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Regulatory and market forces are mandating improvements to post-trade processes such as conformation and settlement.

05.20.2013 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.

Financial Advisors Seek Options to Buffer Risks

In a calmer, bygone era, the U.S. stock market’s move to unprecedented highs would have led to a mentality of buying stock –...

05.17.2013 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.

The HFT ratio, or the percentage of orders sent from co-location facilities to total orders, of the Tokyo Stock Exchange has...

05.16.2013 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.

Buyers and sellers of company bonds are readily finding other sides for their trades, but macro tailwinds can turn into...

05.16.2013 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.

As the U.S. bond market moves toward electronification, new screen-based platforms are springing up to handle the expected...

05.15.2013 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.

Odd Lot Fills – What do they tell you about your trading?

Odd lot trades, once the staple of retail traders, are now more likely to come from high-frequency traders, with...

05.15.2013 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.

Changes in equity market structure created by regulations and technology have resulted in tighter bid/ask spreads and...

05.14.2013 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.

CME Europe Nears Regulatory Approval

05.14.2013 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.

Trading Performance: Skill versus Luck

05.13.2013 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.

FIX Issues Post-Trade Recommendations

FIX Issues Post-Trade Recommendations

Financial Advisors Seek Options to Buffer Risks

HFT Comes to Japan

Credit Liquidity Parsed

MTS Moving to U.S. Bond Market

Odd Lot Fills – What do they tell you about your trading?

Market Structure Changes Assessed

CME Europe Nears Regulatory Approval

Trading Performance: Skill versus Luck

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