeaway from those guys was that the core foundation of trading isn’t about buying and selling.

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