The strain on exchanges amid extreme volatility underlines the extent to which the market is dominated by electronic trading Originally posted here: Volume of deal messages tests exchanges

European antitrust authorities raise ‘significant concerns’ over the proposed merger’s dominance in derivatives trading Go here to see the original: D Börse and NYSE Euronext tie-up faces probe

Magnus Böcker, chief executive, says the exchange’s priority is to grow by improving its services and products, following rumours of a bid for the LSE View post: SGX targets organic growth after failed bid

The Financial Services Authority’s move means investors will gain greater choice over where their trades are completed The rest is here: UK watchdog approves clearing scheme

Deal worth up to £17.6m launches the UK trading technology group firmly into US equity and options markets View original here: Patsystems pushes into US with Mixit

Hirander Misra has resigned as chief executive of the US-based trading technology company he helped to establish More: Misra quits Algo Technologies

The frozen pork-bellies futures contract, a staple of Chicago’s commodity markets for a half century, was unceremoniously killed after traders abandoned it Originally posted here: No future for Chicago pork belly contracts

German bourse shareholders vote in favour of tie-up plan, ensuring the proposed deal has cleared one of its biggest hurdles The rest is here: D Börse investors back NYSE merger

It will only hurt the stock market Read the original here: Raising Taxes on the Super Wealthy Won't Hurt the Economy

Wealthy Heights is becoming one of Grand Rapids up-and-coming neighborhoods on the southeast side thanks to a string of new developments nearby and a little faith from individual home buyers. See original here: Wealthy Heights Getting Gradual Facelift