Trading
Cboe challenges EU ‘misconception’ in options push
The US group started rolling out equity options in Europe in 18 months ago, and argues they aren’t as high-risk as some think
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Maven Securities operations chief exits
Richard Simpson departs high-frequency trader
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UBS quartet head to Clear Street after outsourced trading exit
US-based Clear Street hires executives whose jobs UBS put at risk
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JPMorgan trader’s firing over ‘spoofing’ was ‘procedurally unfair’, tribunal rules
The Wall Street bank failed to disclose important documents, according to an employment judge
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Index providers fight over $6.4bn business: ‘We want our fair share’
Investors are rushing to low-cost index trackers, making benchmarking the world’s assets a valuable business. Now challengers want a piece of the action
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TP ICAP boss secures £2m pay package boost despite proxy criticism
City broker hands bigger pay deal to long-serving CEO Nicolas Breteau
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Euronext posts record trading volumes amid tariff-driven volatility
Euronext posts revenue jump driven by ‘exceptional market volatility’
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TP ICAP puts data business listing under review amid market volatility
Inter-dealer broker set to push back Parameta float amid Trump trade uncertainty
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Blue Whale fund boosts LSEG stake as manager calls for group to explore US listing
Stephen Yiu tells FN spinning off the exchange from LSEG’s other businesses could help drive a higher valuation
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Nomura moves top trader to London in European equities push
Japanese bank looks to bolster its presence in European stocks
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Peel Hunt to lose majority stake in RetailBook platform after £4.5m funding
Augmentum Fintech buys into investment banking platform
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Ex-UBS outsourced trading head joins Liquidnet to lead multi-asset desk
Chris Blackburn joins institutional trading network in senior role
Argentex secures £20m credit to pay margin costs as shares restored to trading
FX broker beefs up credit after Trump’s tariffs lead to margin calls
Shawn Edwards: ‘At Bloomberg, the technologists are the rock stars’
The financial data giant’s chief technology officer is using AI to fight a problem of the firm’s own creation — the ever‑growing ‘fire hose of information’ coming through its flagship Terminal
TP ICAP shareholders urged to oppose CEO’s pay package
Potential £2m boost to Nicolas Breteau’s pay comes under fire from proxy adviser ISS
LSEG reviewing ‘a lot’ of M&A opportunities, chief says
David Schwimmer says ’more realistic value expectations’ could help deals
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Argentex sold to IFX Payments after Trump tariffs spark cash crisis
The currency trading firm’s CEO has left after a rollercoaster week
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Euronext boss says IPO market ‘frozen’ after Trump trade war impact
‘When there is a storm out there, you don’t take the boat out of the port,’ Stéphane Boujnah tells FN
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Trading Places: Point72, Caxton and T Rowe Price make hires
Find out who is on the move in the City and beyond this week
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Euronext launches US-style prospectus in bid to lure more IPOs
Chief executive says Europe ‘cannot wait anymore’ to reform capital markets
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