TAKE A LOOK-Reg NMS to take effect next month

Increasingly profitable and public financial exchanges are attracting attention from traders and investors looking to capitalize on the hot sector. New Rules, known as Reg NMS, take effect next month and have the potential to transform markets in unexpected ways. Regulations of an equally extensive scope being implemented in Europe.

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