List of a few dark pools

 

Examples of Dark Pools
Name Description
NYSE Arca's Dark Pool Operated by NYSE Arca, it allows institutional investors to trade US equities anonymously.
Nasdaq Private Market Provides a platform for trading pre-IPO securities and other illiquid assets in a private, off-exchange environment.
Credit Suisse Crossfinder One of the largest dark pools in the world, allowing institutional investors to trade equities, options, and other securities anonymously.
Liquidnet A global institutional trading network that connects institutional investors with other institutional investors to facilitate large block trades in a private, off-exchange environment.
BIDS Trading A dark pool that allows institutional investors to trade equities anonymously in a block-trading environment.
ITG Posit A dark pool that specializes in European equities trading, offering a variety of trading algorithms to help institutional investors execute large block trades.
Luminex A dark pool that allows institutional investors to trade US equities anonymously in a block-trading environment.
Cboe LIS A European dark pool that facilitates block trading in European equities, providing anonymity and price improvement to institutional investors.
Instinet A global trading network that includes a dark pool, allowing institutional investors to trade equities, options, and other securities anonymously.
Sigma X A dark pool operated by Goldman Sachs that allows institutional investors to trade US and European equities anonymously.
UBS MTF A multilateral trading facility that includes a dark pool, allowing institutional investors to trade European equities anonymously.
Turquoise Plato A European dark pool that facilitates block trading in European equities, providing anonymity and price improvement to institutional investors.
JP Morgan JPM-X A dark pool operated by JP Morgan that allows institutional investors to trade US equities anonymously.

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