Maximilian Wegener

Instinet - The usefulness of ECNs in trading environments: Case discussion Maximilian Wegener

Essay from the year 2012 in the subject Business economics - Investment and Finance, grade: 7.5, Maastricht University (SBE), course: investment analysis and portfolio management, language: English, abstract: ECN is the acronym for "Electronic Communication Network", an electronic system that facilitates the trading of financial products outside the usual stock exchanges. By introducing an ECN, trades can be completed directed without the need of a middleman or third party. Of course, there are fees connected to the usage of an ECN. The ECN connects buyers and sellers, also matches buy and sell orders at specified prices and detects whether there are matches between these two parties (Appendix A). [...]