NYSE Euronext, the transatlantic exchange group, and Liquidnet, one of the largest US-based “dark pool” equity trading platforms, have agreed to set up a service that will allow companies to get a better indication of how investors intend to trade their stocks.

Under the terms of the agreement, NYSE Euronext-listed companies will be able to see the ratio of intended buy orders against intended sell orders in their company’s stock in the Liquidnet dark pool.