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Potential Legal Challenge May Kick Europe’s FTT Into Touch

We are highly alarmed that so little attention has been given to the potential impact of an FTT on non-participating member...

03.28.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Most market participants in Europe want to see general agreement on the directive before Ireland’s six-month presidency of...

03.28.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Brussels Takes Lead On European Trading Tape Plans After Industry-Led Solution Falters

Ambitious plans to establish a commercially-led solution to a post-trade consolidated tape of record across Europe fell by...

03.27.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Europe’s T2S Settlement Project Faces Yet More Delays

It appears that the already much-delayed new settlement system for large parts of the European Union, which is set to go...

03.27.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Europe’s Market Users Warn Politicians to Stop Meddling With Rules

Market practitioners in Europe are concerned that attempts to politicize the rule-making process could end in a slew of...

03.26.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Thomson Reuters Hopes Revamps to Trading Platform Will Make it Truly Eikon-ic

Thomson Reuters’ significant investment into its high-profile desktop platform is beginning to pay off.

03.26.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Going With the Flow as Liquidity Picks Up in Europe

The elusive search for liquidity in Europe continues for buy-side traders.

03.25.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Europe’s Buy Side Fearful of ‘Scary’ AIFMD

Some non-alternative asset managers are also fearful of the impending threat of the AIFMD—even though it is not strictly...

03.25.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

Global Regulators Assess Market Structure

As international regulators zero in on changes in market structure, markets such as options and FX are experiencing much of...

03.24.2013 By Terry Flanagan | Terry Flanagan is Managing Director at Markets Media Group, where he oversees the Markets Media, Traders Magazine, and GlobalTrading platforms. A former Bloomberg reporter and editor, as well as a financial research analyst, his primary goal is to make MMG content as high-quality and engaging as possible. Terry earned the Chartered Financial Analyst designation in 2001. In his free time, Terry likes to handicap horse races, host podcasts, and rewatch 1980s movies.

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