Virtu
SEC trading proposal sparks Wall Street outcry
Agency considers requiring brokerages to route individual investors’ stock orders into auctions
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Wall Street trading boss: ‘We encourage Trump to keep tweeting’
High-frequency trader says market selloff sparked by presidential tweet led to a recovery in its fortunes
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High-speed traders Optiver and Virtu back EU trading venue
Dutch trading firm Optiver becomes an investor in German-owned trading venue after signing a liquidity deal last year
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New US exchange MEMX could come to Europe, backer hints
Virtu CEO tells conference: ‘The mandate of the MEMX Exchange is not limited to the United States’
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High-speed trader Virtu parts ways with Europe chief Scholtes
Virtu is awaiting completion of its $1bn acquisition of ITG
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High-speed trader Virtu to pay $1bn for broker ITG
Acquisition furthers the fast-trading firm's move into working for external institutional investors, as well as trading for itself
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Virtu CEO comes out swinging against critics
Douglas Cifu, chief executive of the $6.1bn electronic trading firm, slams regulators over Mifid II
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Virtu to take legal action after fake digital coin emerges
Leading electronic trading firm responds to false reports of a fundraising using a digital token called VirtCoin
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ICE eyes fixed income after buying BondPoint from Virtu
Atlanta-based company secures second acquisitive deal in 24 hours
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Virtu to close Swedish broker Neonet
The HFT has been closing unprofitable businesses in Europe ahead of new trading rules
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KCG Europe boss departs as takeover completes
Phil Allison, who became chief executive of KCG's European business in 2014, is in line for a parachute payment of $7m
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Virtu inks Mifid II trading pact with Nomura’s Instinet
New EU rules that will change the way shares are bought and sold away from exchanges are just six months away
Virtu investors to push for deals if KCG bid fails
Moody's believes the US market-maker's shareholders will ask for alternatives if no deal is struck
High-frequency traders feel the pressure of one-way markets
Virtu’s $1.3bn move on KCG highlights how a lack of volatility is forcing consolidation
High-speed trader Virtu backs ‘pro-growth’ Trump
Virtu struck a bullish tone on the new administration in Washington
