NYSE Euronext (NYX) today announced that Barclays Capital has expanded its presence on NYSE Arca options by becoming a Lead Market Maker (
“We are proud to add Barclays Capital to the core strength of the NYSE Arca options marketplace, the Lead Market Maker community,” said Ed Boyle, Senior
Lead Market Makers are a key piece of the NYSE Arca options marketplace providing superior market quality and ensuring fair and orderly options markets. LMMs must provide continuous two-sided quotations throughout the trading day in its appointed issues for 90% of the time the Exchange is open for trading in each issue.
NYSE Arca Options offers immediate, cost-effective electronic order execution in nearly 2,000 options issues. This advanced options trading platform provides automatic executions for customer and broker dealer orders in addition to being a low-cost venue for both Lead Market Makers and Market Makers to stream quotes from the trading floor or remotely. NYSE Euronext’s two distinct
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