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Research Results on Payment For Order Flow Couldn’t Be Clearer: EU Must Ensure a Level Playing Field to Protect Retail Investors
FIA EPTA has been clear from the start: Payment for Order Flow as it is currently practiced in the EU stifles competition and delivers a bad deal for retail investors.Now, the Dutch Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) has released a comprehensive study that proves...
Meet Marija Puljić, The Next Gen Market Maker
Tell us a bit more about yourself and the work you currently do. My name is Marija Puljić. I’m a Croatian currently living in Amsterdam. I work as a research intern at Webb Traders, carrying out research as part of my Master’s in Computational Science. My focus is...
Two-thirds of European market makers plan to expand ESG liquidity provision
Market makers see growing demand from investors in ESG exchange-traded funds.More than half (60%) of European market-making firms surveyed by FIA European Principal Traders Association (FIA EPTA) are providing liquidity in sustainable finance and ESG financial...
It’s High Time to Build a Truly Integrated EU Capital Market
Hands up if you want up-and-coming European companies to have sufficient access to the money they need to grow and to drive prosperity across the EU? It’s a no brainer – and one of the reasons why European politicians and regulators are keen to push forward the...
Meet Martin Polak, Chief Operating Officer at All Options
Can you explain the roles of the main participants in modern capital markets - the market makers, the buy side and the banks Historically, banks have had quite a big role in financial markets. However, over the last decade you see that independent market makers...