SG America’s FCM business aims to be different
In today’s FCM world, it’s tough to be different.
The job is still pretty straightforward – help clients execute trades and manage the post-trade process. There are more steps and pieces that come with that than most participants know or want to know. Most just want to get a trade done and booked and move along to the next one.
Go Small or Go Home: CME’s Micro Launch
Smaller contract means more flexibility Spencer Doar Associate Editor LinkedIn There are anywhere from 50,000 to 200,000 active retail users of futures. Meanwhile, there are some 13 million retail accounts trading other parts of the market that do not trade futures....
The Small Exchange: Building a new ecosystem for the little fish
Jim Kharouf Freelance Writer TwitterLinkedIn It’s about time this industry got smaller. It’s no secret futures markets have been built largely for the average multinational commercial operation, well capitalized market markers, hedge funds, CTAs and...
Chinese Day Traders Manipulating US Markets
Chinese-based day traders are taking increasingly sophisticated steps to manipulate stocks traded on US markets, according to a surveillance firm executive.
Research and analysis conducted by Eventus Systems, a compliance, surveillance, and risk management firm, has detected regular instances of manipulation by Chinese-based traders trading predominantly Chinese companies listed on US stock exchanges.
New York’s New West Coast Digs
New trading floor just a part of NYSE’s new San Francisco facility Spencer Doar Associate Editor LinkedIn NYSE is set to have new digs in San Francisco when its NYSE West facility opens Monday, March 11. Obviously, New York is the area most thought of when it...
What’s Trendy? Shining a Light on 2018 Derivatives Volumes and Open Interest
Spencer Doar Associate Editor LinkedIn listen to the article https://episodes.castos.com/jln/spencerwhatstrendypodcast.wav The totals are in. And the winner is… almost everyone!It was a great year for the global exchange traded derivatives industry as for the first...
Trading Venues and Best Execution – Roman Ginis, Imperative Execution
Spencer Doar Editor LinkedIn Roman Ginis, CEO and founder of Imperative Execution, knew from his time as a trader what issues he wanted to address when building a venue: adverse selection and market impact. These implicit costs of trading led to the development of...
What’s In Style? Member’s Exchange Brings Together Wall Street Behemoths To Take On Nasdaq, NYSE and Cboe Global Markets
Jim Kharouf Freelance Writer TwitterLinkedIn So many marketing opportunities, so little time for the latest US stock exchange called the Members Exchange (MEMX). The newest stock exchange, with its nine behemoth investor banks, brokers and market makers, could get a...