A big xyt thank you and Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all! We hope you’ve enjoyed the sixth edition of our 12 Days of Trading campaign.
'Tis the season to unwrap the mysteries of European ETF liquidity with a sprinkle of festive humour! Move over, sugarplums - let's talk about spreads and get into the holiday ETF spirit.
While tracking a recent delivery on the Amazon app, I couldn’t help but notice that Santa was out on the sleigh very close to my street.
12 Days of Trading 2023 Day 9: ETFs unwrapped: Navigating the festive dance of trade sizes in Europe
Exploring the Christmas market of ETFs in Europe is like unwrapping presents - trade sizes above €1m do the tango on RFQ platforms (80%) and OTC (20%), while the smaller ones jingle all the way on exchanges.
Some of you may have followed a ‘marmite’ celebrity reality TV show during the last three weeks. What is of interest to some is what happens as contestants leave - how the camp dynamics change following a significant departure.
Perhaps there ought to be a Sanity Clause to prevent envious kids turning litigious when they think they got a smaller pressie than other family members.
Unaddressable letters to Santa may not find their rightful destination. Fortunately, with a flying sleigh, few destinations are inaccessible. Especially using Santa-Nav.
The presents have been unwrapped, the Bellini glasses have been drained, the kids have gone back to their rooms and the out-laws are about to arrive. After a relentless pre-Christmas week at work, it’s hard to concentrate on the tasks at hand.
'Tis the season to be jolly, especially in the ever-evolving world of European ETFs! Did you know that more than 50% of the holiday cheer - we mean, trading volume - is now groovin' through RFQ platforms?
About this time of year, the old family argument kicks off over which colour lights to put on the Christmas tree. At big xyt we believe that pink and purple is the answer.
