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Linear Investments Partners Integral to Expand FX Platform
Prime broker and hedge fund incubator Linear Investments has reached an agreement with Integral that will provide Linear clients with the same level of functionality for FX it already offers for equities, derivatives, and fixed income services. The deployment of Integral’s cloud-based BankFX has enabled Linear Investments to customise its FX platform with sophisticated pricing…
FIX Plans Broader Asset Class Coverage and Move into Back-Office Trade Settlement
FIX is extending its reach with plans to broaden asset class coverage and introduce the FIX messaging protocol into back-office settlement workflows between both asset managers and custodians, and brokers and custodians. These developments are being overseen by the Global Post-Trade Working Group within the FIX Trading Community and are designed to standardise workflows and…
Tremblant Capital Selects LiquidityBook
Tremblant Capital has selected LiquidityBook’s SaaS based LBX Buy Side as its portfolio, order and execution management system, with LBX Connect integrated as its FIX routing network. Tremblant is using LBX Buy Side to support its multi-asset trading workflow. It replaces an existing system that was implemented 16 years ago soon after Tremblant’s inception. The…
Deutsche Boerse and TNS Partner to Add Eurex and Xetra Connectivity
Deutsche Boerse and Transaction Network Services (TNS) have partnered to add Eurex and Xetra connectivity for the TNS financial community and help Deutsche Boerse expand its reach in key European markets. The agreement allows TNS, which provides connectivity, managed hosting and colocation services, to establish connections to Eurex and Xetra. Firms wanting to be close…
Options Extends Business Operations in New Zealand and Australia
Options has opened an office in Auckland, New Zealand, marking expansion of the firm’s business operations in New Zealand and Australia. The Auckland office is part of an ongoing, global initiative to bring the firm’s sales, operations, account management and support teams closer to key customers in the region. In addition to Options’ Hong Kong…
Refinitiv Partners valantic to Deliver Efficiencies for Fixed Income Traders using Eikon
Refinitiv has enhanced liquidity access on its Eikon desktop terminal with the integration of iQbonds from valantic Trading Solutions. The arrangement will give fixed income traders using Eikon greater access to information that will help them make faster decisions. iQbonds can be integrated into a trader’s workflow using the Refinitiv Side by Side Integration API….
Quantitative Brokers Adds Octane and The Roll Best Execution Algos
Quantitative Brokers (QB), an algorithm and analytics provider for the futures and US cash treasury markets, has introduced Octane and The Roll, algorithms designed to optimise urgent completion and calendar spreads respectively. These algos join QB’s existing suite of best execution algos – Bolt, Strobe, Legger and Closer – and are supported by QB’s Transaction…
BSO Extends Network with PoP in Mexico City
BSO continues to extend its network with direct connectivity between the Mexican Stock Exchange, part of the BMV Group, and some of the largest exchanges across North America. Its new Point of Presence (PoP) in Mexico City will provide connectivity spanning Latin America, Chicago and New York. Available this month, the new route will allow…
Nissan Securities Distributes Trading Technologies’ TT Platform
Tokyo-based derivatives broker Nissan Securities has contracted to distribute Trading Technologies’ TT platform, furthering its trade execution technology offer with access to TT features and technology including Autospreader, ADL, TT Premium Services, and charting and analytics. Tomoaki Hirao, director and head of global sales at Nissan Securities, says: “By providing Trading Technologies’ TT platform, we’re…
NovaSparks Fourth-Generation Ticker Plant Decreases Latency, Adds PCIe Card
NovaSparks has introduced a fourth-generation version of NovaTick that can decrease latency by 20% and process 10-times the number of symbols than its predecessor. The improvements result from the inclusion of Xilinx UltraScale+ FPGAs in the solution, which will allow banks and trading firms to accelerate their trading platforms without any compromise on scalability or…