London Stock Exchange

506 results about this entity

Period: 01 Nov 2004 - 12 Aug 2024

Chi-X extends to Belgium; LSE rises on revenue uptick

Pan-European MTF Instinet Chi-X has extended its trading service to cover the top five stocks of the Belgium BEL 20 index, and plans to introduce the remainder of the index's components later in the month.

LSE and Lehman to launch European dark pool

In a move that pitches it directly against rivals intent on stealing its market share, London Stock Exchange (LSE) is partnering Lehman Brothers to launch an off-bourse, pan-European equities trading facility that combines a dark liquidity pool with algorithmic trading functionality.

LSE outlines TradElect upgrades

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) plans to quadruple the capacity of its TradElect platform over the next few months as it looks to fend off competition from rivals entering its market.

LSE low latency data delivery service goes live

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) says it has gone live with Performance Channels, a low-latency, high speed delivery mechanism for data distributed by its Infolect application.

LSE to offer equity research on smaller firms

In an attempt to boost liquidity of smallcap stocks on its junior and main market, the London Stock Exchange (LSE) is launching an equity research service that will provide information and analysis on smaller companies.

UK competition watchdog mulls clearing probe

The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has called for feedback from "interested parties" on whether it should launch a competition investigation into clearing and settlement in the derivatives market.

Furse calls for regulators to intervene on vertical silos

London Stock Exchange (LSE) chief executive Clara Furse has called on the UK's regulators to act to prevent a "domino effect" of spreading anti-competitive behaviour in the exchange clearing business.

European securities depositories to launch settlement venture

A group of seven European central securities depositories (CSDs) are gearing up to launch a joint venture aimed at cutting settlement costs across the region in accordance with the European Commission's voluntary code of conduct.

Liffe confirms clearing house plan

London-based derivatives exchange Liffe has confirmed plans to establish its own clearing house and says it will renegotiate contract terms with its current supplier LCH.Clearnet.

Rainbow in talks with LSE over EDX

Rainbow - the European exchange being set up by investment banks - has approached the London Stock Exchange about taking over the bourse's EDX derivatives business and making it the basis of its new trading platform.

LCH.Clearnet backs down on SIS x-clear access

LCH.Clearnet has backed down in its stand-off with Swiss central counterparty SIS x-clear over free access to the London Stock Exchange's equity business as required under the EC's voluntary code of conduct but has attacked European rivals for failing to cooperate.

Domestic exchanges squeezed as post-MiFID fragmentation hits - Reuters

Equity trading data collected by Reuters since the introduction of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in November indicates "considerable fragmentation" of the European equity market, with new entrant MarkitBoat making substantial inroads into the publication of trades once carried by domestic exchanges.