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Cinnober Patents Real-Time Risk Assessment Solution
Swedish trading and risk management technology supplier Cinnober has been granted a US patent for a real-time risk assessment system. The invention allows clearing houses to minimise the discrepancy between the value of the collateral provided by a member as security and the highest probable loss that the portfolio may experience. This means that for…
TP ICAP Partners Credit Benchmark to Enhance Credit Risk Capabilities
TP ICAP’s data and analytics division has partnered Credit Benchmark to create a credit proxy solution combining market pricing with Credit Benchmark ratings. Customers will benefit from enhanced price discovery, xVA, trading and risk management capabilities. TP ICAP will provide Credit Benchmark with data from its Tullett Prebon Information business for research into the relationship…
FlexTrade Systems Integrates ipushpull with FlexNOW to Provide Real-Time Data Sharing
FlexTrade Systems has integrated ipushpull (iPP), a real-time interoperability platform, with its FlexNOW execution management system. The arrangement will provide FlexNOW users with access to iPP’s live data sharing and workflow automation between desktop applications, messaging platforms, in-house systems and cloud services. iPP’s analytics module will allow FlexNOW’s primarily hedge fund and mini-prime clients to…
BQT Launches Decentralised P2P Trading Platform with Hedge Trading Capabilities
BQT Technologies has introduced a decentralised trading platform for cryptocurrencies that will allow direct negotiations between traders for short-term trading. The initiative hopes to reduce dependency on fiat currencies by creating a self-sustaining internal market where demand for crypto assets is matched against supply via direct negotiation and exchange. BQT’s peer-to-peer Hedge Trading Platform aims…
Miami International Selects OneMarketData’s OneTick for Exchange Platforms
Miami International Holdings has chosen OneMarketData, creator of the OneTick high performance tick capture and streaming analytics engine as a solution for two of its exchange platforms. Following the success of OneTick on MIAX PEARL and MIAX Options exchanges, Miami has chosen OneTicket for MIAX Emerald and MIAX Equities Exchange. OneTick is a time series…
Deutsche Boerse and TNS Partner to Add Eurex and Xetra Connectivity
Deutsche Boerse and Transaction Network Services (TNS) have partnered to add Eurex and Xetra connectivity for the TNS financial community and help Deutsche Boerse expand its reach in key European markets. The agreement allows TNS, which provides connectivity, managed hosting and colocation services, to establish connections to Eurex and Xetra. Firms wanting to be close…
Options Extends Business Operations in New Zealand and Australia
Options has opened an office in Auckland, New Zealand, marking expansion of the firm’s business operations in New Zealand and Australia. The Auckland office is part of an ongoing, global initiative to bring the firm’s sales, operations, account management and support teams closer to key customers in the region. In addition to Options’ Hong Kong…
Refinitiv Partners valantic to Deliver Efficiencies for Fixed Income Traders using Eikon
Refinitiv has enhanced liquidity access on its Eikon desktop terminal with the integration of iQbonds from valantic Trading Solutions. The arrangement will give fixed income traders using Eikon greater access to information that will help them make faster decisions. iQbonds can be integrated into a trader’s workflow using the Refinitiv Side by Side Integration API….
FCA Argues Case for EU Equivalence Post Brexit
The FCA has updated its progress on Brexit, saying it is on course to be ready for a hard exit from the EU and that it is important for both sides to coordinate to avoid disruption in the event of a no-deal situation. Its preference, however, is a permanent arrangement post Brexit that would allow…
Towards Sustainable MiFID II Compliance
With MiFID II nine months into implementation since go live in Janaury 2018 and the systematic internaliser (SI) regime having become mandatory for all firms within its scope in early September, a panel of regulatory experts at A-Team Group’s recent RegTech Summit in London reviewed how the regulation is playing out and discussed how to…