As the year draws to a close we have been asked by clients to look and highlight 2018 trends since the introduction of MiFID II. We thought we might make this a festive exercise on the 12 days leading up to the holidays. As a result, you will receive a link to a different 2018 big-xyt observation each day. With the countdown to the holidays underway, here’s our festive first (of twelve) post MiFID II, pre Brexit reviews of European Equity Markets. We hope you enjoy them. Day 1 of 12: How has European Equity Liquidity fragmented when faced with new trading mechanisms over the last 2.5 years? Some observations: Lit Market Share has seen continuous declines. Dark trading was impacted by DVCs.
When navigating through the complexities of European equity liquidity, one could be forgiven for wondering whether, for many market participants, the changes in regulation brought about since January 2018 through MiFID II have been a help or a hindrance. MiFID II was designed to introduce more transparency. But have aspects of it made the markets more opaque? One example is around the proliferation of Systematic Internalisers (SIs). Although this category of market participant was actually introduced under MiFID I, it has only really seen greater adoption since MiFID II outlawed Broker Crossing Networks (BCNs) and in so doing blocked the systematic matching of client to client orders. The SI regime created an alternative way for investment banks to match proprietary
London, Frankfurt, 15 November 2018 big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities is pleased to announce further client driven enhancements to its Liquidity Cockpit. With the introduction of a dedicated dashboard for analysing SI volumes, eligible users have the option to view and compare the reported SI volumes filtered by adjusted conditions, analysed by time, by region or by symbol. This new dynamic visualisation leverages the recent release extending the adjustment of SI volumes and the range of enquiry options and filters available. Users are now able to better understand the component parts of total SI flow reported. Furthermore, this additional value added functionality introduces comparisons to other market activity such as Large In Scale (LIS) trades and the impact of Double Volume Caps on liquidity dispersion over time.
The introduction of the double volume cap (DVC) mechanism as part of MiFIR has heralded a new era in European equity trading, limiting for the first time the universe of securities that can be traded on dark pools. Nearly eight months on from the first DVC suspensions, we can begin to assess how the new regime is working and how the market is adapting. When it first kicked off the DVC framework in March 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) acknowledged that data quality and completeness issues had delayed implementation by two months, but since then it has kept its public register regularly updated to give market participants full transparency on instrument suspensions.
London, Frankfurt, 25th September 2018. big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities is pleased to announce the launch of the ETF Liquidity Cockpit introducing liquidity metrics for ETFs with new navigation tools enriched with reference data from Ultumus, the specialist distributor of ETF composition data. The new ETF Liquidity Cockpit maintains the flexible access offered with existing Equity dashboards and includes key metrics for market share and market quality. The ETF Liquidity Cockpit further integrates reference data sourced from Ultumus to enable additional data aggregations.
Press Release Understanding liquidity shifts triggered by double volume caps London, Frankfurt, 20th September 2018. big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, is delighted to
Enormous volumes of data might be the lifeblood of quantitative analytics, but for the typical trader, dealing with data in any asset class can be complex, costly and daunting. With the explosion of data in recent years and the continuing appearance of new data sources, the challenge for practitioners is growing all the time and they need the power to identify and extract the data that is most relevant to them. Attempting to isolate data using standard spreadsheets is much like using a bucket and spade to find a grain of sand on a beach – it simply can’t be done. Traders need to understand how data has been sourced and they must be able to curate and store large volumes of data in an accessible and manageable format so that they can
The rise of quantitative analysis is mirrored by a rise in demand for its fuel – data. With one feeding the other, investment firms and banks are increasingly reliant upon products and services that can be tested and proven in a way that for many markets was impossible ten years ago. As a result, the use of outsourced tick data provision is becoming prevalent in order to support that rapid growth. Tick data – capture of the price, time and volume for every order and execution across the instruments on a given trading venue – can provide enormous value for exchanges, broker-dealers and asset managers in this context. Ten years ago, it was seen as the preserve of firms building execution algorithms. Now that demand reaches across an enterprise. From compliance to business growth, tick data sits behind many key decisions.
Societe Generale selects big xyt’s Liquidity Cockpit for enhanced equities trading activity analysis
London, Frankfurt, Paris, 25th April 2018. big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, is pleased to announce the addition of Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking (SG CIB) as a client of its Liquidity Cockpit, providing a consolidated view across all European trading venue activity with on-exchange and off-exchange liquidity including over-the-counter (OTC) equities and Systematic Internaliser (SI) transactions. Over the past 10 years the trading community has had to respond to a range of new regulations, changing market structures and trading patterns including more block trading activity, new initiatives launched by exchanges such as periodic auctions, and SIs. For the trading community it is key to understand the impact of all these changes on the liquidity landscape.
London, Frankfurt, Paris, 24th April 2018. big xyt, the independent provider of high-volume, smart data and analytics capabilities, is delighted to announce the arrival of Mark Montgomery in a key role supporting Strategy and Business Development. In this newly created role, Mark will focus on ensuring alignment of the business strategy with client needs and expanding the big xyt presence in London. Mark will extend the Executive team and will work closely with Robin Mess, CEO. Having previously worked at Barclays Capital as Director of Electronic Trading Sales and Alliance Bernstein where he was responsible for establishing a European portfolio and electronic trading desk, Mark brings significant experience of the trading community’s challenges and expertise in delivering solutions.
