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TNS Enhances European Backbone to Support Increased Market Data Volumes
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has upgraded its European backbone, increasing capacity to manage growing market data volumes from numerous exchanges throughout Europe. The network has been reengineered to ensure maximum uptime, resilience, data delivery, and to offer the lowest commercially available latency between significant European financial centres, such as London, Frankfurt, and Bergamo. Both primary…
Redefining Interoperability: Behind the Glue42 and Finsemble Merger
Introduction The competitive landscape in the field of desktop interoperability has long been dominated by three key players: Glue42, Finsemble, and OpenFin. The recently announced merger of Glue42 and Finsemble to form a new company, interop.io, heralds the beginning of a new chapter in the fast evolving interoperability and desktop integration space. The rationale behind…
Are Capital Markets Firms Really Benefitting From Cloud?
By Mike Powell, CEO, Rapid Addition. In our earlier blogs (here and here), we discussed the factors driving increased adoption of cloud technology by capital markets firms seeking to benefit from potential efficiencies. But what do their real-world experiences look like? And are firms realizing the benefits promised by cloud vendors? It may be difficult…
OSTTRA Launches New Service for Cross-Currency Swap Conversions
OSTTRA, the global post-trade solutions provider, has successfully carried out the first cross-currency swap conversions of USD/SGD swaps from SOR to SORA. This development is a part of OSTTRA’s ongoing efforts since 2021 to assist market participants in transitioning from legacy Libor benchmarks to new risk-free rates (RFRs). The conversion process generates overlay transactions, which…
Trading in the Cloud – Has Its Time Finally Come?
By Mike Powell, CEO, Rapid Addition. The structure of capital markets and how they are traded have, to a large extent, been shaped through the technology adopted by market participants and service providers over the past two decades. And while some firms remain cutting edge, many are left operating legacy infrastructure characterised by high cost…
London Stock Exchange’s Data Centre Migration Boosts Market Quality and Efficiency
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has reported substantial improvements in market quality and performance following its data centre migration and upgrade in February this year. The data centre, which caters to the London Stock Exchange, Turquoise, and TRADEcho services, is not only more innovative and robust but also eco-friendly, powered entirely by green energy….
TradingTech Briefing New York: Examining the Latest in Trading Technology
The TradingTech Briefing New York, an eagerly awaited event in the financial technology space, is scheduled for the afternoon of 8th June 2023 at Meet Hospitality, 1166 Avenue of the Americas, New York. The event will bring together a diverse group of thought leaders, technology innovators, and industry insiders to discuss the cutting-edge trends and…
Beeks Group Secures OneChronos Contract for High-Performance ATS
In a competitive bid, OneChronos has selected Beeks Group, the cloud computing, connectivity and analytics provider for financial markets, to provide high-performance compute and a private environment for its new Alternative Trading System (ATS), which aims to bridge the widening gap between the functionalities of US Equities trading venues and the requirements of traders. OneChronos…
Arqaam Capital Partners with Horizon Software for Advanced Electronic Market Making Solutions
Arqaam Capital, a UAE-based financial services broker, has established a partnership with electronic trading and algorithmic technology provider Horizon Software, under which Horizon’s Electronic Market Making solutions will be utilised for Arqaam Capital’s newly established market making desk. Arqaam will leverage Horizon’s existing connectivity to the ADX and DFM exchanges in UAE to conduct market…
Glue42 and BNY Mellon Co-Develop Tech Solution to Automate Financial Operations
Interoperability solution provider Glue42 has announced its involvement in BNY Mellon’s award-winning “Operations-to-Operations” project, which was jointly developed by the two companies and aims to streamline communications between BNY Mellon and its clients. The joint solution, which delivers a trading-desk-like user experience to middle and back office operations, leverages Glue42’s certified FDC3 (Financial Desktop Connectivity…