SWX Europe

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Period: 20 Dec 2002 - 16 Mar 2009

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Hodgkinson appointed SmartPool head

Hodgkinson appointed SmartPool head

SmartPool, the European exchange-led dark pool for block trading set up by Nyse Euronext, BNP Paribas, HSBC and JPMorgan, has appointed Lee Hodgkinson as its new chief executive officer

SWX Europe chief Hodgkinson quits

SWX Europe chief Hodgkinson quits

SWX Europe chief Lee Hodgkinson is quitting the Swiss-based SIX Group at the end of April to "pursue a new challenge".

Swiss Exchange to close SWX Europe with the loss of 40 jobs

Swiss Exchange to close SWX Europe with the loss of 40 jobs

In a move that marks the end of a seven-year presence as a recognised investment exchange in London for the Swiss group, SIX Swiss Exchange will close SWX Europe and reunify share trading in Zurich by mid-2009 in an effort to streamline operations and cut costs.

SWX Swiss Block to launch in August with 11 firms on board

SWX Swiss Block to launch in August with 11 firms on board

SWX Europe has signed up 11 firms for the August launch of its non-displayed liquidity service for Swiss blue-chip equities, SWX Swiss Block.

European stock exchanges facing 'perfect storm'

European stock exchanges facing 'perfect storm'

Lee Hogkinson, CEO of virt-x says Europe's incumbent exchanges are about to enter a 'perfect storm' of new competition driven by powerful forces of deregulation and tremendous advances in the speed and intelligence of trading technology.

Virt-x and Nyfix to launch block trading service for Swiss blue-chips

Virt-x and Nyfix to launch block trading service for Swiss blue-chips

Virt-x, the London-based securities exchange and subsidiary of SWX Group, and Nyfix have signed an agreement to jointly deliver a non-displayed block trading service for Swiss blue-chip equities. The service will be owned and operated by virt-x and powered by Nyfix Euro Millennium, the neutral multi-lateral trading facility (MTF) scheduled to launch in the first quarter of 2008.

SWX re-vamps infrastructure for algo trading

SWX re-vamps infrastructure for algo trading

SWX Swiss Exchange and its screen-based market operator virt-x have begun the first phase of a three year infrastructure upgrade programme intended to cater for increased demand for direct market access (DMA) and algorithmic trading.

European exchange price war looms as Virt-x cuts tariffs

European exchange price war looms as Virt-x cuts tariffs

SWX Group, the Swiss Stock Exchange, is cutting tariffs for trading international equities on screen-based exchange Virt-x, in a move that could presage a wave of price competition among European exchanges ahead of the introduction of the EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID).

SWX in virt-x trademark dispute - Reuters

SWX in virt-x trademark dispute - Reuters

British software house Oxford Virtual Markets (OVM) is accusing the Swiss stock exchange of "misappropriating" the trademark to its electronic trading platform Virtex, in a case that could lead to a claim for millions of pounds against the exchange, according to a report by Reuters.

SWX Swiss Exchange to launch central counterparty service for equities

SWX Swiss Exchange to launch central counterparty service for equities

SWX Swiss Exchange says it is introducing a central counterparty service (CCP) for equities trading.

Keller quits SWX and virt-x

Keller quits SWX and virt-x

Peter Keller has quit as CEO of of screen-based stock market operator virt-x and member of the management committee of the SWX Swiss Exchange.

SWX bids for control of virt-x

SWX bids for control of virt-x

SWX Swiss Exchange has made an offer to take full control of the virt-x, the AIM-listed screen-based exchange in which it already holds a 39% stake.

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