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If It Aint Broke, It's D-Peg

How IEX's D-Peg order type continues to prove its worth in a “next-best-thing” market ‍

D-Peg
Podcast

Run, Ronan, Run: With Olympians Eamonn Coghlan and Gerry O’Reilly

Boxes and Lines is back from a summer break with new episodes, kicking off with this special edition featuring two legendary Irish Olympic runners, Eamonn Coghlan and Gerry O'Reilly. Running has been on Ronan Ryan’s mind lately, as he’s gearing up for a charity 10K race in November for GOAL, a global humanitarian organization, as part of the Great Ethiopian Run. As the chair of GOAL USA’s Board of Directors, Ronan will join 45,000 other runners in Africa’s largest road race to help GOAL address poverty, hunger, disease, and conflict in Ethiopia. Tune in to hear Ronan receive running tips from Eamonn and Gerry, along with some encouragement from JR via his attempt at an Irish accent. If you’d like to support Ronan and the work of GOAL, visit goalus.org. Recorded July 11, 2024.

Inside IEX
Article

Tiny Tickers, Big Drama

Subdollar volumes are back to setting new highs, skewing the overall volume picture.

Market data
Equity Trading
IEX Exchange
Podcast

The Better Halves of Boxes & Lines – with Nick Buzard and Kara Ryan

This time, it’s personal. JR and Ronan’s spouses, Nick Buzard and Kara Ryan, join the show to discuss their kids, pets, their experiences navigating work-from-home life during COVID, and their advice for all newlyweds at IEX (and those listening!). For the final segment, the couples put their knowledge of each other to the test in a lightning round of the ‘Newlywed Game’ where the rules get quickly thrown out the window. Who comes out victorious? And will you still want to share chips and dip at a party with JR after you listen? Find out on this week’s Boxes and Lines. Recorded May 1, 2024.

Inside IEX
IEX Exchange
News
Article

It’s 3:58 p.m. Do You Know Where the Volume Trades?

Saving the best liquidity for last: How IEX’s Market Share Spikes in the Final Minutes of Trading

Liquidity
Lit trading
Equity Trading
Podcast

Trading Plays: The Intersection of Market Structure and Sports Betting with Sporttrade’s Alex Kane

In this episode of Boxes and Lines, Ronan and JR chat with Alex Kane, CEO of sports betting exchange Sporttrade. He breaks down how Sporttrade incorporates features similar to traditional elements of trading and stands out from traditional sportsbooks by offering lower costs and more control to users. He also discusses the challenges of expanding the company amid the patchwork of U.S. gambling laws, as well as elements designed to protect consumers and Sporttrade’s more unique features like in-play betting. JR goes full “Godfather” and asks about horse heads in beds and kneecapping. We’re going to make you an offer you can’t refuse – hit play on this ep! Recorded May 9, 2024.

Equities trading
IEX Exchange
Article

IEX Strengthens Organization Through New Leadership Appointments

IEX Group, Inc. (IEX) today announced the appointment of Bryan Harkins as its President, Ronan Ryan as its chief operating officer (COO), and Florian Seifferer as its chief strategy officer (CSO).

News
Inside IEX
Podcast

Our 100th Episode! The Century Club with IEX’s Marija Zivanovic-Smith

Join us for the 100th episode of "Boxes and Lines" as hosts Ronan Ryan and John Ramsay celebrate this milestone with IEX’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer, Marija Zivanovic-Smith. In this special edition, we venture down memory lane with live reactions to memorable clips from the past five years. We’ve highlighted all the best moments, from early technical glitches to the time Ronan mistakenly called a guest by the wrong name for several minutes, and the playful squabbles between our hosts that fans know are really just one big thinly veiled lovefest. Cheers to 100 episodes and 100 more. Thanks for listening. Recorded April 17, 2024.

IEX Exchange
Article

A 28-Mil Head Start

D-Limit’s unique features allow brokers to achieve an average of 28 mils of pre-trade price improvement per share, compared to 0 at all other exchanges.

D-Limit
Order types
IEX Exchange
Podcast

Going the Distance with the vanguard of Vanguard, Gerry O’Reilly

The “vanguard of Vanguard,” Gerry O’Reilly, stops by to chat with Ronan and JR to discuss the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ($1.6 trillion in AUM), his 30 years at the firm, and how the industry has evolved during his tenure. The three also touch on the proposed updates to Reg NMS by the SEC, AI, and cryptocurrency in a broad-ranging hot topics segment. Not to bury the lede, but Gerry also makes Boxes and Lines history as our first guest who is a former Olympian and talks about his experience representing Ireland in the men’s 1500 meters at the 1988 Summer Olympics. All this – plus Ronan making it through an entire episode without swearing – on Boxes and Lines. Recorded March 6, 2024.

Equity Trading
Equities trading
Market data
Market policy
Regulation
Podcast

Reverse Pivoting Your Pivot with Larry Tabb

The man, the myth, the legend - market structure expert Larry Tabb joins Ronan and JR to talk shop about crypto, AI, and hot-button topics including access fees, tick increments, and the SEC's regulatory direction. They also discuss the challenges of moving to T+1 settlement and whether sub-dollar trading is a “scam.” It’s a must-listen episode for the true market structure (and carpentry) wonks out there. Hit play and pull up a chair at the Larry Tabb table. Recorded February 1, 2024.

Data Management
Market data
Financial Data
Regulation
IEX Exchange
Article

How is 4 > 30+?

IEX Exchange’s rebate is only 4 mils compared to an average of 33 mils on large maker-taker exchange exchanges (at the top tier). But performance-sensitive clients know that rebates are only part of the story. ‍

IEX Exchange
D-Limit
Order types
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