Tuesday, May 20, 2025

FLASH FRIDAY

Flash Friday
FLASH FRIDAY: While Options Slept

FLASH FRIDAY: While Options Slept

In stark contrast to today’s booming, vibrant options market, the quarter century starting in 1973 was downright somnolent.

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Traders Feature

Options Market is ‘Fantastic Spot’ for Buy Side

More liquidity suggests larger trades can be executed efficiently.

LATEST NEWS

Trading Technologies’ TT FX Connects with EBS and FX Spot+

TT clients can connect directly to EBS Market, which is one of the largest primary pools of FX liquidity.

SEC’s Paul Atkins Signals Shift in Regulatory Approach

New Chairman outlines a new vision for the agency, emphasizing the need to embrace innovation and foster market progress.

LiquidityBook Introduces 24-Hour Equity Trading

Buy-side clients can access overnight trading through Blue Ocean ATS.

Turquoise, LeveL Markets Partnership Provides ‘Best of Both Services’

Luminex's US clients will be able to use the same front end to trade across Europe.

Volatile Markets Boost Demand for Data and Analytics

JP Morgan’s Execute Analytics platform provides cross-asset traders personalized and targeted insights.

ON THE MOVE: Northern Trust Canada Adds Jeff Alexander; Campbell Global Names Angie Davis

The weekly recap of new hires, promotions and job changes in capital markets trading and technology.

Katie Koch’s Philosophy on Leadership and Life

TCW’s CEO reflects on the power of culture, long-term thinking, and values-driven leadership.

ETFs in US Gather Record Net Inflows

Active ETFs attracted net inflows of $142.9bn in four months, much higher than $85.8bn a year ago.

Horizon Trading Solutions Launches Smart Order Router to Transform Trade Execution Workflows

The solution aims to facilitate optimal execution for brokers.

Commentary

AI is Here to Stay! Here is How it’s Revolutionizing Financial Markets

AI is Here to Stay! Here is How it’s Revolutionizing Financial Markets
With Johnna Powell, Managing Director and Head of Technology, Research and Innovation at DTCC

ON THE MOVE

BUYSIDE

Capitolis Launches Futures Porting with Barclays & Citadel

Capitolis Launches Futures Porting with Barclays & Citadel
Aim is to streamline and automate workflows for trading firms that use multiple FCMs.

A New Era in Buy Side Trading: The Move Towards Outsourcing

A New Era in Buy Side Trading: The Move Towards Outsourcing
This feature explores the trends, challenges, and misconceptions surrounding outsourced trading in the U.S. today.

Trading Technologies’ TT Strategy Studio Introduced Broadly to Meet Algorithmic Trading Needs

Trading Technologies’ TT Strategy Studio Introduced Broadly to Meet Algorithmic Trading Needs
Offering includes framework for developing, testing and deploying multi-asset automated trading strategies.

Instinet’s BlockMatch Announces Venue Name Change and Enhanced Liquidity Optimization

Instinet’s BlockMatch Announces Venue Name Change and Enhanced Liquidity Optimization
BlockMatch MTF will now comprise BlockMatch Dark, BlockMatch Select and BlockMatch NT trading books.

REGULATION

TD Securities Integrates ISDA Create For Legal Agreements

ISDA Create gives users access to over 2,000 structured data points.

Lawmakers Urge U.S. Leadership in Blockchain Innovation

Cybersecurity-first strategies are critical to securing US's leadership in digital asset regulation.

ISDA to Extend DRR to cover MIFID/MIFIR Reporting

The organization is working with DTCC for further adoption.

RETAIL REPORT

Traders Feature

Technology Drives Options Market Development

AI and other sexy applications garner headlines, but workhorse technology powers the day-to-day. 

Options Education in Focus

OIC panelists said intermediate traders, or "protail", and beginning traders have different educational asks.

Brokerage

Crypto is Coming for Wall Street. Here’s How to Stay Ahead.

By Aaron Kaplan, Co-CEO and Founder, Prometheum

Building Operational Resilience amid Market Turbulence

By Josh Monroe, Chief Revenue Officer, Duco

MarketAxess Acquires Majority Control of RFQ-Hub

The acquisition supports global expansion of ETF and derivative RFQ Platform.

Strengthening the Buy Side–Sell Side Relationship in a New Era of Innovation and Risk

Financial firms are deepening collaboration to modernize infrastructure, embrace AI, and meet rising client expectations.

Exchange, Brokerage Competition Benefits Retail Options Traders

Individual market participants benefit from better technology, more tools, and 0% inflation.  

Digital Assets

Wintermute Expands Into U.S.; Makes New Policy Hire

The move represents a milestone in the firm’s global expansion strategy.

Paul Atkins’ Confirmation Signals Clearer Crypto Rules, Regulatory Stability

New SEC Chairman is known for his market-oriented philosophy and deregulatory stance.

Crypto ‘Career Risk’ is Falling but Regulation, Liquidity are Vital

More than half of institutional investors say crypto careers are less risky under US President Trump.

SEC Announces Agenda, Panelists for Roundtable on Crypto Trading

Panelists include Jon Herrick of the New York Stock Exchange and Richard Johnson of Texture Capital.

Cboe to Launch Cboe FTSE Bitcoin Index Futures

Exchange group is focused on driving product innovation in digital assets markets.

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