Continued surprises in Japan will keep volatility and volumes abnormally high, says Robert Dykes, chief executive of US agency broker Tora Trading.
Trading platforms are holding up so far, despite a huge sell-off-induced spike in volumes across stocks and stock futures, says agency broker ITG.
Mike Di Iorio joins from Nomura as the UK bank continues to build its equities platform in the region.
The Tokyo Stock Exchange's new Arrowhead platform is allowing much faster and cheaper trading and thus enticing more hedge funds into the market.
After falling since June, ITG's liquidity indicator for the region rose in December, helped by growing trading volumes and a drop in trading costs.
Mitsubishi UFJ's electronic trading network installs Fidessa’s system to attract institutional investors.
Glenn Lesko has moved to Hong Kong to run Instinet’s regional business on expectations that buy-side traders will use more execution-only services.
Julian McManus, Miami-based fund manager for Everest Capital''s Japan Opportunities Fund, discusses the firm''s multi-strategy approach to Japan.