For smaller European broking firms, particularly those engaged in regional business, the implementation and management of technology and connectivity across multiple trading venues post-MiFID is proving increasingly costly and time-consuming. Adding to this pressure, client and regulatory demands to deliver best execution have to be met in a context of declining volumes and intense competition. [...]
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The State of Listed Derivatives [UPDATE]
DECEMBER 2012 UPDATE:
2012 has seen the multi-year boom in listed derivatives trading suffer an abrupt reversal, with a 10%+ decline in year-on-year volumes. The boom had seemed to be indestructible, buoyed up as it was by the surge in world commodity markets and growth in currency futures volumes. Several other factors also contributed: wider buy-side market awareness, particularly in emerging markets, more flexible investment mandates at many firms, and the need to hedge against persistent cash market volatility.
THE STATE OF LISTED DERIVATIVES
2011 saw the highest volumes ever recorded across the world’s listed derivatives markets. Despite some quieter early months in 2012, the longstanding volume growth trend still appears to be in place, led by the surge in commodity trading and by booming currency futures volumes. Several factors continue to drive this trend: wider buy-side market awareness, [...]
THE PROMISE OF MALAYSIA
This blog post also appears on TabbFORUM and ATMonitor. If any country epitomizes the wilder side of capital markets trading in Asia, it’s Malaysia. But there are signs that Malaysia is ripe for a bit of refinement, which would give this dynamic country the focus it needs to be more competitive in global markets. On [...]
CAPITAL MARKETS REGULATION: TIME FOR A RETHINK?
This post originally appeared in a longer form on TabbFORUM and also appears on ATMonitor. The noise created by the flood of new regulations proposed for the global capital markets, plus the resulting storm of debate, continues to grow louder. I’ve been participating as a technology supplier – but also as a bank depositor, retail [...]
WHAT BROKERAGES MUST DO TO SUCCEED IN 2012
This blog post also appears on ATMonitor. With 2012 underway, it’s clear that caution is at an all-time high among investors. This is reflected in shrinking trading volumes and tighter brokerage commissions—a sharp contrast to years past, according to major media reports. To stay ahead, brokerages across the globe will likely have to redouble their [...]
THOUGHTS ON MiFID 2
Interested parties have now had time to digest the European Commission’s October MiFID 2/MiFIR proposals, and major questions have been raised by a wide range of people. Looking briefly at the main areas of debate:
10 TRENDS IN ELECTRONIC TRADING
January is a great time of year for new trend articles, so it is fitting we have 10 Trends in Electronic Trading to share today. With the New Year taking shape, we have identified trends in electronic trading that are driving capital markets decision makers to act. We are seeing the trading landscape continuing to [...]
U.S. EQUITY MARKETS THE MOST EFFICIENT DEFICIENT MARKET
There is a distinct irony in regulators pushing for speed bumps in US equities markets after we’ve spent the last decade to make the national market system faster. Increasingly, when it comes to the efficiency of US equities markets, it’s safe to say that we should be careful for what we wish for. You might [...]
HOW TO USE COMPLEX EVENT PROCESSING FOR ALGORITHMIC TRADING
Complex event processing (CEP) has been labelled as the next revolution in trading technology and is already a prominent fixture in many investment banks, hedge funds, broker/dealers and exchanges. But how justified is its revolutionary status? Is it suitable for everyone? And what exactly are the benefits that CEP provides? These were the questions that [...]
