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BMLL Moves into Historical Level 1 and Level 2 Data, Building on Level 3 Granularity
Historical market data and analytics provider BMLL, specialists in the provision of Level 3 data, are now offering historical Level 1 and Level 2 data and analytics, built from the ground up based upon their extensive Level 3 datasets. Level 3 data comprises the full order book, and includes every individual message sent to and…
Resilience Amid Conflict: Maintaining Operations During the Ukraine Crisis
When Russia attacked Ukraine in February 2022, escalating the war that had started in 2014, the humanitarian and economic impacts were immediately profound and far-reaching. The invasion and subsequent attacks caused the widespread destruction of homes, schools, hospitals, and critical infrastructure such as water and electricity supplies, severely affecting living conditions and access to essential…
Modernising the Front to Back Trading Workflow: Getting Ready for T+1 SEC Settlement
With less than three months to go before the North American securities markets transition from T+2 settlement to T+1, firms have faced numerous operational challenges in adapting to the shortened settlement cycle, and have been making comprehensive preparations to modify their existing processes to comply. As the deadline approaches, what are some of the key…
Driving Trading Innovation and Digitisation with Interoperability And Low Code/No Code Technologies
Interoperability and low code/no code technologies on the trading desk are increasingly recognised as modern approaches that contribute to building successful, agile trading platforms. So how can firms implement these technologies effectively to enhance the user experience and reap some real business benefits? And how do they foster a culture that supports the necessary innovation…
ICE and IPC Systems Set to Launch ICE Voice for Enhanced Trader Communications
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE) in collaboration with trading solutions and infrastructure provider IPC Systems, has announced the planned launch of ICE Voice, a new cloud-based audio platform designed to complement ICE Chat, creating a comprehensive communications solution for traders and financial professionals. ICE Voice aims to integrate ICE Chat’s user base of over 120,000 active…
A-Team Group Announces Winners of TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2024
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2024. The awards recognise excellence in trading solutions and services, and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading technology and data solutions to capital markets participants in Europe. The awards were presented during a celebratory drinks reception at the end of A-Team…
Exegy Enhances Liquidity Lamp with Intraday Iceberg Order Signals
Exegy, the market data and trading technology solutions provider, has enhanced its AI-driven iceberg order detection tool, Liquidity Lamp, with the addition of intraday signals that provide quantitative traders with additional insights into iceberg order volumes. The new intraday version of Liquidity Lamp, which filters out the ‘noise’ typically associated with retail and high-frequency trading…
Overbond Integrates Neptune Networks’ Axe Data to Boost Fixed Income Trading Analytics and Automation
Overbond, the fixed income data, analytics and trade automation solutions provider, has announced the integration of axe data from Neptune Networks Ltd., the pre-trade market utility for fixed income assets. This strategic move aims to build upon the capabilities of Overbond’s analytics and trade automation tools for mutual buy-side clients. With the integration, Overbond will…
What’s Behind Trading Technologies’ Agreement to Acquire ATEO?
In a significant move that will augment its post-trade services, Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), the global capital markets technology platform provider, recently agreed to acquire ATEO SAS, specialists in post-trade solutions for listed derivatives. The acquisition marks a pivotal step for TT in extending its capabilities into clearing and other essential middle-office technologies and…
Why “Last Look” Needs a New Look
By Daniel Chambers, BidFX, Head of Data & Analytics at BidFX (an SGX company). For what seems like an eternity now, the controversy surrounding “last look” has hung over the FX industry like a dark cloud. The practice involves a liquidity provider, like an investment bank or market maker, rejecting or requoting a trade after…