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How MiFID II is slowly killing the trade
By Alice Tchernookova
November 14, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
Although recent reports showed MiFID II has helped make savings and improve conditions for end investors, many argue its impact …
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E.U. market changes tune on consolidated tape
By Alice Tchernookova
October 30, 2019, Practice Insight from IFLR
Results gathered through the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) latest consultation on the formation of a consolidated tape (CTP) …
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‘Hubble Telescope for markets’ attracts new criticism
By Patrick Temple-West and Robert Armstrong
October 29, 2019, Financial Times
Republican politicians and regulators, along with securities industry advocates, are making another push to derail the U.S. Securities and …
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FIA opposes Cboe speedbumps
By Sharon Thiruchelvam
October 28, 2019, Global Investor Group
The FIA has expressed concern that “asymmetric” speedbumps proposed by Cboe to slow down high frequency trades on the exchange will …
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E.U. FTT back on the agenda
By Drew Nicol
October 21, 2019, Securities Lending Times
Proposals for “enhanced cooperation” between E.U. member states on a new financial transaction tax (FTT) have been tabled by 11 market …
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Firms “foolish” not to consider equities collateral
By Oliver Wade
October 18, 2019, Global Investor Group
Institutional market participants would be “foolish” not to consider accepting equities as collateral, according to an industry expert.
Speaking at the …
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MiFID II in September: All Eyes on Auctions
By Tim Cave, TABB Group
Originally published on the TABB Forum
While European equities volumes rebounded somewhat in September, overall trading activity remained below last year’s pace. But closing auctions …
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Little evidence of closing auctions deteriorating price formation, says AMF
By Hayley McDowell
October 11, 2019, The Trade
The surge in trading activity occurring at the end of the day in closing auctions in recent years has not deteriorated the …
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Traders risk mishaps in end-of-day market rush, warns French regulator
By Samuel Agini
October 9, 2019, Financial News
The French financial markets regulator has sounded a warning on the growing concentration of stock trading in a five-minute window at the …
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The Case for Payment for Order Flow
By Larry Tabb, TABB Group
Originally published on the TABB Forum
While the world of payment for order flow sounds murky, it really is not once you understand the challenges …
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