The unintended consequences of MiFID
03/04/2008
The news that BATS is opening in London can only be bad news for the London Stock Exchange as the post
MiFID new order begins to bite. However, with the number of new trading venues already hitting the market, is there going
to be enough business to go round to keep every venue afloat?.....
Is the LSE and the Deutsche Börse
Merger back on?
03/04/2008 13:33:44
The news that the Deutsche
Börse is moving Clearstream into a proposed new European consortium of clearing and settlement could be the trigger that reignites
the possibility of a merger/take over between the Deutsche Börse and the London Stock Exchange (LSE). You may remember that
this deal was first muted some years ago and was nearly co...
Is MiFID yesterday's news?
31/03/2008
12:57:50
For the
last two years there has been no end of so called experts announcing how MiFID would totally change the securities market
in Europe. Noticeably their message of gloom was modified as MiFID neared towards implementation
and no clouds had been spotted to fulfil the MiFID soothsayers, scaremongering and trying to panic the market. After MiFID
...
Sheep lead HBOS down
28/03/2008
10:45:45
According
to the FSA the recent HBOS share plunge was caused by traders depressing the share price and selling short with the opportunity
to buy back once the rumour becomes unfounded and the market realizes the real share price. This is serious market manipulation
and comes directly under the market abuse directive. Its worth looking at the record ...
