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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

An introduction to MiFID II and its Nordic impact

An introduction to MiFID II and its Nordic impact

1 / August 24, 2011 10:53 am

Ever since its EU-wide implementation in November 2007, the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has significantly modified the structure and environment of secondary market equity trading across Europe. As the Nordic economies continue to lead on the global stage, [...]

The Voice of The Machine – 5 Minutes with the CTO of Chi-X

The Voice of The Machine – 5 Minutes with the CTO of Chi-X

0 / May 31, 2011 4:07 pm

Florian Miciu is the CTO at Chi-X Europe, putting him right on the cutting edge of the world of trading technology, particularly when it comes to making sure that the all-important ‘back-end’ is serving the needs of those on the [...]