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Lion’s share of proprietary firms preparing to increase trading headcount in 2024

The TRADE

Almost 90% of proprietary trading firms are planning to increase their trading headcount throughout the remainder of this year, new research by Acuiti and Avelacom has found. According to the report, the expected boost in headcount follows a period of strong performance by prop firms and marks significant uptick from last year’s survey which found (..)

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Aquis sees double digit growth on the back of data and technology boom

The TRADE

Aquis attributed the growth in market share to changes to its proprietary trading rule in September. Market share had grown from 4.97% in December last year to 5.46% in February.

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Aquis’ diversification strategy a significant factor in strong H1 results

The TRADE

“If we look at Aquis Markets, what we’ve seen is a decline in the market as a whole of around just over 20% in lit trading and a lot of people focus on market share […] But I think the fact that we grew our revenues because we diversified that business is really satisfying. “We

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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.

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The TRADE’s most read stories of the year part three: Regulation, consolidation and resignation

The TRADE

Coming in at number one with over 70,000 views was news in August that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) had moved to expand the remit of national securities associations such as the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) to cover previously exempt proprietary trading firms.

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Investment Banking – Meaning, Functions and More

Razorpay

ABC conducts intensive research and study into the market and informs Meena that the value of her business is Rs 2 per share. This means that to raise the capital she needs, she would have to issue 5 lakh shares to the public. In most cases, more than one bank underwrites a business’s shares to reduce risk as much as possible.

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Elliott Picks Apart SEC Case on Disclosures

The Deal

It also fails to evaluate real costs of seeking to protect shareholders who sell shares before an activist campaign materializes, added Richard Zabel, Elliott’s general counsel, in a June 27 letter. of outstanding equity shares. At issue is a measure initially proposed by the U.S.