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Expect Widespread "Pinging" in Dark Pools with SEC's IOI Proposal

A Securities and Exchange Commission proposal intended to limit brokers' off-board trading is unlikely to drive more orders to the public markets, industry officials contend.

Bid for New Customers Behind ConvergEx's Buying Spree

The close on Monday of ConvergEx's purchase of NYFIX U.S. Transaction Services highlights a flurry of acquisitions for the agency brokerage and technology firm.

SEC's Plan for Real-Time Dark Pool Attribution Spooks Industry

Sellside and buyside firms are worried that the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed plan for dark pool reporting could hurt institutional investors by enabling others to game their flow. The SEC last month proposed that each dark pool identify its prints in real time.

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Trading the Manager

In late 2008, Ben Sylvester stumbled upon an idea that would change the way many investment decisions are put to work at JPMorgan Asset Management.

Cover Sidebar: The CCA Threat

The growth of electronic trading and client-commission arrangements poses a strategic challenge to mid-tier and regional firms.

TCA Providers Respond to Greenwich Survey

Investment Technology Group and Abel/Noser Corp. both acknowledge concerns by buyside firms about the practicality of transaction cost analysis. The firms told Traders Magazine that a recent Greenwich Associates survey was fair in the questions it raised about how buyside firms use TCA reports and analytics.

Taking TCA's Temperature

Despite widespread usage, the buyside has mixed feelings about transaction-cost analysis and its effectiveness.

Vhayu's Next TCA Step

Vhayu Technologies is incorporating real-time transaction-cost analysis (TCA) into its Velocity tick data engine.

Vhayu's John Coulter Discusses ...

John Coulter is vice president in charge of corporate strategy at Vhayu Technologies. The vendor recently added real-time transaction-cost analysis to its Velocity tick database.

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