Latest Trade execution News: Finextra Research

Nasdaq Stockholm and Nasdaq Clearing carpeted over cyber risk management

Nasdaq Stockholm and its derivatives clearing operation have been hit with a Skr55 million fine by Swedish regulatory authorities for serious deficiencies in the management of cyber risks.

13 December 2016

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Deutsche Börse partners Naga Group to build gaming marketplace

Deutsche Börse is to create a new marketplace for trading virtual gaming products in partnership with local fintech incubation vehicle Naga.

01 December 2016

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JPX to form Japanese blockchain consortium

Japan Exchange Group is to form a consortium of financial institutions to run trials of the use of blockchain technology in capital markets infrastructures.

30 November 2016

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Royal Mint to issue digital gold

The Royal Mint, a 1000-year-old institution owned by HM Treasury, is partnering with CME Group to create a digital gold product that will be stored and recorded on a blockchain.

29 November 2016

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Nasdaq asks SEC for speed bump to protect retail traders

The US-based exchange has applied to the Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) for an extended life priority order attribute, or speed bump, in an effort to level the playing field for long-term retail traders who feel they have been losing out to high speed frequency traders, reports the Financial Times.

25 November 2016

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Robo goes multi-currency and beyond ETFs

ETFmatic offers accounts in three currencies while Cashboard pockets funding to expand its proposition for robo across broad product range.

23 November 2016

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Korea Exchange uses blockchain tech for new startup marketplace

The Korea Exchange is using blockchain technology for document and identity authentication at a new marketplace for trading equity shares in startups.

17 November 2016

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SEC pushes through plans to build giant audit trail

The Securities and Exchange Commission has approved plans to create a vast Consolidated Audit Trail (CAT) tracking transactions as they pass through US equity and options markets.

16 November 2016

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Andreessen Horowitz invests in crowdsourced quant investment firm Quantopian

VC royalty Andreessen Horowitz has led a $25 million Series C funding round for Quantopian, a platform that crowdsources investment algorithms from its online community of amateurs.

14 November 2016

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London-Shanghai Stock Connect gets green light; fintech bridge to China agreed

Plans for London-Shanghai Stock Connect have been greenlighted by the British Government as the country looks to expand global trade ties in a post-Brexit world.

11 November 2016

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Flash crash trader faces 30-year jail term

The British futures trader accused by US authorities of contributing to the 2010 "flash crash" faces a 30-year jail term after pleading guilty to charges of wire fraud and spoofing in a US court.

10 November 2016

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Citi and Deutsche Bank join Neptune bond network

Citi and Deutsche Bank have joined pre-trade fixed income utility Neptune.

10 November 2016

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Cinnober to move into real-time client clearing

Swedish post-trade technology firm Cinnober is to move into new markets with the creation of a dedicated subsidiary to sell real-time clearing technology and service to large international banks.

09 November 2016

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Google's big chance to disrupt the market data industry

Google has a great opportunity to disrupt financial services using a freemium model for the delivery of market news, insights and communications direct to professional desktops, says Adam Honore, founder of consultancy MarketsTech.

07 November 2016

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CFTC stirs outrage over algo trading source code proposals

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has approved proposals that would give it easier access to algorithmic traders' source code.

04 November 2016

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Euronext and Algomi to build corporate bond trading network

Euronext is to invest $2.3 million to create a joint venture company with fixed income technology outfit Algomi aimed at improving liquidity discovery in pan-European corporate bond trading.

03 November 2016

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ECB calls for gradual approach to HFT regulation

The European Central Bank (ECB) is calling for a restrained approach to high-frequency trading regulation, arguing that more emphasis should be placed on high-frequency quoting.

25 October 2016

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SBI Securities and IBM test blockchain for bond trading system

Japan's SBI Securities is working with IBM to test the use of blockchain technology for a new type of bond trading platform.

21 October 2016

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Gmex restructures; spins off technology business

Gmex Group, the London-based derivatives venue set up by Chi-X Europe co-founder and one-time COO Hirander Misra, has restructured, spinning off its technology business and re-focusing its exchange-trading division.

20 October 2016

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LMAX to move regulatory oversight to Ireland in the absence of passporting deal

FCA regulated FX trading venue LMAX Exchange has warned that it will switch regulatory oversight to Ireland unless the British government preserves the EU single market passporting rights for the financial services industry.

19 October 2016