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  Defining the Curve
Fidessa US Sell-side Newsletter
Issue 12 // Fall 2016
 
 
 
 
Celebrating 20 Years of FinTech Innovation in the US!
Mark Ames Our milestone journey began in 1996 with the opening of Fidessa's first US office in New York City. Electronic trading was already beginning to transform the global financial marketplace and Fidessa arrived as a small, UK-based, trading systems software house, ready to expand and build on its success on the other side of the Atlantic. Since then, the past 20 years have proved to be a time of growth and transformation for Fidessa, as well as for the marketplace it serves


 
 
 
 
Thought Leadership
 
Embracing Transparency: How the SEC's Order Handling Rules Redefined Market Making
 
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Fidessa’s presence in the US, Fidessa has published a series of articles exploring some of the key industry and regulatory events that have occurred since we opened our New York office some two decades ago. SEC’s Order Handling Rules were designed to improve an antiquated trading model. The rules helped spur fragmentation, transaction cost analysis, and algorithmic trading. Jay Biancamano, Head of Equities Product Marketing Americas, explains how the structural and technological changes brought on by the rules still shape electronic trading today
 
 
 
Global Unbundling: Really!?
 
Steve Grob, Director of Group Strategy, explains to TABB Group that unbundling is the single biggest MiFID issue facing both the buy-side and sell-side. Grob discusses the status of MiFID II and unbundling, the practical and technical challenges to compliance, and how the new requirements are likely to drive global industry change.
 
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Product News
 
Tick Size Pilot Phase II Goes Live
 
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Events
 
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Compliance
A Tick too Far: How Decimalization Changed the Industry (and Why it's a Hot Topic Again)
One of the most significant events was the shift from fractional share prices to a decimalized quote system, a change mandated by the SEC. Jess Haberman, Compliance Officer, explains how the move to decimalization in the US permanently changed how equities were traded.

 
Industry News
Fifteen Years After Decimalization, ‘Tick Size’ Widening for Some Small-Company Stocks
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Fidessa In The News
Fidessa examines changing face of high and low touch execution
Fidessa has published a new paper that looks at the ways in which high and low touch trading are adapting to meet the realities of trading in capital markets today.

 
Interesting News
How Fantasy Football Will Sharpen Your Investing
 
 
 
 
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