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LedgerEdge Launches Corporate Bond Trading Platform Built on R3’s Corda DLT
Financial technology vendor LedgerEdge has launched a what it believes is the first regulated corporate bond trading platform built using distributed ledger technology (DLT), the technology that underpins blockchain ecosystems and digital markets. By building an ecosystem using DLT, LedgerEdge aims to modernize institutional-grade trading services and protocols in the $41 trillion global corporate bond…
Toward a Modern Data Fabric for Capital Markets
By Gary West, General Manager, EMEA, Yellowbrick. Every financial institution I talk to is re-considering some aspect of their data infrastructure. Renewal is of course an ever-present feature of the financial technology landscape with firms racing to compete. However, current conversations feel different. When it comes to data, the subject turns quickly away from discrete…
Aquis Exchange Teams with BMLL to Provide Liquidity Analytics to Members
Pan-European equity trading exchange operator Aquis Exchange is collaborating with BMLL, a provider of historical Level 3 data and analytics, to deliver liquidity analytics that will provide its members with insights into market structure dynamics. Using BMLL’s granular Level 3 data and analytics, Aquis can now provide its members with third-party, independent verification on the…
The Current and Future Landscape of Real-Time Enterprise Market Data Distribution
Distributing real-time market data across the enterprise is a complex proposition, with many moving parts. Banks and other financial institutions spend vast sums to ensure that the correct market data, the lifeblood of their trading activities, is sourced, normalised, controlled and distributed out to end users and applications in the timeliest manner, with minimal downtime….
StoneX Chooses Chronicle FIX Solution for Equities Trading
StoneX Financial – formerly known as INTL FCStone – has selected Chronicle Software, the low-latency microservices and technology solutions provider, to enhance its equities trading performance. In a competitive process to replace its incumbent trading technology, the firm cited speed, flexibility and reliability as the key factors behind the decision to select Chronicle. StoneX provides…
Market Data in the Virtual Reality World
By Yousaf Hafeez, Head of Business Development for Financial Solutions at BT If you think that market data volumes are high today, you’ve seen nothing yet! With virtual reality (VR) tools for trading edging closer to becoming practically usable on trading floors, any larger scale uptake of such applications will mean an exponential rise in data…
DataBP Partner and Deutsche Boerse to Digitise Market Data Licensing
Data licensing and subscription management platform DataBP has partnered with Deutsche Boerse Group (DBAG) to introduce a digital data licensing and management platform that aims to streamline business operations and optimise the customer experience for the exchange group’s Market Data + Services (MD+S) business. DBAG provides its global client base with market data and services…
Singletrack Teams Up with Glue42 for Embedded Sell-Side CRM and Analytics
Singletrack has partnered with interoperability specialist Glue42 to integrate its client engagement and analytics platform into Glue42’s desktop integration platform. Through the initiative, which makes use of the FDC3 integration standard, Singletrack is seeking to offer hyper-personalised experiences to its sell-side clients. “As a company, we have been tracking the FDC3 standard for a while…
Valantic FSA Completes Strategic Investment in Low-Code Platform Provider Velox
Electronic trading and automation solutions provider valantic FSA, has completed a strategic investment in low-code development fintech Velox Financial Technology, to complement and bring further flexibility to its electronic trading business. The terms of the investment have not been disclosed, although valantic says it is “significant” and that it will allow the company to bring…
Streamlining the Full Trade Lifecycle Through Modularity & Interoperability
For broker-dealers, collapsing technology silos across the front, middle and back office has become increasingly important in the relentless drive towards cost reduction and greater efficiency. As technology has advanced, forward-looking firms are taking an enlightened approach to technology development and investing in consolidation across the entire trade lifecycle. Not only does this present an…