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Trading firm Mako to wind down unit hit by FCA fine

The London-headquartered business was fined £1.7m by the City regulator in February over cum-ex trades

Mako was founded 26 years ago and has around 116 UK employees
Mako was founded 26 years ago and has around 116 UK employees Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

London-based trading firm Mako plans to wind down its cash equities business and pivot to derivatives after years of losses.

Mako decided to shutter its proprietary cash equities trading operations earlier this year, according to newly published accounts for one of the firm’s UK entities.

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