equity trading

HFT may account for half of all equity trading (and much the same proportion of revenues) in New York and a quarter in London.

So far, arguments for blocking the merger have centered on the fear of a large chunk of US equity trading falling into foreign hands.

"It's a good first step that the SEC has taken, but this just scratches the surface, " says Joe Saluzzi, its co-head of equity trading.

The bank produced a record second quarter, as it cleaned up in fixed income and equity trading.

Bloomberg's community of users gives it an edge in some areas including fixed income and equity trading, he said.

Between them, the top four centres account for 70 per cent of all equity trading.

Equity trading was also suspended in several European exchanges, including those of Russia, Austria and Iceland.

investing had tumbled during the second quarter, paced by an 89 per cent decline in equity trading.

Under the proposed terms, equity trading for the combined company would be based in New York.

By contrast, Nazareth says, the well-developed regulations for equity trading took shape over decades.

Last week's equity trading was relatively positive and stable, while government yields declined.

Equity trading, dominated by UBS, is likely to fall by the same amount.

The same applies, increasingly, to the business of equity trading.

The two now account for about a third of US equity trading.

He also said a drop in equity trading could hit Goldman because of the firm's heavy reliance on proprietary trading.

Net revenue fell 36 per cent to $8. 84bn, led by a sharp decline in equity trading.

In November, the exchange was forced to close its equity trading for several hours because of a computer glitch.

In November 2005, the exchange was forced to close its equity trading for several hours because of a computer glitch.

Equity trading fell 7 per cent to $2. 3bn.