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[ THOUGHT LEADERSHIP | THE SWISS STOCK EXCHANGE] very complicated for users to obtain a consistent and actionable view in real-time. It is even difficult to get a consistent ex-post view over the various liquidity pools for individual assets. Moreover, the costs to investment firms of having to subscribe to data-feeds providing access to real- time data from multiple trading venues is much higher than simply procuring the information from one single exchange. According to consulting firm Oxera, fees levied by securities exchanges for their real-time market data account for about 15% of the overall data procurement costs for investment firms. Even though the previous broker crossing networks had flaws, transparency or lack thereof continues to be an ongoing problem under MiFID II, due to the poor quality of reported OTC/ SI data. We’re also mindful of some weaknesses in the Regulatory Technical Standards (RTS) 25 that prescribes bespoke timestamping granularity requirements and accuracy standards for different types of trade executions. This deficiency makes proper sequencing of price updates impossible. The Swiss Stock Exchange has implemented measures to ensure compliance with MiFID/MiFIR regulations. It re-engineered its Issue Issue 63 63 // // thetradenews.com thetradenews.com // // 37 37