A Tale of Two Exchanges: BATS Gets Status, CME/NYMEX Agree to Merger Terms August 19, 2008 |

Light Needs to be Shed on Variations of Dark Pools
July 21, 2008 | From ownership structures to price formulation to liquidity access, all dark pools are somewhat different, and firms need to understand the unique benefits, challenges and opportunities of trading in each venue.

The Time Has Come for Fixed-Income Electronic Trading
April 17, 2008 | In some regards, nothing has changed in the fixed-income trading space to warrant electronic trading. On the other hand, however, everything has changed, signaling that the time may be right for e-trading.

Smart Order Routing Gets Enlightened
March 12, 2008 | The need for increasingly intelligent smart routing is being driven by a more complex execution environment as smart routers of the future will need to be increasingly flexible and multifunctional.

Liquidity Begets Liquidity
February 01, 2008 | Most think of price when thinking of liquidity. But price can be subjective. How long it takes to execute, how definitive the execution is and the probability that the price will change before execution also are key factors.

Are Brokers Threatening Buy Siders to Increase Flow?
November 26, 2007 | As buy side brokers decrease the number of brokers they use, sell siders are placing new demands on the buy side. One is send more of your flow to us or risk losing our top tier services.

Subprime Mess Will Continue Impact on Other Markets
September 20, 2007 | It's just the eye of the storm for the subprime market mess. Count on the crisis impacting many other areas of the market.

Multibroker Execution Platforms Slowly Gaining Adoption
July 27, 2007 | Customers seem to want open execution platforms, but multibroker execution platforms still fail to attain widespread adoption. Fortunately, we are starting to see the multibroker platform pushing forward.

 

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