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U.S. exchanges face tough times
There was once a day when we looked to the price of a seat on an exchange as a barometer of the exchange's health. Indeed, Wall Street's health. That seems like a long time ago. Now, we're more Read more...
Options market to follow equities to fragmentation?
We've noted before that the development of the options market has mimicked in key ways the development of the equities market. In both cases, key drivers recently have been decimalization, tighter Read more...
Once again, the future of the specialists
We've been among the many voices noting that traditional NYSE specialists seem to be toast. In this era of Read more...
Electronic trading startups are hot
Financial service firms, especially those that trade actively, have long been a hotbed of IT activity. To hear a lot of executives talk about it, it's like a souped-up arms race. You need an arsenal Read more...
NYSE launches bond platform
A new electronic bond market is the NYSE-Euronext's latest attempt to diversify a bit out of equities and a reminder that not all the focus is on Read more...
SPOTLIGHT: Electronic Forex Trading
It's hard to argue with the logic of electronic trading, which seems to be the future of every market. The latest example comes from the forex market, where half of all buyside trades are now Read more...