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Trading Technologies Acquires AxeTrading, Adding Fixed Income to Multi-Asset Capabilities
Trading Technologies (TT), the trading software, infrastructure and data solutions provider, has acquired London-based AxeTrading, a global provider of fixed income trading solutions. The acquisition significantly expands TT’s multi-asset capabilities to cover corporate, government, municipal, and emerging market bonds, as well as over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps, and bolsters TT’s standing in fixed income derivatives…
Tallarium Secures Additional Investment from XTX Ventures and Reciprocal
Tallarium, a provider of specialised trade analytics for price discovery in off-exchange energy markets, has secured an additional $1.6million investment from XTX Ventures, the venture capital arm of algorithmic trading company XTX Markets, and Reciprocal, a venture capital firm. The investment will support the company’s goal of becoming the definitive pricing source for the energy…
Reviewing Developments in the Global Regulatory Landscape and the Impact on Technology Change
If there’s one thing that we can be sure of with the world’s financial markets, it’s that the regulatory landscape never stands still. And right now, we’re going through a particularly dynamic phase. Divergence between UK and EU regulation post-Brexit is high on the agenda, with the EU conducting its ongoing review of MiFID II…
TS Imagine Launches Real-Time Risk Platform, RiskSmart X
TS Imagine, the provider of trading, portfolio, and risk management solutions formed following the merger of Trading Screen and Imagine Software in 2021, has launched RiskSmart X, a new cross-asset class, real-time risk platform designed for prime brokerage firms. Offered as a SaaS solution, RiskSmart X’s configurable platform allows prime brokerage and risk management teams…
FCA Publishes Trade Data Review and Launches Wholesale Data Market Study
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a new report suggesting that the market for trade data in the UK – both pre-trade and post-trade – currently does not work as effectively as it could. The report is the outcome of a review conducted by the FCA that combined qualitative information on the business…
A-Team-Sponsored Crostyx Girls U12s Team Leads the Way at In2Hockey County Championships
Crostyx Hockey Club’s Girls Under 12 team succeeded in defending their Essex Champions title last month, coming top of their qualifying table in the In2Hockey County Championships and securing a place at the Regional Championships in Norfolk later this month. A-Team Group is a keen sponsor of Crostyx’s Junior Section, which also saw its Boys…
The New World of Trading Technology – a View from the Top
What are the key developments in the financial markets sector today and how are those developments impacting trading technology decisions? Where is innovation occurring and what are the challenges that firms face when deploying new solutions? How are firms tackling such an acute lack of diversity in the workforce that for a recently advertised position,…
Man Group Partners with Bloomberg to Develop New DataFrame Database Product
Man Group, the technology-empowered global investment firm, has signed a multi-year open-source technology development and product integration agreement with Bloomberg, the financial information company, to build upon Man’s DataFrame database product, ArcticDB, and to integrate it into BQuant Bloomberg’s open source analytics platform. ArcticDB is a high-performance Python-native database, built in response to the challenges…
Kepler Cheuvreux to Adopt Opensee’s Trade Management and Execution Analytics Solution
Opensee, the data analytics company, is to deploy its new cloud-based trade management and execution analytics solution at Kepler Cheuvreux, the European financial services company. KCx, Kepler Cheuvrex’ execution facility, will adopt the solution for multi-dimensional, real-time access to analytics around trade performance and risk. The platform will allow users to perform unlimited independent analysis…
Crypto Trade Surveillance: An Essential Tool for Regulatory Compliance
By Greg Tishelman, Director of Crypto Sales, OneMarketData. The growth of the crypto market has brought about new challenges for both regulators and financial institutions alike. Unlike traditional financial markets, most crypto exchanges are decentralized and operate 24/7, making it difficult to efficiently monitor trading activity and detect potential market abuse. The anonymous nature of…