In 2010, they launched a new mobile banking and mobile trading service.

That would help Nasdaq compete with the electronic trading services, a senior market official said.

Elements of them using drugs and trading services to acquire them were also present.

Gift cards are readily available at a discount using online trading services.

Instinet is the oldest and largest of the alternative trading services now operating.

Clearly, plenty of other firms offer discount brokerage, financial planning and on-line trading services.

Merrill, meanwhile, has delayed plans to offer a limited on-line trading service to some customers until early next year.

In December 2009, Lala made the decision to close their trading service.

This type of trading traditionally took place over the phone but brokers moved to offering electronic trading services instead.

On 18 May 2013 the exchange ceased to trade upon surrendering its authorisation to provide automated trading services.