Archive for category: Liquidity

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 [...]

‘Everyone needs to reach the finishing line at the same time’

‘Everyone needs to reach the finishing line at the same time’

0 / November 3, 2011 12:41 pm

Landmines and automated mice are not necessarily the first things to spring to mind when contemplating the landscape of global trading – but they were part of the picture painted during the opening address at the TradeTech Architecture event held [...]

Oracle ‘not getting into the HFT game’

Oracle ‘not getting into the HFT game’

0 / November 2, 2011 12:00 am

Speaking at TradeTech Architecture in London, October 2011, Ian Pearl, Global Lead for Capital Markets at leading database management company Oracle speaks to The TradeTech Blog about why they’re not getting into the HFT game, the impotance and advantages of [...]

MiFID II Proposals – Your Whistlestop Briefing

MiFID II Proposals – Your Whistlestop Briefing

0 / October 21, 2011 4:42 pm

It’s been two years in the making, with speculation, hearsay, leaks and lobbying-a-plenty, but finally the MiFID II proposal has now been published by the European Commission. What a shame, then, that its arrival has been met more with a [...]

Industry perspectives of how MiFID II will impact business

Industry perspectives of how MiFID II will impact business

0 / August 31, 2011 12:30 pm

Since the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) was implemented less than four years ago, the structure and environment of secondary market equity trading across Europe has been modified enormously. If investment firms are to navigate the ongoing regulatory change, [...]

MiFID II – ‘The Devil Will Be In The Details’

MiFID II – ‘The Devil Will Be In The Details’

0 / August 24, 2011 12:38 pm

Exclusive to The TradeTech Blog, I am very excited to bring you this article written by the ‘First Lady of Financial Regulation’ (OK, that might not be her official title, but we think it’s pretty accurate!) Kay Swinburne, MEP and Member, [...]

The Key to HFT? Location, Location, Location

The Key to HFT? Location, Location, Location

0 / July 8, 2011 12:00 am

As anyone who knows anything about High Frequency Trading knows that the difference of a microsecond can make all the difference to your success as a trader. More and more traders across the world are investing in technologies to bring [...]

75th Annual STANY Discusses “Man & Machine” in US Capital Markets

75th Annual STANY Discusses “Man & Machine” in US Capital Markets

0 / May 20, 2011 1:48 pm

As the Security Traders Association of New York (STANY) prepares to host a member event next week, we thought it fitting to reflect on the organization’s large, recent event, the 75th Annual Conference and Dinner which took place at the [...]

Deutsche Bank’s Andrew Morgan on HFT, mandatory liquidity provision, quote-stuffing and more… (2/5)

0 / May 5, 2011 4:01 pm

In part 2 of our 5 part video interview series with Andrew Morgan, MD, Head of Autobahn Equity Europe at Deutsche Bank, we continue our discussion on high frequency trading. Below the video is a transcript of the first couple [...]

Megamergers and Macroeconomic Developments – A Discussion with Sungard

Megamergers and Macroeconomic Developments – A Discussion with Sungard

0 / April 28, 2011 11:21 am

Sometimes it’s hard to know what’s happening from one week to the next with these mega-mergers and macroeconomic developments, so to help clear the muddy exchange trading waters and explain what can be done to help you make sense of [...]