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Instinet execution data shows 'MTF effect' on European share trading

The success of new alternative European trading venues in winning business away from incumbent domestic exchanges has been demonstrated in the latest batch of execution figures released by Instinet Europe covering the 12 months since the introduction of the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

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Buy side shys away from block crossing as volatility increases - Tabb

Market volatility is forcing US equity trader to change their execution strategies, contributing to a marked decline in block trading over crossing networks, notes a new report from analyst group Tabb.

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Citi restructuring claims electronic trading head Richard Evans

Richard Evans, Citigroup's global head of electronic trading has been made redundant in the latest round of restructuring at the struggling US bank.

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UBS launches Malaysian DMA as exchange prepares new trading platform

UBS has launched direct market access (DMA) on Bursa Malaysia, and rolled out its proprietary execution management system, UBS Sapphire, as the exchange prepares to switch to its new cash equities trading platform on Monday.

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Fixnetix bags Credit Suisse hosted trading deal

Credit Suisse is to use technology from Fixnetix to offer hosted low-latency trading support and ultra-fast direct market access to users of its Advanced Execution Services business.

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BNY ConvergEx unveils European smart order router

BNY ConvergEx has unveiled a new global smart order routing platform in response to the growth of new liquidity pools and multilateral trading facilities (MTFs) within Europe.

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Mizuho snaps up Lehman e-trading team - Bloomberg

Japanese bank Mizuho Financial Group is set to start electronic trading in Asia after snapping up a team of 16 former Lehman Brothers employees, according to a report from Bloomberg.

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Tbricks gets EUR4m funding for European and US expansion

Swedish automated trading software outfit Tbricks has raised EUR4 million from investors led by London-based venture capital firm DN Capital, which will be used to expand into Europe and the US.

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BT extends Radianz Ultra Access to Chicago

BT has extended its low latency connectivity offering, Radianz Ultra Access, into Chicago.

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GL Trade revenue up, despite fall in OTC system sales and slower front-office growth

GL Trade has reported Q3 revenue up 10.5% to EUR162.8m despite its front-office sales being hit in Europe and sales of its Tradix and Sierra solutions falling worldwide.

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LSE appoints CEO for Baikal project

The London Stock Exchange moved a step closer to ending the uncertainty surrounding its proposals to launch a dark pool for pan-European equities trading by naming former Lehman staffer John Wilson as chief executive of Baikal.

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Thomson Reuters launches hosted Opra feed

Thomson Reuters has launched a hosted, low latency direct market data feed to the US Options Agency (Opra).

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MTFs propose common symbology for European stocks

BATS European Markets Division, Chi-X Europe and Nasdaq OMX Europe have formed an open, industry working group to develop a uniform symbology framework for trading European stocks.

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Instinet's Balarkas and Icap's Lyall to keynote at Finexpo

European securities industry leaders will gather at The Brewery in London this week for a 'state of the nation' debate about the future of trading in European markets.

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Nyfix adds SIS x-clear as CCP provider for Euro Millennium

Swiss central counterparty SIS x-clear has been selected to provide clearing services for Euro Millennium, the dark pool established by Nyfix.

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Chi-X defends risk model for its CCP

Technology rather than headcount is the basis for managing risk in the clearing and settlement of equity trades, according to an executive with alternative trading platform Chi-X

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LSE dark pool plans rocked by Lehman default

The London Stock Exchange maintains that its Baikal dark pool project remains "a sound business proposition" despite the bankruptcy protection filing by partner Lehman Brothers.

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Poste Italiane to issue Xiring card readers to online customers

Poste Italiane has contracted with French vendor Xiring for the supply of over 700,000 handheld authentication devices which it will roll out to users of its online banking services.

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Progress Software wins first Chinese algo trading client

Bank of China International (BOCI) has signed for Massachusetts-based Progress Software's algorithmic trading platform, Apama.

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Nasdaq OMX wins FSA approval as Nyse Euronext prepares to launch Octopus MTF

Nasdaq OMX has won approval from the Financial Services Authority to commence trading as a Multilateral Trading Facility on 26 September. The platform is set to face fresh competition from a new MTF being launched by pan-European rival Nyse Euronext, codenamed Octopus.