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Commissions Down And Remain Under Pressure

The Street saw a 13 percent drop in equity commissions last year, according to a Greenwich Associates study of buyside traders released yesterday.

Greenwich TCA Study Shows a Divided Buyside

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

ITG's Domowitz Talks TCA

In this Q&A, Ian Domowitz discusses some of his latest research, as well as current issues that traders and portfolio managers face regarding trading costs.

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Pipeline Scans for Blocks

Pipeline Trading Systems is scouring the cash equities markets, both displayed and dark, as well as the options markets, in an attempt to assemble blocks for its buyside clients.

Out of the Dark

If implemented, a trade-at rule could result in a much higher number of orders sent to public markets than today.

LeveL to Raise Profile With Brokers

The quest at LeveL ATS, the fifth-largest dark pool, is simple: Hook up more clients to achieve its goal for bigger prints.

Rockin' Around in NYC

The New York Stock Exchange floor was rocking. It was a party. Besides the live music blaring, trading types were enjoying-as you might expect-food, drink and conversation. The host was BIDS Trading, and things are beginning to heat up for the dark pool. BIDS is the crossing network owned by roughly a dozen big brokers. Last month it broke two previous records for trading volume. The cause for celebration on the NYSE floor was the launch of BIDS Trader, its new buyside interface.

BIDS Sees Bump in Trading Volume

BIDS Trading's precipitous rise in volume is due to a number of factors and no single initiative, according to the firm.

Word For Word

Marie Konstance, an electronic trading sales executive at Nomura Securities International, recently offered her views on misconceptions the buyside has about dark pools. In her piece from tradersmagazine.com, Konstance addressed a number of myths surrounding dark pools. Here are some excerpts.

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