Wednesday, 22 July 2026
Global markets, trading & world business — for professional traders
When most people hear the name “Nasdaq,” they think of the world’s premier venue for buying and selling tech stocks. The Nasdaq exchange is where the cool kids of Silicon Valley and other points West––from Jeff Bezos to…
The U.S. equity market is the largest and most liquid stock market in the world (Chart 1).
In the past we’ve talked theoretically about the costs of routing to inverted vs. maker-taker venues.
Data distributor Exchange Data International (EDI) has urged regulators in the US to investigate derivatives exchange CME Group’s proposed changes to its data fee policies.
As trading platforms proliferate, investors’ search for the best available prices has grown more complex. Now, a new study shows that the scale and liquidity of NYSE’s equity exchanges underpin a data feed that outperfo…
The Australian Securities Exchange has been forced to shut down completely after a software issue on its refreshed ASX Trade system created inaccurate market data.
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The NYSE Group operates five equities exchanges: NYSE, NYSE Arca, NYSE American, NYSE National and NYSE Chicago. Each venue offers unique listings and/or trading models to meet the varied needs of today’s complex equiti…
Fixed income trading software provider AxeTrading has launched an electronic trading platform with the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) using its AxeChange technology.
Execution algorithms for FX trading are contributing to the thinning of order books which could impact the ability to absorb market shocks, a report published by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has suggeste…
Total average daily volume at CME Group fell in the third quarter due to low levels of interest rate volatility, although volumes rose in metals, equities, agriculture contracts and outside the US.
David Schwimmer, chief executive of London Stock Exchange Group, said the potential sale of Borsa Italiana group will significantly contribute to addressing the European Union’s competition concerns about its purchase o…
Relations between London and Brussels have been better. While Brexit dominates the headlines, another cross-channel development has recently captured the attention of financial institutions. It concerns the the London S…
Data and execution technology provider Vela has deployed its normalised market data feed within the Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud environment.
With 13 exchanges currently and three more on the way, it’s an interesting time to ask, “How much does fragmentation benefit investors?”
This piece was originally published in March 2020. It has been updated to reflect ongoing developments. Jeffrey Cheng, Tyler Powell, and David Skidmore contributed to earlier versions.
It’s that time of year. Many of you, like us, have interns and new hires joining the desk and needing to learn all about markets for the first time. So we decided to put together an “Intern’s Guide to the Galaxy” to hel…
The Four V’s of big data are Volume, Variety, Velocity, and Veracity such that firms in global capital markets need the ability to execute on all four V’s in unison and well in order to compete. MayStreet, the capital m…
Singapore Exchange (SGX) has confirmed it will fully acquire institutional FX trading platform provider BidFX from TradingScreen for $128 million.
UK based FX and CFDs broker CMC Markets has announced the Australia launch of its new Prime Derivatives platform, an advanced trading system providing institutional and professional partners in Australia with enhanced a…
For two years in a row, Europe’s largest stock-market listings have taken place in Amsterdam, which has beguiled companies with a deep pool of international investors and corporate governance norms that tilt in favour o…
Virtu Financial has unveiled a new data-as-a-service platform via its brokerage and analytics division that provides access to multi-asset market data to subscribers.
NYSE’s Designated Market Makers (DMMs) are marketed as a way to intervene in trading, especially on volatile days, to absorb imbalances and to reduce volatility. Data shows that in reality, NYSE DMMs and floor brokers s…
Spreads across digital asset exchanges soared during March as anxiety gripped global markets, according to data compiled by cryptocurrency over-the-counter trading firm B2C2.