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Dark pools hit new trading high

Anonymous trading venues drew criticism this week from former NYSE chief executive John Thain

The percentage of European equities traded on dark pools – which this week came under criticism from former NYSE chief executive John Thain – hit new highs in August.

Around 10.5% of trades in European equities happened on off-exchange venues during August, according to figures from Thomson Reuters.

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