Wavelength Podcast Episode 151: Examining the MEMX Announcement
Liquidnet's Adam Sussman joins to discuss the Members Exchange: Why do we need another trading venue, what are the tech challenges, who will be the CEO?
James Rundle, WatersTechnology’s editor, and Anthony Malakian, editor at large, record a weekly podcast touching on the biggest stories in financial technology.
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Adam Sussman, head of market structure and liquidity partnerships for Liquidnet, joins the podcast to talk about the Members Exchange (MEMX), which is a proposed new venue for trading US stocks that is backed by a consortium of financial firms: Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, Citadel Securities, E*Trade, Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, UBS, TD Ameritrade, and Virtu Financial.
Challenging US Exchanges Will be Uphill Battle for MEMX, Experts Warn
Adam’s Blog Post on the Announcement: Is it Live, or is it MEMX?
2:00 Does the US need another equities venue?
5:00 Might this be a play by these firms to get the established trading venues to lower their fees?
10:00 There aren’t any human names attached to this project yet, should that raise red flags?
13:00 From a tech standpoint, are there any barriers for entry into the exchange marketplace?
18:00 Moving forward, if this exchange gets off the ground, how will it add liquidity?
19:30 Prediction: In three years will the Members Exchange exist?
21:00 Why does Adam think the first letter of the CEO’s first name “will be J. Maybe R.”
23:00 Adam also gives an update on Liquidnet’s integration of OTAS Technologies.
26:30 And finally, what was it like switching from the consultancy world to the end-user world?
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