With the requirement for MTFs and OTFs to have objective participation criteria, MiFID II aims to dismantle existing barriers and increase competition and pre-trade transparency for all market participants. It is worth remembering, however, that despite similar objective participation criteria requirements in the US, additional guidance from regulators was required in order to address certain discriminatory practices.
CONTINUE READINGOn 29 January, FIA EPTA submitted a response on behalf of its 27 members to the European Commission’s call for evidence on the EU regulatory framework for financial services.
CONTINUE READINGFIA EPTA's Acting Chairman, Mark Spanbroek, presents a John Lothian MarketsWiki Education series on 'Financial Markets 2.0'.
CONTINUE READINGIt is sometimes said that high frequency traders aren’t really providing liquidity to the market because they cancel orders more frequently than other market participants. A new research paper shows that this really isn’t true.
CONTINUE READINGThe FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) represents 27 regulated firms in Europe that trade in financial instruments using their own capital.
CONTINUE READINGThe European Principal Traders Association today announced that Johannah Ladd, the association’s Secretary General, has informed the FIA EPTA executive committee that she will leave her position on 1 January to explore other interests.
CONTINUE READINGThis is the question asked by Evangelos Benos, from the Bank of England’s Financial Markets Infrastructure Division, on the Bank’s staff blog (Bank Underground). As well as providing a useful summary of the evolution of HFT, the main focus of the blog is a discussion of the overall impact of HFT on market quality. His conclusion? That while there are “some aspects of HFT activity that are still contentious… the inescapable conclusion that so far emerges is that HFT has mostly had a positive impact on market functioning.”
CONTINUE READINGA preliminary research report by three professors at the Toulouse School of Economics[1] has raised concerns over the impact impending regulations could have on market liquidity.
CONTINUE READINGA preliminary research report by three professors at the Toulouse School of Economics[1] has raised concerns over the impact impending regulations could have on market liquidity.
CONTINUE READINGWe're sad to say that Remco Lenterman is stepping down from his role as Chairman of FIA EPTA following his departure from IMC.
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