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LSE hires Self as dark pool launch nears

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has recruited Kiri Self - former head of operations at Nyfix International - to advise on post trade issues relating to Baikal, the dark pool it is establishing with Lehman Brothers.

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More upstart exchanges set to enter crowded post-MiFID market

Up to three new alternative equity trading systems are gearing up to launch in the European market, in addition to ventures such as Chi-X, Turquoise and Equiduct, according to a Financial Times report.

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Turquoise goes live

Turquoise, the bank-backed MiFID-compliant equities trading facility established by nine investment banks, has finally gone live.

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Nasdaq OMX gears up for European launch

Transatlantic exchange Nasdaq OMX is gearing up to launch a new data centre in London to support its forthcoming pan-European trading and routing facility.

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Nyfix cuts staff as costs keep on rising

Nyfix cut 10% of its global workforce in June in a bid to reduce annual costs by $5 million, but the US trading systems vendor warns it will incur further costs from its Euro Millennium ATS and the integration of its Fixcity acquisition during the rest of the year.

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LSE cuts fees as rivals circle

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is cutting trading fees and introducing incentives for liquidity providers in a bid to attract algorithmic traders and fight off competition from alternative trading systems.

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Turquoise hit by clearing issue in Italy - report

Bank-backed pan-European platform Turquoise will not offer trading in Italian equities when it launches because Italian central securities depository Monte Titoli will not cooperate with its own clearing and settlement provider, EuroCCP.

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Apcims challenges FSA on data security and MiFID

The UK's Association of Private Client Investment Managers and Stockbrokers (Apcims) is using the Financial Services Authority's (FSA) AGM to raise concerns about changes to existing data security measures and about the management of post-trade data following the implementation of MiFID.

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Merrill smart order router executes 100m shares on Chi-X Europe

Chi-X Europe says Merrill Lynch's smart order router executed over 100 million shares on its pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) in a single day last week.

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BNP Paribas launches hybrid clearing service

French banking group BNP Paribas has launched a 'hybrid' securities clearing service as it looks to cash in on the proliferation of new equities trading platforms for investment and fund managers launched in the wake of MiFID.

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SWX Swiss Block to launch in August with 11 firms on board

SWX Europe has signed up 11 firms for the August launch of its non-displayed liquidity service for Swiss blue-chip equities, SWX Swiss Block.

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Caisses d'Epargne implements Smart Trade transaction platform

Paris-based Caisse Nationale des Caisses d'Epargne (CNCE) is deploying a liquidity management system from French vendor Smart Trade Technologies to deliver automated electronic trading services to its 17 member banks.

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Turquoise gets FSA approval

Bank-backed equities trading facility Turquoise has received regulatory approval for its MiFID-complaint pan-European platform and surveillance system.

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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.

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Nordic firms to launch alternative trading facility

A group of the largest banks and brokers in Sweden are teaming up to launch an alternative trading facility - called Burgundy - that will provide trading in Nordic equities and compete directly with Nasdaq OMX and other exchanges.

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European sales traders here to stay

Although electronic and algorithmic trading will continue to grow over the next two years, European buy side firms will still use sales traders to execute orders, according to a new Tabb Group report.

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Deutsche Bank live on Chi-X Europe

The nine investment banks establishing the MiFID-compliant Turquoise platform are all now trading on rival ATS Chi-X Europe after Deutsche Bank executed its first trades on the Instinet system.

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Smart routing vital to success in post-MiFID market

Smart order routing is key to success for agency brokers operating in the increasingly fragmented post-MiFID market, according to Instinet Europe.

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Nyse Euronext woos algorithmic traders with fee cuts

In a bid to win market share from rival bourses and alternative trading systems, transatlantic exchange Nyse Euronext is slashing fees for high-frequency, algorithmic trading on its European cash equity markets.

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Bats chooses Fortis for European clearing

US ECN operator Bats Trading has recruited Dutch-Belgian banking group Fortis to provide clearing services for its new European trading facility, which is slated for launch in September.