[This is a piece by the lobby group for European HFT traders, FIA EPTA, and appeared first on their website. While I’m not completely in the same boat, and it’s not a groundbreaking view on the matter – it’s still a good read.] By Johannah Ladd, Secretary General, FIA European Principal Traders Association Today marksRead more
The lobby group for proprietary traders in Europe, the European Principal Traders Association, has announced some changes in their staff today. Mark Spanbroek, ex Getco and Van der Moolen, decided to step down as Secretary General. He will stay vice chairman, but the new full time Secretary General will be Johannah Ladd. She is American,Read more
The market makers in Amsterdam have a pressure group for defending their rights in discussions with governmental institutions like the trading watchdog AFM, the national bank DNB and all other sorts of (semi) government. Recently in focus was the proposed limitations in handing out bonuses to employees – talks are still ongoing. They don’t wasteRead more
