On average, budgets for American and European buy-side trading desks rose by four percent in 2019, and it appears that much of that increase went to spending on technology rather than for hiring staff, according to a recent report from Greenwich Associates, a market research firm. In fact, the research firm found that “headcounts among… Read More >>
Orc Adjusts Wares for MiFID II and MiFIR
Stockholm-based Orc, a specialist in electronic trading technology for listed derivatives, reports that it will offer an “expanded trading solution and expert services offering to address new requirements arising from updated European market regulation.” Specifically, the new regulations include the revised markets in financial instruments directive (MiFID II) and the new MiFIR regulation that will… Read More >>
