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.
At this indulgent time of the year we’re all hungry (and thirsty) for market structure knowledge as well as a festive tipple. So here’s our guide to merry market mechanisms.
Here at big xyt, we believe that Christmas is about both the liquid and the illiquid. A mulled wine is nothing without a mince pie, the turkey needs its gravy, and of course the Christmas pudding won’t flame without a drop of brandy.
Lit Continuous market share draining away in Q2. Intra-day trading in the Lit order books for equities has reached a new quarterly record low, as seen in our first graph.
Imagine, after many years of demand, someone creates the concept of an airline price comparison site to help the population find the cheapest flight more easily. It would include prices for the best flights between cities on the map. That would be a welcome introduction. However, what if the national governments insisted that the site would only be allowed if the names of the airlines were not disclosed?
