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Sign up today to receive SIFMA SmartBrief: Operations and Technology Edition.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/sifmaoptech/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/sifmaoptech?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/sifmaoptech?sb_code=rssen-us16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDThttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D65203346-0C0A-4A46-A663-8FBE3FF4195D%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D65203346-0C0A-4A46-A663-8FBE3FF4195D%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssA technological overhaul and modernization of Morgan Stanley's trading infrastructure will save clients fractions of a millis -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDTTop Storyhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3DE994C6B7-1A3E-4EC8-9391-FD1087EB2706%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3DE994C6B7-1A3E-4EC8-9391-FD1087EB2706%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Euronext division of NYSE Euronext is expected to be separated after IntercontinentalExchange acquires the Big Board oper -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDTOperations Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D212EEB01-778A-400A-9E6B-F61C464F01D1%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D212EEB01-778A-400A-9E6B-F61C464F01D1%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMarket participants are becoming increasingly concerned about the methods used by price-reporting agencies to make their asse -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDTOperations Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D1529F718-345C-4BE0-9BFB-71927800A05D%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D1529F718-345C-4BE0-9BFB-71927800A05D%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssNYSE Euronext and the Credit Suisse Group have agreed on a proposal to test a "trade-at" rule that would require orders be so -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDTOperations Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3DFCD37DE9-5EDE-40E4-BF1C-42078ED28BE4%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3DFCD37DE9-5EDE-40E4-BF1C-42078ED28BE4%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe International Swaps and Derivatives Association has introduced a protocol meant to help market participants comply with U -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDTOperations 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Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D08D208D8-757B-4BF3-A41B-F92B323AF7E8%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D08D208D8-757B-4BF3-A41B-F92B323AF7E8%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssHigh-frequency traders' need for increased speed is leading them to communicate through microwaves, which is a faster alterna -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDTTechnology Updatehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D28A4E40B-3B5B-408F-821F-8788AEA79878%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D5FEA3769-9A5F-4AE5-8959-3CE61FBD75D5%26copyid%3D28A4E40B-3B5B-408F-821F-8788AEA79878%26brief%3Dsifmaoptech%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssJustin Schack of Rosenblatt Securities writes that the facts don't support the idea that high-frequency trading and modern ma -More- ]]>16 May 2013 10:21:44 CDTTechnology 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