Thursday, January 29, 2026
More
    More
      Learn from the past.
      Prepare for the future.

      Brought to you by Instinet.

      Trade. Better.

      FLASH FRIDAY: US Brokerage Consolidation to Continue

      Broker-dealer M&A has become more prominent in recent years.

      FLASH FRIDAY: Foreign Wars Roil Stock Markets, Then and Now

      Swap out Greece-Ottoman Empire for Iran-Israel, and history repeats itself 127 years later.

      FLASH FRIDAY: The Matrix is Everywhere

      Was Agent Smith correct in saying you should never send a human to do a machine's job?

      FLASH FRIDAY: The Last Mile (Settlement Day) is the Hardest

      Compacting to T+1 will afford market participants a bare minimum of wiggle room. 

      FLASH FRIDAY: Sci-Fi Author Dabbles in Futures Markets

      Leo Melamed has managed to squeeze in a markets career in between penning interplanetary thrillers.

      FLASH FRIDAY: Meet Christine Lee, STA WIF Vice Chair

      The journey toward gender parity is far from complete, said new STA WIF Vice Chair.

      FLASH FRIDAY: On International Womens’ Day, a Status Report

      Women have made great strides in the finance and fintech industries, but recent progress has been slow.

      FLASH FRIDAY: When Buy-Side Traders’ Stature Was Novel

      A look back at a 2004 article that chronicled the technology-driven ascent of the role.  

      FLASH FRIDAY: Broker-Dealers Hit With Off-Channel Comms Fines

      We look into recent charges by the SEC for widespread recordkeeping failures and what firms need to do in order to remain compliant.

      FLASH FRIDAY: A Prediction That Didn’t ‘Pan’ Out 

      A look back at a 2002 Traders article that portended the world’s first super-exchange.

       

      MOST READ