Trading
XTX Markets hits record £1.3bn profit as market swings boost high-speed trader
Algorithmic trader cements position as one of UK’s most profitable private firms
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Traders slammed as Trump’s tariffs send volumes soaring: ‘Crazy busy’
Financial markets reel as countries hit back at sweeping US tariffs
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London Stock Exchange meets with City executives amid pressure to sell AIM
LSEG meets with would-be buyers, but is still not interested in a sale
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Revolut wants to become the ‘world’s leading market maker’ in challenge to Wall Street
‘What was once the little fintech FX app is now coming for the heart of the City’
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Bloomberg tech chief says AI could streamline 80% of analyst workload
AI could boost productivity tenfold in some areas, Shawn Edwards tells FN
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Deutsche Börse’s Eurex merges business units in restructuring
Europe’s largest derivatives exchange looks to simplify operations
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For the UK to succeed in the 21st century, we must adapt to global markets
The UK’s public markets remain a vital engine for economic growth
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Marex proposes $10.4m package for CEO after New York IPO
London-based firm chose US over its home market for public debut last year
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London Stock Exchange taps ex-Barclays equities boss for board role
Todd Sandoz brings three decades of experience across banks and hedge funds
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Ex-Standard Chartered senior credit trader rejoins KNG Securities
Tyron Eng returns to the emerging markets investment bank
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Want to list in the US? Bankers will cost you double, London Stock Exchange says
LSE steps up efforts to encourage more UK floats
Nomura’s former FX boss Connors joins JB Drax as head of business development
The Japanese bank has seen several top macro traders exit in recent months
There are 1,457 high-speed algo traders— but just 99 are women. It could get worse
Firms are piling into algorithmic trading, but female representation has stalled
EU follows UK in plans for private company share trading
Private trading among a raft of measures designed to boost EU markets
Elliott denied LME nickel crisis appeal at Supreme Court
Hedge fund had sought $456m in damages over 2022 debacle
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US firm to buy Guernsey stock exchange for £70m
The International Stock Exchange is Europe’s latest bourse to go up for sale
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City broker Winterflood suffers further losses in blow to Close Brothers
Caught up in motor finance saga, Winterflood’s parent company Close Brothers is facing further pressure
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SIX set to cut 150 jobs in bid to boost margins
Swiss exchange operator eyes more than $136m in cost savings
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TP ICAP eyes New York listing for data business in second quarter
FTSE 250 firm has said the US would offer better liquidity than London
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