Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about recent trends in value of share trading through Electronic Order Books (EOB).

Dr Ying Liu, Financial Economist at the WFE, writes about tracking progress in carbon offset futures.

Alexandra Szakats, Vice President, Head of The Options Institute at Cboe, reflects on Cboe’s decades-long efforts to provide world-class educational programming to market participants of all backgrounds. Celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, The Options Institute is Cboe’s education team, dedicated to advancing investors’ understanding of derivatives, financial markets and responsible, informed decision-making.

Frank Berle, Deputy Managing Director at the Ghana Stock Exchange, discusses the launch of a regulated commercial paper market in Ghana and its implications.

Gavin Serkin, Founder & Managing Editor of Frontier Intelligence, talks about Morocco's derivatives expansion with the excitement of the football World Cup on the horizon.

In this Op Ed, Magnus Haglind, Head of Marketplace Technology at Nasdaq, argues that market operators must shift from maintenance to innovation, embrace service-led models and modernise at scale.