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Exegy Introduces FPGA-Based FIX Protocol Support to Enhance Performance and Efficiency
Front-office trading solutions provider Exegy has integrated FIX protocol support into nxFramework, its FPGA-based development framework, aiming to reduce server resource consumption for FIX protocol processing by an estimated 10-20 times. In May last year, Exegy acquired Paris-based Enyx, a leading developer of FPGA-based, high-performance trading solutions. By leveraging their extensive expertise in FPGA technology,...
From BondGPT to BondGPT+: The Evolution of LTX’s AI-Driven Application
Earlier this year, LTX, a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, launched BondGPT, an application driven by OpenAI’s GPT-4, designed to streamline corporate bond selection. Last month, the company announced the launch of BondGPT+, the enterprise version of the application, which contains a range of new capabilities. In this Q&A, TradingTech Insight talks to Jim Kwiatkowski,...
Investor Concern as Companies Found to be Ill-Prepared for ESG Data Assurance
Many companies lack the policies, skills and systems to ensure the ESG data they pass to investors and regulators is accurate and clean, according to a new survey. Just one in four companies questioned by KPMG in its inaugural ESG Assurance Maturity Index said they were confident they could provide assurance on their data, a...
Snowflake Cortex Simplifies Route to Deriving Value from Generative AI
Snowflake has unveiled Snowflake Cortex, an innovative managed service designed to simplify how organisations derive value from generative AI. The service provides access to large language models (LLMs), AI models, and vector search functionality in the Snowflake Data Cloud, and includes serverless functions that help users accelerate analytics and build contextualised LLM-powered apps within minutes,...
Unlocking the Potential of Relative Value Strategies in Fixed Income Trading
By Tommaso Di Grazia, Head of Fixed Income Product Development, ION Markets. In the complex world of fixed-income trading, relative value (RV) strategies have long been popular among brokers seeking to capitalize on market inefficiencies. These strategies can involve exploiting the mispricings identified by their customers in fixed-income markets globally. To do this, brokers execute...
SteelEye Introduces Compliance CoPilot to Enhance Communication Surveillance
Following its integration of ChatGPT 4 into its compliance platform earlier this year, surveillance solutions vendor Steeleye has launched the Compliance CoPilot, an AI-driven compliance tool that harnesses the power of advanced Large Language Models (LLMs) to streamline the communication surveillance alert review process. As regulatory bodies worldwide continue to impose fines on investment banks...
Rimes Releases Data lakehouse Designed to Provide Insights from Diverse Data Sources
Rimes has released the Rimes data lakehouse, a service that combines the advantages of a data lake and a data warehouse to enable asset managers and owners to quickly access structured and unstructured data and derive valuable insights from diverse data sources. The lakehouse comprises an advanced data storage, processing and distribution platform delivered as...
ICE Chief Development Officer Chris Edmonds Steps Up to Lead Fixed Income and Data Services Business
Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has named Christopher Edmonds, currently chief development officer, to succeed Amanda Hindlian and lead the company’s Fixed Income and Data Services (FIDS) business. FIDS is the company’s second largest business segment and was founded on ICE’s October 2015 $5.2 billion acquisition of Interactive Data Corporation. Edmonds has held several roles at ICE...
ANNA Introduces ISINs to Identify Crypto Assets
The Association of National Numbering Agencies (ANNA) and the Digital Token Identifier Foundation (DTIF) have reached a memorandum of understanding (MOU) that will allow phased introduction of new ISINs to identify crypto assets. This is expected to optimise and automate more comprehensive data sets within the ISO standard registries operated by ANNA and DTIF. The...
BSO and CryptoStruct Enhance Cryptocurrency Trading Connectivity and Aggregated Feed
BSO, the global infrastructure and connectivity provider, has extended its collaboration with CryptoStruct, the market data and trading solution provider for algorithmic traders in cryptocurrency markets, to provide seamless low-latency connectivity between cryptocurrency exchanges and to deliver consolidated market data through a single aggregated feed. BSO and CryptoStruct’s engineering teams have been working together since...