Wednesday, August 13, 2025

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FLASH FRIDAY: Pete Cocuzza Grooves into Retirement

FLASH FRIDAY: Pete Cocuzza Grooves into Retirement

Long-time equity trading guy walks his grandson to school by day and riffs the Stones and Petty by night.

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Traders Feature

Trading Technologies Advances in India

TT Head of India Shridhar Sheth says the business is moving from a delivery center to a global capability center.

LATEST NEWS

FIX Publishes New Data Standards For European Trading

Market Model Typology 5.0 aims to ensure market data is clean and transparent.

What the White House Crypto Roadmap Means for Investment Banks

A new federal strategy pushes digital assets into the financial mainstream.

World Federation of Exchanges Calls for Global Tax Reform

Industry group says a modernized tax policy can encourage investment and support long-term savings.

TradeStation Integrates with MultiCharts for Brokerage Execution

Aim is to provide traders more flexibility to customize and automate strategies.

Human Edge in a Digital FX World: Paula Comings on Leadership, Innovation, and Client Impact

U.S. Bank’s Head of FX Sales explains why trust, adaptability, and human insight remain central to success.

Trading Technologies Partners with SIGMA AI

Aim is to provide AI-driven solutions through products that are faster, smarter, and easier to use.

UK, EU Set Roadmaps for T+1

Settlement cycle shortenings follow last year's "relatively smooth" move in the US market.

Buy-Side Traders Stick to Separate OMS and EMS

Specialized systems offer more control, flexibility, and customization compared with consolidated platforms.

SIFMA Statement on Retirement Plan Executive Order

Industry group supports policy changes that would expand access to private markets investments.

Commentary

When did Capital Markets Software Become Sexy?

When did Capital Markets Software Become Sexy?
Michael Kraines assesses the M&A outlook in a newly exciting industry.

ON THE MOVE

BUYSIDE

Retirement Plans “On Cusp” of Including Private Assets

Retirement Plans “On Cusp” of Including Private Assets
Apollo CEO Marc Rowan says traditional asset managers are going beyond just public equities.

The Modern CCO’s First 90 Days: Priorities, Pressures, and What Comes Next

The Modern CCO’s First 90 Days: Priorities, Pressures, and What Comes Next
By Jamie Hoyle, VP, Product, Mirrorweb

Expansion in the Private Secondaries Market Sparks Data Concerns

Expansion in the Private Secondaries Market Sparks Data Concerns
By Simon Tang, Head of US, Accelex

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Leads on Centralized Trading

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Leads on Centralized Trading
"Having a focused area – a center of excellence – is a large part of our narrative."

REGULATION

SEC Creates Artificial Intelligence Task Force

Aim is to enhance innovation and operational efficiency through the responsible use of AI.
Traders Feature

SEC Launches Project Crypto

SEC Chair outlined five-part strategy to modernize securities regulation.

Client Algorithms Create Compliance and Operational Complexity for Sell-Side Desks

The report reveals growing pressure on firms to standardise certification and streamline due diligence.

RETAIL REPORT

eToro Launches 24/5 Trading, Futures & Tokenized Stocks

The broker will expand its extended-hours trading offering to include 100 of the most popular US stocks and ETFs.

24-Hour Trading Gains Ground

The shift to continuous trading is underway, said Blue Ocean Technologies CEO.

Brokerage

Capitolis Announces Strategic Investments

Strategic funding round includes investments from Barclays, BNP Paribas, and J.P. Morgan.

StoneX Completes Acquisition of R.J. O’Brien

The company says the transaction makes it the largest non-bank Futures Commission Merchant in the U.S.

TNS Expands Global Market Data Access with Connectivity to Six Latin American Exchanges

Venues include the Mexican Stock Exchange, the Mexican Derivatives Exchange, and Argentina’s BYMA.

Technology Modernization in Focus

Dated legacy technology slows capital markets firms’ ability to innovate and respond to disruption.

Marex Hires Patterson McDonald for Prime Brokerage and Outsourced Trading Sales

McDonald joins from Jefferies, where he was senior vice president for the last five years.

Digital Assets

Chainlink Offers Data Streams for U.S. Equities and ETFs

Dvelopers can access real-time, context-aware data for U.S. equities and ETFs directly onchain.

Webull Corporation to Consolidate Crypto Entities

The move reflects a broader push to unify digital and traditional assets on a single platform.
Traders Feature

Kraken Debuts Regulated Crypto Derivatives Platform

The platform combines futures, spot, and tokenized assets in one interface.
Traders Feature

Can Tokenized U.S. Stocks Threaten Traditional Exchanges?

Retail broker's proposed blockchain structure draws both praise and skepticism.

Nasdaq and QCP Set New Standard of Capital Efficiency by Connecting Canton Network to Nasdaq Calypso

The companies are seeking to mature and scale the next generation of digital asset infrastructure.

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