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European capital markets just got a $115.8m reminder that the region’s vast new trading rules are starting to hit banks and brokers where it hurts: their pockets.
According to Investment Technology Group, a New York-based broker, European commission rates paid by asset managers to brokers fell by 28% in the opening three months of 2018 versus the corresponding period a year earlier.