Australian Financial Review - North American-style ‘national market’ rules could break ASX monopoly

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If regulators want to inject real competition into equities trading, they should consider “national market” rules like those in Canada and the United States, which have had a big impact slashing trading fees and ensuring alternative markets can price stocks when one venue goes down, according to two of Australia’s leading financial markets economists.

Period16 Feb 2021

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  • TitleNorth American-style ‘national market’ rules could break ASX monopoly
    Degree of recognitionNational
    Media name/outletAustralian Financial Review
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryAustralia
    Date16/02/21
    DescriptionIf regulators want to inject real competition into equities trading, they should consider “national market” rules like those in Canada and the United States, which have had a big impact slashing trading fees and ensuring alternative markets can price stocks when one venue goes down, according to two of Australia’s leading financial markets economists.
    Producer/AuthorJames Eyers & John Kehoe
    URLhttps://www.afr.com/companies/financial-services/north-american-style-national-market-rules-could-break-asx-monopoly-20210216-p572zg
    PersonsSean Foley, Peter L. Swan