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Three display functions that all trading systems should embrace
When trading moved from trading floors and into the digital world, the data presented to dealers started to multiply rapidly....
Spanish tax set for January 2021
Before the advent of an EU financial transactions tax (FTT), of which Spain has long been a supporter, a draft...
Recurring waves of Brexit
In the face of recurring Brexit waves, the markets have become increasingly well versed in contingency planning. To navigate previous...
Working towards a common goal
Regulators globally are continuing to step up efforts to monitor for potential market abuse, with many active initiatives in play....
Wider adoption of MMT encouraged
The Securities and Markets Stakeholder Group (SMSG) recently advised ESMA to promote wider adoption of the Market Model Typology (MMT) post-trade data standards....
The evolving global impact of MiFID II
Last week, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced an extension of their no-action letter regarding the European Union’s investment...
Catch 22: The share trading obligation
MiFID II refined the definition of OTC trading for equities, making it more difficult for firms to trade away from...
Time runs out on Swiss equivalence
Over the weekend, the stock market equivalence granted to Switzerland by the European Commission expired. The limited-period equivalence, which was...