Raymond James Financial has launched a new algorithmic trading platform, dubbed Raymond James Electronic Trading (RJET), that targets more than 1,000 institutional clients, including buy-side firms, hedge funds, and long only funds, officials say. “Equity trading continues to shift toward electronic channels, especially in the wake of unbundling among some of the largest asset managers… Read More >>
Northern Trust via CDCC Directly Clears Canadian Derivatives
Northern Trust to Take Part in Expanded CDCC Program Northern Trust Canada officials have announced that they launched a direct clearing of cash and repurchase agreement (repo) trades for fixed income securities through an expansion of the clearing model of the Canadian Derivatives Clearing Corp. (CDCC), officials say. In addition, Northern Trust reports that it… Read More >>