Reg NMS
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The Order Protection Rule: Is an Equity Market Structure Shake-Up Ahead?
As brokers and asset managers look ahead to 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission is reconsidering the Order Protection Rule under Regulation NMS – a move that could reshape U.S equity market structure and redefine …
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Round-Lots, Odd-Lots Push Forward, while SEC Delays Tick Size and Access Fees
Equity market structure is back on the agenda, with multiple rules in motion and delays in certain compliance dates. Yesterday, the redefinition of round-lot sizes and the change for the securities information processors (SIPs) to …
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Exchange Landscape Gearing Up for Expansion in 2020
As a sign of the evolving U.S. equity trading landscape, two startups and one options exchange operator plan to launch as many as three new exchange platforms in 2020, and a fourth could be waiting in the wings. Emphasizing the need for competition and innovation in US equity market structure, new entrants have downplayed the increased connectivity costs and additional fragmentation of orders across trading venues.
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Order Protection Rule Tug-of-War
by Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director There is still uncertainty around the fate of the Order Protection Rule, a key rule governing U.S. stock trading that has led to more complexity, speed and order types, but …
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Is the Maker-Taker Pilot DOA?
After more than a decade of debate, regulators are poised to act on a pilot for maker-or-taker pricing, a practice whereby market makers are paid a rebate to add liquidity and are charged a fee to remove liquidity by electronic trading venues. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.
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Smart Order Routing (SOR)
From Revolution to Evolution in the Search for Liquidity and Alpha Smart Order Routing (SOR) has ebbed and flowed as a topic of interest in the financial industry. Because the functionality has become commonplace in …