Dealer-run platforms face hard choices under Mifid II

MTF, OTF or SI: three options, but none that banks like

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No access: some platforms might have to reinvent themselves to stay in the market

For the best part of two decades, the single-dealer platform (SDP) has been a key strategic plank for Barclays, Deutsche Bank and others – a funnel designed to increase customer stickiness and flows, while also boosting margins. Simply maintaining them can consume several millions of dollars a year, according to people in the know, but it has largely seemed like money well spent. Now, the platforms' owners have some tough decisions to make.

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