Ivy Schmerken
Editor-at-Large, Advanced Trading
ischmerken@cmp.com


Pali Capital Expands with Three New Hires in Equity Trading
August 20, 2008 | Taps three sales traders from Bear Stearns and Jefferies & Co.

Ballista Securities Achieves FINRA Membership as Broker-Dealer
August 18, 2008 | Electronic Liquidity Pool for Block Options and Complex Strategies to Go Live Next Month

BATS Trading Receives Approval for Exchange Status
August 18, 2008 | Transition from ECN to exchange will take about 60 days.

Sapient Boosts Derivatives Operations with Acquisition of DCG Consultancy
August 11, 2008 | Financial institutions have major issues with rising volumes, manual processes and lack of the right people.

End Game: Anti-Gaming Technology in Dark Pools Tops Buy-Side Agenda
August 08, 2008 | The buy side is pressing the sell side for more anti-gaming technology to prevent price manipulation in dark pools.

Q&A with ITG’s Tony Huck: Deploying Anti-Gaming Logic in Dark Liquidity Pools
August 05, 2008 | Dark pool operators can deter gamers with restrictions but are they wiling to turn away certain order flow?

Weeden & Co. Shifts to FlexOMS for Handling Exponential Volumes
July 27, 2008 | Institutional broker replaces SunGard BRASS with new sell-side OMS in middle and back office.

Carl Carrie Leaves JP Morgan to Pursue Next Venture
July 25, 2008 | Eyes Fixed Income, Credit or Commodity Sector Undergoing Transformation


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Mismi Inc. Develops New ATS with Portfolio-Level Controls July 23, 2008
Buy Side Has Concerns About Commission Aggregation Consolidating Information in One Place July 22, 2008
Baikal Dark Pool Project Could Evolve into a Liquidity Hub July 17, 2008
Client Commission Agreements Go Global and Multi-Asset-Class July 16, 2008
CAPIS Sees Buy-Side Demand for Fixed Income in CCA Programs July 16, 2008
OnePipe Rolls Out Advanced Anti-Gaming Logic To Catch Suspicious Trades in Dark Pools July 08, 2008
Liquidnet Files to Raise $500 Million in IPO July 03, 2008
Nasdaq OMX and BATS Trading Gear Up for Pan European Initiatives June 02, 2008
Marketcetera Targets Buy-Side with New Open Source Algo Trading Platform May 19, 2008
CA Cheuvreux Partners with InfoReach to Provide Access to European Algorithms May 16, 2008
Buy Side Firms Are Paying Close Attention to Counterparty Risk May 14, 2008
Credit Crisis Shines the Light on Buy-Side Exposure to Bulge-Bracket Technology May 14, 2008
Fidessa and FlexTrade Connect to Chi-X Canada May 06, 2008
U.S. Equity Markets Raise Rebates to Lure Volume May 05, 2008
Ballista Unveils Electronic Platform to Aggregate Options Liquidity In Fragmented Market April 21, 2008
BATS Picks Savvis to Host European Equity Trading Platform April 15, 2008
BATS Trading Criticizes NYSE Arca’s New Fee Schedule April 08, 2008
BATS Trading Unveils Plan for European Equity Trading, Targeting September Launch March 31, 2008
Bear Stearns Meltdown Could Force Buy-Side to Rethink Bulge Bracket Relationships March 24, 2008
The Inside Scoop on Nasdaq’s Options Strategy March 24, 2008
Nasdaq Brings Speed and New Approach to Price Improvement to Electronic Options Market March 24, 2008
Nasdaq OMX Leverages INET to Build Pan-European Trading Platform March 19, 2008
NYFIX Launches Euro-Millennium Dark Liquidity Pool March 18, 2008
Are Hedge Funds Behind Bear Stearn’s Demise? March 17, 2008
Turquoise Taps Neonet to Provide Market Data From Other European Markets March 17, 2008
Tech Acquisitions Could Pose Conflicts for NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX March 12, 2008
NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq OMX Look at Opportunities for Market Data DIsbribution Overseas March 12, 2008
Brokers Code Dark Pool Routing Into All Algorithmic Trading Strategies March 12, 2008
The Buy Side Demands More Transparency Into Brokers' Dark Pool Algorithms March 12, 2008
Rosenblatt Securities Hires Kannan as CTO March 04, 2008
Nasdaq OMX Invests in Agora-X OTC Derivatives ECN February 29, 2008
The Buy Side Demands More Transparency Into Brokers’ Dark Pool Algorithms February 20, 2008
Brokers Code Dark Pool Routing Into All Algorithmic Trading Strategies February 19, 2008
Wall Street Hires CEOs to Troubleshoot Subprime Portfolios and Revamp Risk Management February 01, 2008
Liquidity Management Extending To Structured Products January 20, 2008
Retail and Institutional Markets Converge with FX Algorithms January 17, 2008
Demand for Quants Surges as Trading Requires More Math and Programming Skills December 05, 2007
Broker Parity Energy Is Building An Electronic Trading Platform for Energy Derivaitves December 04, 2007
Quants Caught Off Guard During the Credit Crisis November 26, 2007
Exchange Consolidation Wave Is Expected to Continue in 2008 November 01, 2007
Exchange Consolidation Wave Is Expected to Continue in 2008 October 31, 2007
Wall Streeters Make Predictions About Exchange Mergers October 31, 2007
Credit Crisis in Sub-Prime Mortgages Affects Hedge Funds Trading in Other Asset Classes September 30, 2007
Experts Question High Ratings Given to CDO Structures September 23, 2007
Summer Storm in CDOs Shakes up Global Markets September 20, 2007
Private Markets Threaten Exhanges July 31, 2007
Nasdaq, Goldman Sachs Creating Electronic Trading Platforms for Private Equity July 26, 2007
Morgan Stanley Ranks First Among Bulge Bracket Brokers Providing Electronic Trading Services July 03, 2007

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