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Europe and U.S. Poles Apart Over New Derivatives Rules

As the U.S. and Europe begin to enact sweeping reforms to better regulate the previously opaque over-the-counter derivatives...

10.16.2012 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.

Retail Investors Fearful of Evaporation of Liquidity From MiFID II

Market participants in the retail space are genuinely concerned that the European Union’s seeming mission to slow down...

10.16.2012 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.

Race to Zero Latency May Have Run its Course

10.16.2012 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.

The CFTC’s Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight (DSIO) issued several no-action letters that extend until...

10.16.2012 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.

Canada Keeps Pace with OTC Derivatives Commitments

Canada is on track to meeting its G20 commitment to have derivatives reforms in place by the end of 2012, with a flurry of...

10.15.2012 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.

Implications of MiFID II for the Buy Side

10.12.2012 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.

Financial Transaction Tax Will Harm Europe’s Markets, Warns New Report

10.12.2012 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.

MiFID II Aims to Slow HFT With Increase in Minimum Tick Sizes

10.10.2012 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.

Derivatives Users Scramble As Dodd-Frank Deadlines Loom

10.10.2012 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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