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

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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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Avelacom enhances low latency service offering following authorisation from Brazil Stock Exchange

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Avelacom has expanded its low latency solution portfolio through enabling access to the Brazil Stock Exchange (B3), providing clients a direct market access port to B3’s matching engine. Aleksey Larichev This development comes as Avelacom becomes an RCB (Rede de Comunicação B3 – B3 Communications Network) provider.

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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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A look into the centrally cleared future

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Institutions should also note that the SEC has implemented a regulatory change to redefine the term ‘dealer,’ aimed at increasing oversight of proprietary trading firms (PTFs), which are key liquidity providers in the US Treasury market.

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Volatility trading picking up traction as the market pegs it as a future core strategy

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As highlighted in Acuiti’s report – which included responses from senior executives across 94 proprietary trading firms, hedge funds, banks, interdealer brokers, and futures commission merchants (FCM) that serve the derivatives market – 2022 saw a surge in interest in volatility trading from the market.

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Outsourced trading: Easy to do, difficult to get right

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It suggests that the concept of outsourcing or supplemental trading has become institutionalised.” Traders, and portfolio managers, across the industry are seemingly eager to be part of these conversations – not just about the dawn of outsourcing but also when it comes to technological change across the market.

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The 20 greatest trading innovations

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These systems touch upon all elements of the trading lifecycle throughout the front-to-middle-to-back-office including execution, order, risk and portfolio management. For more information on the various providers in the EMS market, check out The TRADE’s annual survey. Portfolio trading Next up is portfolio trading.

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