Dark pools poised for faster growth?

Institutions have long sought a way to execute large block trades with complete anonymity in ways that cause a minimum of market ripples. To meet that demand, dark pools are continuing to proliferate, despite some regulatory concerns. The number of dark liquidity pools has doubled to more than 40 since the start of last year. The big names are jumping in. Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse are among those who have started more dark pool services. Goldman's Sigma X is a good example. The proliferation of dark venues has come as institutions have found it particularly vexing to execute small- to mid-cap stock trades. We may see a lot more internalization activity soon.  

For more:
- here's an article from Financial News Online

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