Global Newswire by Notified: M&A

JULY 30, 2025

The proposed transaction marks a pivotal step in accelerating Euronet’s strategic goal of a more diversified, future-ready revenue mix, that is anchored in scalable, modern platforms designed for the next generation of digital financial services across the globe. LEAWOOD, Kan. and NORCROSS, Ga., per share and a ceiling of $107.80

Mergers

OfficeHours

MAY 16, 2023

Hedge funds are significant players in financial markets given the size of their capital bases and the frequency of their trading. One widely cited estimate is that hedge funds account for around 5-6% of total equity trading volume in the US. Citadel Securities is one of the leading market-makers in the world.

Financial Market

The TRADE

JANUARY 24, 2024

In the dynamic realm of the financial markets, the introduction of technology has proven to be a catalyst for transformative change, overhauling existing trading strategies. Among the wide range of advancements, algorithmic trading has revolutionised how financial instruments are bought and sold.

Trading

The TRADE

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the Industry Person of the Year Award 2024. Industry Person of the Year 2024 shortlist: James Baugh, managing director, head of European market structure, TD Cowen James Baugh is an industry stalwart, having worked in the financial markets for over 25 years.

Trading

The TRADE

DECEMBER 18, 2023

The Cloud is increasingly the primary choice of deployment for post-trade workloads and trading, a new Nasdaq paper has found, with market readiness one of the factors driving the adoption.

Trading

The TRADE

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The London Stock Exchange (LSEG) saw overall growth across its key businesses in 2023, with considerable improvement across data and analytics, capital markets, and in particular, post-trade. year-on-year increase, while capital markets saw a 6.1% In capital markets, the 6.1% rise year-on-year as compared to 2022.

Trading

The Guardian: Mergers & Acquisitions

AUGUST 5, 2024

Shares in FTSE 250 company slump 37% in early trading after Dubai-based Sidara cites geopolitical risk The share price of the British oil services company John Wood Group has plunged by more than a third after a Dubai-based suitor pulled out of a purchase amid global market turmoil. Continue reading.

Engineering

The TRADE

DECEMBER 27, 2023

The post Qatar’s Edaa postpones T+2 switch until March appeared first on The TRADE.

Financial Market

Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 15, 2023

Insider trading , a highly controversial topic in financial ethics and law, involves the trading of a public company's stock by individuals with access to non-public, material information about the company. Contrary to popular belief, not all insider trading is illegal.

Trading

The TRADE

JULY 26, 2023

Market data provider big xyt and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) have announced the launch of big xyt ecosystems, a new joint venture company. The joint venture will provide the Trade Explorer data platform, launched in South Africa earlier this year, to financial centres globally.

Trading

The TRADE

DECEMBER 6, 2023

During a panel hosted by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME), panellists explored existing developments on investment research in the EU and the UK as part of the respective EU Listing Act and the UK Investment Research Review. Regulatory alignment is key for us to change anything around our processes.

Investment

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

This week the Aquis Stock Exchange has become the first recognised investment exchange (RIE) to run a cloud-based matching engine, having achieved a full migration. All Aquis Stock Exchange trades are now being matched and executed successfully while running on Amazon Web Services (AWS) as of 27 November.

Engineering

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

SIX has launched a new automated software application, SIX Bot, aimed at providing clients an enhanced view of market movements through wider access to corporate actions data. The post SIX unveils new bot providing clients enhanced insight into corporates’ movements appeared first on The TRADE.

Corporation

The TRADE

JULY 19, 2024

The London Stock Exchanges regulatory news service (RNS) and reach announcements remain down as the repercussions of global technology issues related to Microsoft continue. There is no impact to securities trading on the London Stock Exchange. There is no impact to securities trading on the London Stock Exchange.

Trading

The TRADE

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

In a keynote speech at the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) South Africa (SA) Trade Connect 2024 conference, James Baugh, managing director, head of European market structure at TD Cowen, kicked off by highlighting that market structure and liquidity dynamics in South Africa mirror those felt in other markets and in particular, Europe.

Trading

The TRADE

JULY 17, 2023

Around-the-clock (24/7) trading is something we already see in the foreign exchange markets and the growing cryptocurrency landscape. Yet with equities, these markets are constrained by market hours which may be specific to a region and/or exchanges themselves. Already in EMEA, we have six valid trading days.

Equities

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The TRADE is delighted to announce the shortlisted nominees for the Industry Person of the Year Award 2023. The winner will be decided by a live industry vote at The TRADE’s Leaders in Trading gala awards night on 8 November. She began her career as an analyst at the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) in 2002.

Trading

The TRADE

JUNE 26, 2024

CME Group has enhanced its partnership with Google Cloud as it plans for a new private cloud region and co-location facility in Illinois aimed at bolstering its markets offering for futures and options. Over the last three to four years significant investments have been made, and long-term partnerships forged across the market.

