Alleged trading scandals and FIA report

The MTMS editors report on the FIA conference at Boca and on a growing series of block trading investigations.

In this podcast Dan Barnes speaks with Terry Flanagan about Robinhood's recent IPO and how the retail brokerage app fits in the market ecosystem. They also discuss U.S. Treasury trading and how it may take a crisis in the rates market to get lingering issues fixed. 

TP ICAP launches spot crypto platform as a vote of confidence in the future of digital assets, while electronic bond trading platforms see volumes rise 

Crypto continues to become more conventional as custodian banks set up institutional services to help regulated firms engage with digital assets.

Is Europe leading the race for exchange traded products? We discuss the potential for the US to catch up on crypto products and imminent changes to buy-side internal crossing rules.

USA is winning derivatives business from the UK - to the tune of trillions of dollars – putting London on a par with bitcoin investors; sad news that Bill Lupian, former CEO of Instinet has passed away, we look back at the impact he had on modern markets.

Shanny Basar recounts the soothing sound of a congressional hearing into retail trading and payment for order flow.

Terry Flanagan, Markets Media Editor, speaks with Dan Barnes, Editorial Director of Markets Media, about the recently announced 2021 Markets Choice Awards. 

In this podcast we discuss the UK’s overtures to the US in getting access to securities and derivatives trading; the European Central Bank’s blockchain cynicism and Greenwich Associates report on merging buy-side technologies.

Dan Barnes, Editorial Director, Markets Media Europe and Shanny Basar, Senior Writer at Markets Media discuss  discuss the latest shareholder letter from Jamie Dimon, chairman and chief executive of JP Morgan, in which he described the potential competition from technology firms.