RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Shedding Light on Dark Liquidity Pools JF Trading FD Institutional Investor Journals SP 147 OP 155 VO 2009 IS 1 A1 Hans Degryse A1 Mark Van Achter A1 Gunther Wuyts YR 2009 UL http://guides.pm-research.com/content/2009/1/147.abstract AB This article reviews the recent developments on dark liquidity pools starting from the theoretical and empirical academic literature. The number of dark liquidity pools as well as their trading volume has grown substantially in the last couple of years. The authors highlight the incentives of providers as well as users of these dark liquidity pools and study the impact of recent financial regulation in Europe (MiFID). They conclude by providing an outlook on dark liquidity pools.