Capital Market

Global Banking & Finance

DECEMBER 16, 2024

By Naomi Rovnick LONDON (Reuters) – The year ahead is shaping up badly for Europe with its financial markets already hit hard by U.S. European stocks are set to underperform the U.S. […]

Trading

The TRADE

MAY 15, 2024

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) of Sri Lanka has announced its decision to shorten its current settlement cycle from T+3 to T+2 for all equity transactions, a move aimed at aligning with international standards. The move comes as markets around the world look to shorten their settlement cycles.

Stock

Mergers and Inquisitions

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I’ll cover all those points here, but I want to start with some context first: A Long Time Ago in a Stock Market Far, Far Away To understand the premise of Dumb Money , you need to return to late 2020 and early 2021, which now seem like a lifetime ago: There was a global pandemic. I wrote many articles about it.

Finance

The TRADE

MARCH 4, 2024

Still, many associations believe it is too soon to take stock and that there isn’t enough data and evidence to support increased penalties, while the drawbacks are many. ICMA commented that progressive penalties introduces unnecessary stress to a market that is most likely already facing liquidity challenges.

Securities

Peak Frameworks

JULY 20, 2023

A stock market crash is an event that can have a significant impact on investors and financial markets. A stock market crash is typically triggered by a combination of economic factors and investor psychology. When the bubble burst in 2008, it triggered a severe financial crisis.

Stock

The TRADE

JUNE 14, 2024

Hailing from Latham & Watkins, Amundi UK, the London Stock Exchange, Peel Hunt, Citi, and Boards of the Capeview Azri Funds. With his 47 years’ experience of financial markets along with his strong desire to innovate capital markets and the exchange industry, we have no doubt that Alasdair will be a valuable contributor to the panel.

Financial Market

The TRADE

MAY 30, 2023

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) and capital markets trading and risk solutions provider Murex have expanded their connectivity to enhance real time data services for their clients. The post LSEG and Murex expand connectivity via AWS to improve real time cloud data services appeared first on The TRADE.

Capital Market

The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

.” The proposed options exchange will be an electronic venue, offering access to the full multi-listed options market while relying on a pro-rata model. IEX has also appointed Ivan Brown, who will play a key role in the firm’s plans to bring a highly differentiated trading venue to the options market.

IT

The TRADE

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Euronext Clearing is now the pan-European clearing house for Euronext cash markets and with the move is set to foster a unified European financial market and ecosystem. Elsewhere, Euronext has confirmed that is it continuing to work toward the migration of Italian derivatives trading to Optiq next quarter.

Equities

The TRADE

JUNE 6, 2023

Bloomberg has incorporated real-time pricing data from the Beijing Stock Exchange (BSE) into its Bloomberg Terminal – accessible to users via the exchange code “JC” – it announced today. He added: “We are committed to the development of the capital markets in China and continue to see increased demand for BSE data.

Investors

The TRADE

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Tourmaline Partners hired three new seasoned financial markets executives as managing directors to help strengthen its global trading capabilities. BlueCrest Capital Management’s new company, FX trading technology platform BlueX, has appointed Graham MacGregor as chief executive officer.

Sale

The TRADE

JANUARY 4, 2024

In a letter to ESMA, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) was against the immediate shift to T+0, stating: “We emphasise that we do not consider a default T+0 settlement cycle for securities transactions to be a realistic or desirable near-term policy objective.” to just over £2.6 asset-backed securities)”.

Trading

The TRADE

MAY 29, 2024

Innovation is inevitable as market participants continually seek to enhance their operations across the board, and stock exchanges and trading venues are perhaps some of the most prominent advocates of embracing emerging technological advancements.

Capital Market

Peak Frameworks

AUGUST 24, 2023

Today, we explore the complexities of brokerage , a key figure in the financial world. A brokerage is a company that mediates transactions and fosters market liquidity in the financial markets by acting as a middleman between buyers and sellers. They primarily focus on executing trades, like E*TRADE.

IT

Wall Street Mojo

JANUARY 17, 2024

Example The Trading Perspective Of Interest Rate Swap Uses Swap Rate Swap Curve Who Are The Market Makers? Interest rate swap agreements require terms setting, including fixed rates and contract dates, and are traded over the counter. Almost all cases, the floating rate is tied to a reference rate. fixed interest rate.

Financial Institution

Peak Frameworks

MAY 24, 2023

Derivatives are financial instruments that derive their value from underlying assets (such as stocks, bonds, commodities, currencies, interest rates, and market indexes). For example, an option is a derivative that derives its value from a stock.

Private Equity

The TRADE

JULY 6, 2023

The buy-side are “aware and worried” as the US shift to T+1 looms closer and the testing phase begins globally, a panel held by the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has said. Other difficulties also arise from having to recall stocks in a much shorter timeframe.

Funds

Peak Frameworks

JULY 20, 2023

When it comes to executing trades, investors have a range of options. A stop-limit order combines the features of a stop order and a limit order, providing investors with greater control over their trades. Finally, the order quantity represents the number of shares or contracts involved in the trade.

Investors

The TRADE

JULY 25, 2023

Though not imposing a fine, FINMA also found that Credit Suisse “seriously and systematically violated financial market law in the context of its business relationship with the Archegos family office,” with the regulator issuing an order for corrective measures to UBS, following its recent acquisition of the banking group.

Risk Management