Latest Trade execution News: Finextra Research

Ex-Deutsche Bank exec launches trading game app

A social network app for finance that uses gamification to crowdsource market sentiment data has been launched by former Deutsche Bank executive Kerim Derhalli.

28 August 2014

Company update/Trade execution

LSE posts interim Q1 results ahead of $1.6bn rights issue to fund Russell acquisition

London Stock Exchange Group is publishing interim results for the three months ended 30 June 2014 (Q1), to provide latest financial information in connection with the Group's proposed acquisition of Frank Russell Company and associated fully underwritten rights issue.

22 August 2014

Company update/Trade execution

Euronext preps equity options

Today Euronext announced that trading in equity options on Euronext N.V. shares will start on the Amsterdam derivatives market as of Thursday 28th August.

20 August 2014

Company update/Trade execution

SIX posts H1 operating income rise

SIX increases its results in the first half of 2014 thanks to significant operational progress.

20 August 2014

News/Trade execution

Finra charges Wedbush Securities with market access violations

Wall Street regulator Finra has charged brokerage Wedbush Securities with systemic market access violations and anti-money laundering and supervisory failures.

18 August 2014

Company update/Trade execution

HKEx launches ASP programme

Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced today the establishment of a framework to support Application Service Providers (ASPs).

13 August 2014

Company update/Trade execution

EBS names Simon Winn head of sales, Asia Pacific

EBS, Icap's market-leading electronic FX business, announces today that Simon Winn has joined as Head of Sales Asia Pacific, based in Hong Kong.

13 August 2014

Company update/Trade execution

IPC appoints Neil Barua as chief executive officer

IPC, the leading provider of specialized solutions for the financial services community, today announced the appointment of Neil Barua as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately.

12 August 2014

Company update/Trade execution

Thomson Reuters adds buy side app to Eikon

Thomson Reuters, the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, today announced the launch of Watchlist Pulse, a new buy-side focused application for its flagship financial market desktop, Thomson Reuters Eikon.

12 August 2014

News/Trade execution

Thomson Reuters adds bitcoin pricing to Eikon

Thomson Reuters has followed market data rival Bloomberg by adding bitcoin prices to its Eikon data service.

06 August 2014

News/Trade execution

Overstock ponders the possibility of a 'cryptosecurities' exchange

Online retailer Overstock is to explore the potential of using the technology behind bitcoin to create a decentralised exchange trading platform for corporate stocks issued as 'cryptosecurities'.

01 August 2014

News/Trade execution

CME Group to buy Trayport and Fenics from GFI Group

Exchange operator CME Group has agreed a deal to buy the Trayport and Fenics trading technology units from GFI Group in a deal worth around $655 million.

30 July 2014

News/Trade execution

Barclays seeks dismissal of NY Attorney General's dark pool lawsuit

Barclays has filed a motion seeking to throw out a lawsuit from the New York Attorney General accusing the bank of deceptively luring unwary investors to a dark pool that was actually being run for the benefit of predatory high-frequency traders.

24 July 2014

News/Trade execution

FSB moots creation of global utility for fixing FX benchmarks

The Financial Stability Board is canvassing views on the potential to develop a global order matching utility for fixing foreign exchange trades in an effort to clamp down on banks trading ahead of the daily benchmark rates.

15 July 2014

Finextra TV/Trade execution

A post-private equity Misys

Nadeem Syed, CEO of Misys looks at providing 'elegant' component-based architectures as well as the growth of Misys in the post-private equity era.

14 July 2014

News/Trade execution

UK watchdog to probe pre- and post-trade market infrastructure

The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is to probe for anti-competitive practices in the pricing and packaging of pre- and post-trade wholesale market infrastructure.

10 July 2014

News/Trade execution

Bloomberg buys RTS Realtime Systems

Bloomberg has acquired market connectivity and trading technology firm RTS Realtime Systems. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

09 July 2014

News/Trade execution

Deutsche Bourse launches 'Open Innovation' forum

Deutsche Bourse has launched an 'Open Innovation' forum with the aim of building a community to incubate, develop and accelerate new business ideas coming from outside the group

01 July 2014

News/Trade execution

First Derivatives creates 484 Northern Ireland jobs

Capital markets tech house First Derivatives will create nearly 500 jobs at its headquarters in Newry, Northern Ireland, after scoring a £3.9 million government grant.

30 June 2014

News/Trade execution

CME ventures into Mission Impossible territory with investment in Wickr

CME Group has participated in a $30 million funding round for self-destructing messaging app developer Wickr, as the startup bids to move into financial services.

27 June 2014