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Pragma to Launch Crossing Network for Benchmark Traders
...trader whose performance is tied to a benchmark, Rivelli said. Passive investors like index funds and unit investment trusts should find the closing cross attractive, he said. But even long-only...
High-Frequency Trading Hits a Wall
...operations at NYSE Arca, told attendees at a recent industry conference. “But those types of accounts struggle when the VIX is where it is.” The VIX, an index measuring market...
People On The Move
...and strategy for equities trading. Knight, a former quantitative index fund manager at OMERS, reports to Robert Fotheringham, senior vice president of trading at TSX Markets. Susquehanna Financial Group added...
Cover Story: Weathering the Storm
...Europe, an MTF owned by Nomura’s Instinet unit, which had 9 percent of the top 30 Swedish stocks at the end of November, according to the Fidessa Fragmentation Index. Other...
Commentary: Rest in Peace
...avoid equities, index futures would immediately reclaim the ground they’ve lost in the past decade to ETFs, which would be decimated, and single-stock futures would return to traders’ conversations after...
2009 Review: Volume Up, but Institutions Sidelined
...day on average trading through May. Volatility, as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index–or VIX–was also still high, registering in the 40s. The markets are generally considered...
“Leery” Investors Trade Less in November
...Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index–or VIX–volatility averaged roughly 24.3 in November through Thanksgiving. Volatility was relatively unchanged from October, and retreated from a burst on Oct. 30, when the...
Volume Up, but Institutions Sidelined
...as measured by the Chicago Board Options Exchange’s Volatility Index–or VIX–was also still high, registering in the 40s. The markets are generally considered volatile when the VIX tops a measurement...
Commentary: Latest Adventures in Derivatives Reform
...on stocks and bonds. The border dispute emerged over futures on the S&P 500 Index. The CFTC viewed its jurisdiction as encompassing futures of all sorts, including futures on financial...
Bernstein’s New Frontiers
...index trading. The business started roughly 18 months ago with a two-person desk. In August, it hired five senior-level pros, Wright said. "It was a very sensible way to grow...
