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EDITOR'S LETTER
Tom Steinert-Threlkeld

Trading Through

The mispriced transactions totaled 442,600, from October 2008 through the start of this year. The amount owed customers for the mistakes was $420,360. Less than a buck a trade. On a 200-share trade, that equals less than 3 cents each.

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Debate on EMS/ OMS Merger

So far, there's no clear direction as to whether buyside trading desks should keep management and execution of their orders in two separate systems or unify them in a single one.

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SEC Eyes Order Type Development

The Securities and Exchange Commission has begun inspecting how the nation's stock exchanges develop, refine and approve new types of buy and sell orders, in the face of a great proliferation in order types.

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Livevol, a San Francisco-based vendor of equity options trading technology, has launched a new options trading system that includes a trade execution system, data and analytics tools and visual aids.

Paladyne Offers OMS Alone

Traders can now get Paladyne's order management system without having to purchase it as part of a larger, more expensive bundled trading solution.

Newport EMS Organizes Broker Algo Settings

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