Plato: Three questions on Europe's new trading venue

News Analysis: In the week the markets await the latest consultation on Mifid II, details emerge of a new equities trading venue

It seems appropriate that in the week financial markets await the latest consultation on Europe’s securities trading rulebook, news has emerged that a new equities trading venue is in the works.

A consortium of large European investment banks and asset managers have come together under an initiative called the Plato Partnership to launch a new trading platform for equities, the Financial Times reported on Wednesday.

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