September 17, 2026
- Citadel Securities is ready to stream large-in-scale and bigger quotes to the buy-side through Appital.
- LSE plans to put Payward's synthetic xStocks on its extended-hours venue, LSE 24, next year. Tokenised equities that confer full ownership rights to holders are in development.
- Stéphane Boujnah floats one last deal idea before he stands down next May: a tie-up between Euronext and Deutsche Börse. We suspect it is a deal too far.
- LSE's CEO appears ready to accept that the UK will get a pre-trade consolidated tape, but she still has lots of objections to the Financial Conduct Authority's proposed design.
- Meanwhile, the EU's consolidated tape for equities and ETPs has gone live! Only the Malta Stock Exchange - out of Europe's many tiny listing venues - has opted-in to contribute its data.
- Carlo Comporti, formerly of Consob, will be the new boss of the European Securities and Markets Authority in a matter of weeks. He may oversee a massive increase in the agency's power.
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