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Bloomberg Algo Shines Light into Dark Pools

– Bloomberg Tradebook is giving its buyside clients a flashlight they can use to peak inside dark pools and gauge how their orders are executing.

Commentary: Investors' Reversal of Fortune With Reverse Convertibles

– Reverse exchangeable notes, or "reverse convertibles," were popular investments prior to the recent market collapse. Investors bought nearly $7 billion of these securities in 2008. But when the equity markets crashed, so did the value of many reverse convertibles.

Traders On the Move

– Read about recent hires and promotions in the equities trading world as Wall Street pros make that move, right now.

ATSs Seek Alternative Businesses

– Liquidnet and Pipeline started diversifying into new business lines a few years back. And their latest product offerings point to the next stage in each firm's evolution.

Traders On the Move

– Read about recent hires and promotions in the equities trading world as Wall Street pros make that move, right now.

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Cover Story: Not So Fast!

– Jim Angel called the flash crash. In an April 30 letter, the Georgetown University professor and market structure expert told the SEC that "with so much activity driven by automated computer systems, there is a risk that something will go extremely wrong at high speed." Six days later he was proven correct.

Broker Focus: Bigger is Better for Citi

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Inside Trading

Knight Seeks Retail Options Flow

– Knight Capital Group, in the process of expanding its options market-making activities, will start soliciting retail orders this quarter.

Deutsche Bank Shakes up Algos

RBC's Electronic Trading Group Grows Head Count With An HFT Flair

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People

Giesea to Step Down from STA

– After 10 years at the helm, John Giesea announced he will retire from his position as president and chief executive of the Security Traders Association.

People On the Move

People On The Move

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Rules and Regs

Industry Ponders Limit Up/Down After Flash Crash

– Halt trades or band prices? That's the debate taking shape in the aftermath of the May 6 "flash crash" and the swift imposition of circuit breakers by the exchanges on June 11.

Stub Quotes Under Fire

Erroneous Trades Plan

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Options

Philly Options Changes Its Stripes

– Nasdaq OMX PHLX is experimenting with maker-taker pricing. As of Jan. 4, the options exchange began paying specialists to quote SPY options if their quotes result in trades. It also started charging exchange customers who hit or take those quotes.

FINRA To Examine Options Desks

Brokers Buy into NYSE Amex Options

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Tech Notes

Essex Radez Readies Order Book Service

– Essex Radez, a Chicago-based broker-dealer and trading technology provider, is about to launch its consolidated order book service, Normalized Multicast Feed.

CBOE Unveils New Front End

FlexTrade Jumps Cross-Currency

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Buyside Snapshot

Trading's Ins and Outs

– When hedge fund manager Dan Zanger looks to build a position, he likes his trader to pick at the quote to see how the market reacts. Based on the impact, he'll adjust block sizes--and the rate at which the blocks are handled--to fill the order

CIO Harris Embraces Trading

A Place in Trading History

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