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Leveraging Interoperability – Laying the Foundations for Unique Best of Breed Solutions
With today’s traders being surrounded by a multitude of applications on their desktops, including order/execution management systems (O/EMSs), various data analytics tools, news feeds, chat/communication platforms, trade blotters and of course the ubiquitous Excel spreadsheets – most of which need to be used simultaneously – the need for seamless communication between those applications has never…
Overcoming the Challenges of Expanding into New Markets and Moving Towards the Cloud: The BSO Blueprint
For trading firms who see diversification as a means of uncovering alpha, the challenges of entering new markets can be daunting. From navigating unfamiliar regulatory landscapes to ensuring optimal connectivity, the journey is fraught with potential pitfalls. In this Q&A, we talk to Michael Ourabah, CEO of Infrastructure & connectivity provider BSO, about how firms…
Celoxica Strengthens APAC Presence with Sydney Office and Enhanced Offerings
Celoxica, provider of ultra-low latency market access gateway and feed handler solutions, has opened a new office in Sydney to support its global expansion and to service customers across the APAC region. The company has appointed Ben Tyas to head up the region. Tyas comes with considerable expertise in low-latency trading technology and customer support,…
Modernising Front to Back Trading Technology
The evolving landscape of trading technology presents both challenges and opportunities to financial institutions. From the integration and application of AI on the trading desk to the promise of digital ledgers in the post-trade environment, such trends emphasise the importance of internal agility, the ability to swiftly adapt to changes, and the need to strike…
TS Imagine and Cassini Systems Collaborate to Offer Intelligent Margin and Collateral Analytics for Derivatives
TS Imagine, the trading, portfolio and risk management platform provider, has entered into a partnership with Cassini Systems, provider of margin and collateral analytics for derivatives market participants, to make Cassini’s intelligent margin and collateral analytics available through TS Imagine’s product suite. The strategic partnership will provide users of TS Imagine’s technology with access to…
big xyt Introduces Real-time Data Analytics Service for European Trades
Hot on the heels of launching its Trade Explorer data analytics platform (a joint venture with JSE), big xyt, the independent provider of financial market data and analytics, has launched a new real-time data analytics service that provides a consistent and normalised dataset of European trades and EBBO (European Best Bid and Offer) benchmark prices….
Endoxa Consortium Partners with Droit for Innovative Position Reporting Utility
Following its $23 million Series B investment earlier this year, Droit, the technology firm specialising in computational law and regulation, has been chosen by the Endoxa Consortium, a new collaboration of five major global banks, to develop a position reporting and shareholder disclosure utility. The consortium, which includes Barclays, BNP Paribas, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, and…
Post-trade AI Insights Must be Built on Solid Data Foundations – Not Quicksand
By Marion Leslie, head of Financial Information, SIX Group. When you strip away the hysteria surrounding artificial intelligence (AI), what remains are numbers. Some of these tell a captivating story of relentless AI demand. For instance, computer chip developer Nvidia this year added $220bn to its market capitalisation in only an hour after reporting earnings…
ICE Data Services Rolls Out Hybrid Wireless/Fibre Solution, Offering Ultra-Low Latency Market Data Between US and Europe
ICE Data Services is to offer an ultra-low latency data service between markets in the US and Europe, including connections into London, Frankfurt, and Bergamo. The new offering expected to be among the fastest commercially available market data services between CME and Europe. Designed to minimise latency, the new service will utilise a combination of…
Overbond Introduces AI-Driven Smart Order Routing System for Credit Trading
Following the recent introduction of its bid-ask liquidity scoring model, Overbond, the API-based fixed income trading automation and execution service, has launched a Smart Order Router (SOR) for credit trading. Credit traders on both the buy-side and sell-side often grapple with assessing a bond’s liquidity before executing a trade, information that is vital for determining…