A-Team Group, specialists in publishing, research and events in financial information technology, and Fidessa, the award winning supplier of trading and connectivity solutions to the buy-side and sell-side, announce the latest release in a series of directories focusing on alternative liquidity venues. The 62-page Alternative Trading Systems Directory offers a unique insight into the current state of play in the global execution venue landscape. Regulatory change and emerging opportunities globally have given rise to the emergence of a bewildering array of trading platforms and venues that offer compelling alternatives to traditional exchanges.
The A-Team Alternative Trading Systems Directory gives perspective to today’s confusing global trading platform landscape, with descriptive information for a comprehensive list of alternative venues. Electronic trading platforms offering alternative liquidity venues from the world’s primary exchanges have expanded significantly in just the past year. This has been particularly true in Europe, where the EU’s Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) has spawned a host of Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs) and encouraged the proliferation of both independent and broker-sponsored dark liquidity venues, or dark pools. In short, the ATS landscape has become more complex than ever. The Alternative Trading Systems Directory sheds light on the activities of ATSs worldwide and helps clear up the confusion.
“We’ve designed the Alternative Trading Systems Directory as a handy “road map” and guidebook to assist readers in navigating global execution venues, says Angela Wilbraham, A -Team Group CEO. We trust it will provide a balanced and comprehensive overview of the rapidly changing marketplace. A-Team is indebted to our sponsor, Fidessa, whose support has been critical in developing the ATS Directory.”
This premier edition focuses on alternative trading venues for listed securities: equities, futures and options, and their associated, listed financial instruments. Future editions of the directory will expand to include ATSs for over the counter securities and foreign exchange and related markets.
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