Recently added articles from Traders:
Spreading Their Wings; Regional Brokers Expand Services Beyond the Traditional.(Cover Story)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: James Ramage In the past five years, Milwaukee-based investment bank and brokerage Robert W. Baird & Co. has almost doubled the size of its research division, expanded sales and trading into New York and London and completely rebuilt its trading room. In late September, ...
DARK POOLS: SEC Scrutinizing Actionable IOIs.(Rules & Regs)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Peter Chapman The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a close look at the order messages sent out by dark pools to other trading systems. As part of an overall review of dark pools, the industry's top regulator will examine whether to reclassify these ...
MARKET REVIEW: SEC Plans Concept Release.(Rules & Regs)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nina Mehta The Securities and Exchange Commission plans to issue a concept release this fall to explore recent developments in the marketplace against the backdrop of an increasingly technology-dominated trading environment. The concept release is expected to ...
BLOCKS:: Brokers Warned About Phony IOIs.(Rules & Regs)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Nina Mehta The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority warned broker-dealers not to misrepresent so-called natural indications of interest they send out to institutions. Jon Kroeper, senior vice president at FINRA, said at the Investment Company Institute's ...
OPTIONS: SEC OKs Penny Pilot Expansion.(Rules & Regs)
Nov 01, 2009 ... Byline: Peter Chapman The Securities and Exchange Commission approved NYSE Arca's proposal to expand the so-called "penny pilot" whereby options trade in penny increments. The decision means that, within a year, industrywide, 300 more options will trade in pennies ....