June 16, 2026
- The London Stock Exchange's CEO invokes Michael Lewis's widely derided page turner 'Flash Boys' in a last-gasp effort to stop the UK getting a pre-trade consolidated tape.
- Germany demands that oversight of Deutsche Börse isn't transferred to the European Securities and Markets Authority. The nation's negotiators backed down on payment for order flow. They may do so again.
- ESMA's new chair will be Italian or Danish. Would either candidate embrace direct supervision of the EU's biggest trading venues?
- SpaceX shares are trading on Deutsche Börse as well as Nasdaq. Many of the most traded stocks by European retail investors are listed in US, not domestic, markets.
- LSE is going dark. Its new reference-price waiver book is being targeted at retail investors, but it may prove more popular with institutions.
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