Meanwhile, Tap is also building a feedhandler to Morningstar’s database of independent investment research. The development will enable Tap to provide access to Morningstar’s fund reference, operations, holdings, performance and other data covering stocks, mutual funds, variable annuities, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, separate accounts and college savings plans.
Equities markets are entering a more distributed, always-on phase. Liquidity is fragmenting across venues and geographies, trading hours are extending toward 24/5 and beyond, and market data volumes, investor expectations and competitive pressure are all rising at once. Many of the platforms that still underpin the equities industry were built for a different era –...
Global sports platform Fanatics has agreed to acquire Water Street Labs, a CFTC-registered Designated Contract Market (DCM), and CX Clearinghouse, a registered Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO), from BGC Group. The acquisition gives Fanatics direct ownership of the exchange and clearing infrastructure that will enable it to expand its prediction markets business. Alongside the transaction, the...
A-Team Group, organisers of the TradingTech Summits, are pleased to announce that the second ExchangeTech Summit London will take place in May 2027. This dedicated forum brings together operators of exchanges, alternative execution venues and digital asset platforms with the ecosystem of vendors driving the future of matching engines, surveillance and market access.
AI adoption in capital markets has moved into a more disciplined phase. The priority is now controlled deployment: where AI can be used safely, where it can deliver measurable value, and how outputs can be governed, monitored and evidenced. The 2026 edition of the AI in Capital Markets Handbook examines how AI is being applied...