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Buy-Side FX Shifts in Evolving Market Structure
By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director As electronic trading grows on the buy-side and top dealers retreat from sharing market color, exchanges are snapping up FX trading venues. In July, Deutsche Borse said it will buy …
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Tick Pilot – The Road Forward
By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director Trading in securities of some small cap companies will change next May when the industry is scheduled to implement the tick-size pilot widening spreads for more than 1,000 stocks. But …
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Liquidity and Fixed Income Trading — Trends to Keep in Mind (Part 2)
By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director Electronic bond trading is in the spotlight as traders and investors focus on a potential liquidity crunch in the U.S. corporate bond market, setting the stage for an influx of …
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Liquidity and Fixed Income Trading — Trends to Keep in Mind (Part 1)
By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director While media headlines have obsessed over a lack of liquidity in corporate bonds, some market experts appear to be more nervous about U.S. Treasuries, which is the largest and most …
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Spoofing and the Flash Crash – Six Things You Need to Know
By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director Charges against a UK futures trader accused of manipulating the U.S. futures markets has ignited debate on whether “spoofing” was a contributing factor in the 2010 Flash Crash in U.S. …
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FX Trading – Seven Trends the Buy-Side Needs to Consider
By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director It’s hard to escape the headlines about FX trading lately. Words such as rigging, currency manipulation, chat rooms and billion dollar fines are grabbing attention and alarming many buy-side customers. It’s …