--Rob McGlinchey
Tradeweb is planning to launch an electronic equity trading platform for European equity options—a first for that market.
The equity asset class is considered by regulators to be the least standardized over-the-counter derivatives category for trading on an electronic platform, otherwise known as a swap execution facility.
In a recent regulatory consultation paper, the Committee of European Securities Regulators classified over-the-counter equity derivatives as having the lowest degree of electronic confirmation, citing the International Swaps and ....