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BMLL Secures $21m in Funding with Optiver as Lead Investor
BMLL, the provider of harmonised, historical Level 3, 2, and 1 market data and analytics across global equities, ETFs, futures and options markets, has announced a new $21 million funding round led by Optiver, the Amsterdam-based global market maker and liquidity provider. The round also included participation from existing investors FactSet, Nasdaq Ventures, and IQ…
QuantCube Tackles ESG with Macroeconomic Data
Macroeconomic research specialist QuantCube Technology is targeting environmental, social, and governance (ESG) compliance with a new asset-mapping database aimed at helping financial institutions monitor the risk exposure of their physical assets. The tool focuses on the data gap faced by banks, insurance companies, asset managers, and corporates in assessing (ESG) risks at a granular level,…
How to Successfully Integrate and Deploy AI in Trading Analytics and Research
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) technologies has the potential to revolutionise the way financial markets operate, not least by providing new opportunities for enhancing trading analytics and research. So how can firms effectively integrate AI into their trading workflows? What are the challenges and opportunities associated with leveraging data…
UK Regulators Launch Digital Securities Sandbox to Foster Financial Innovation
The Bank of England (BoE) and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s two main financial regulators, have announced the launch of their Digital Securities Sandbox (DSS). The initiative aims to support innovation around digital assets and their integration into the traditional financial services sector. The DSS has three primary objectives: to facilitate innovation for…
Sequitor Partners with LSEG to Offer Simulation Service Using LSEG PCAP Data
Sequitor Engineering, the simulation service provider for electronic financial markets, has formed a partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) to jointly offer its simulation services alongside LSEG’s PCAP (packet capture) data. This collaboration enables Sequitor’s clients to run highly realistic simulations using native wire-format market tick data, captured directly at LSEG’s exchange data…
ICE and IPC Systems Launch ICE Voice for Integrated Trading Communications
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE), together with trading communications solutions provider IPC Systems, has successfully launched the ICE Voice platform it announced earlier this year. ICE Voice is a cloud-based audio solution integrated into ICE Chat, ICE’s instant messaging platform for commodities traders and other global market participants with over 120,000 users. The new ICE Voice…
A-Team Group Receives Strategic Investment to Expand its Services
In some very exciting news here at A-Team Group headquarters, publisher of this news service, we’re pleased to say that we have received strategic investment from Finelight Group, a well established media and marketing organisation. This investment will enable us to expand the range of events and content marketing services we offer to our clients…
Barchart and SIGMA Financial AI Announce Strategic Partnership to Enhance AI-Driven Trading Solutions
Barchart, the market data and technology solutions provider, has entered into a strategic partnership with AI-driven trading solutions provider SIGMA Financial AI. The collaboration will combine Barchart’s extensive market data with SIGMA’s advanced AI and machine learning technology to offer enhanced tools and insights for investors and traders. “This partnership is highly synergistic, benefiting both…
London Stock Exchange Group Acquires Veris Post-Trade Processing Business from Axoni
Trade workflow applications and real-time data replication technology provider Axoni has agreed to sell its post-trade processing business and related intellectual property to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG). Launched in 2020, Veris is a post-trade reconciliation and lifecycle management platform for equity swaps, used by leading banks and asset managers. The platform streamlines data…
Inside CME Group’s Strategic Migration: Moving Globex to Google Cloud
Earlier this summer, CME Group and Google Cloud announced plans to create a new, ultra-low latency private Google Cloud region and co-location facility in Aurora, Illinois, marking a major step forward in their strategic partnership, originally announced in November 2021. With these plans now taking shape, the CME has published “CME Globex on Google Cloud,”…