Australia financial regulator ASIC has published the results of two studies it had commissioned on high-frequency trading and dark liquidity…
Read MoreSteadfast American conglomerate KCG predicts increase in dark liquidity as SEC plans to widen tick sizes
Phil Mackintosh, KCG’s Head of Trading Strategy and Analysis has published an analysis called “Who Gets the Short End of the ‘Tick?” which examines the Securities and Exchange Commission’s pilot program to widen tick sizes in electronic trading. Are dark pools the future across North America?
Read MoreBarclays at center of dark pool lawsuit as government officials bear down
British financial giant Barclays in receipt of lawsuit by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman in latest governmental crackdown on dark pool activity. Undeterred, FX traders are set to increase use of dark pools.
Read MoreNo flash boys here, mate! ASIC chairman speaks on innovation, technology and pragmatic HFT stance
Australia’s national regulator clearly understands the importance of the use of leading edge technology by traders, however it must be used correctly, states chairman Greg Medcraft
Read MoreThe dark pool conundrum down under. ASIC publishes full report, further legitimizing anonymous liquidity
Following last year’s announcement by ASIC that dark pools are acceptable methods of providing and taking liquidity, the Australian regulator has published a full statistical report on dark liquidity and its usage
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