Archive for February, 2012

EMIR: What is it? No, really. What is it?!

EMIR: What is it? No, really. What is it?!

0 / February 17, 2012 4:50 pm

As literally everyone who deals with derivatives will know by now is that the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) makes no sense grammatically, but has nonetheless been agreed by the all-seeing druids of the European Commission. The intentions seem laudable [...]

Ian Domowitz, ITG: 5 Questions on TCA & a ‘New Vocabulary’

Ian Domowitz, ITG: 5 Questions on TCA & a ‘New Vocabulary’

2 / February 8, 2012 4:52 pm

At this point, TCA is nothing new. But the way in which it’s changing and influencing the PM/Trader relationship is a constant evolution. Ian Domowitz, Managing Director, ITG, is a pro on the subject, and in this video interview, he [...]

The Tobin Tax and its impact on taxing of trades

The Tobin Tax and its impact on taxing of trades

0 / February 7, 2012 3:22 pm

Doubts have been cast over the future of a Tobin tax on Europe’s financial markets after British prime minister David Cameron vetoed an EU treaty that would have included a financial transaction tax. The move has widely been welcomed by [...]