Online sports betting exchange operator Betfair is preparing to launch a multilateral financial trading facility for CFDs via its subsidiary LMAX, that is planned to compete with the London Stock Exchange.

IG Markets, the CFD trading division of IG Group has announced that as from today clients will have access to the best prices from Europe’s top three Multilateral Trading Facilities (MTFs), now including BATS.

IG Markets have just upgraded their direct market access offering to include the ability for traders to benefit from access to UK and European equities via Chi-X and Turquoise, Europe’s leading two MTFs.