To anyone not steeped in the lingo of Wall Street, a dark pool may sound like a poor destination for a leisurely swim. The term, however, has nothing to do with taking a morning dip, but average ...

A dark pool is an alternative market where institutions can buy and sell stock, different from trading on traditional public stock markets. A dark pool is a private market where institutions can trade ...

Dark pools are private exchange venues used primarily to facilitate large block trades between institutional investors. They are designed to prevent large orders from influencing market prices by ...

Dark pools are becoming increasingly popular. Advocates for these trading venues claim they boost market liquidity while lowering risk, while critics claim their lack of transparency leaves them open ...

Dark pools have faced unfair criticism as industry spin continues to fabricate untruths and distort reality about the venues’ usefulness, a leading capital markets expert has claimed. Dark pools have ...

For years, buyside traders have complained – quite fairly – that dark pool trading rules and activity are far too opaque. In response to this criticism and to the numerous regulatory actions taken ...

There are certain parts of the stock market that are above the level of any individual investor. Financial institutions often trade millions of shares at a time. These block trades could send a stock ...

For years, buyside traders have complained – quite fairly – that dark pool trading rules and activity are far too opaque. In response to this criticism and to the numerous regulatory actions taken ...