--- title: ITG to Launch POSIT Auction in EMEA description: Agency broker says MiFID II ups the ante on sourcing high-quality liquidity. image: https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/liquidity2-May-12-2022-09-33-36-51-AM.jpg --- ![websites-group](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/new-MMG-01.svg) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-new-marketsmedia-logo.svg)](https://www.marketsmedia.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-traders-redlogo.svg)](https://www.tradersmagazine.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-bestexe-logo.svg)](https://www.bestexecution.net/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-menu-fidesk-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) [![](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/hubfs/raw_assets/public/MarketsMedia_August2021/images/dropdown-fixglobal-new-logo.svg)](https://www.fixglobal.com/) - [*Facebook*](https://www.facebook.com/MarketsMedia/) - [*Twitter*](https://twitter.com/marketsmedia) - [*Linkedin*](https://www.linkedin.com/company/markets-media-llc) - [Newsletter](https://articles.marketsmedia.com/itg-launch-posit-auction-emea#popup-newsletter) #### Want the latest news on securities markets -- FREE? 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As a lit book, POSIT Auction is designed to offer a low-impact approach to finding liquidity. POSIT Auction will operate with controls to help traders protect themselves during price discovery, including price collars, limit and peg order types. Pre-trade transparency will be limited to indicative price and volume.  Auction periods will commence as soon as a matching opportunity is found, and will initially be set to run for a fixed call period of 50 milliseconds plus a random call period of up to 50 milliseconds before the uncross/auction completion. “With the MiFID II trading caps taking effect in January, there is an intense focus on sourcing high-quality liquidity” said Duncan Higgins, Head of Electronic Products for ITG in EMEA. “POSIT Auction is designed to provide valuable trading opportunities in circumstances where liquidity is reduced due to the dark trading caps. It will work as an integral part of our POSIT MTF, in addition to our POSIT Alert block crossing network.” Subject to successful regulatory approval, POSIT Auction is expected to launch in the fourth quarter of 2017. It will be available for the same universe of stocks traded in the POSIT dark segment. It will also operate a post-close trading session. For more information on ITG’s full range of global electronic brokerage capabilities, please contact [info@itg.com](https://www.globenewswire.com/Tracker?data=hitS9fGnufB7QsiMGGIZv93Ro1pmH_j9IkoRseVXJ_kd5DRGczK3zwcocL5gSzaqIXGzSWwVItswCgjscAM3pw==) or call ITG’s London electronic trading desk at +44 207 670 4066 or New York trading desk at +1 212 444 6100. **About ITG** ITG is a global financial technology company that helps leading brokers and asset managers improve returns for investors around the world. 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