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LIST Completes Final Phase of Borsa Italiana Migration to Euronext’s Optiq Technology
LIST, an ION company, has successfully concluded the third and final phase of transitioning its Borsa Italiana clients to Euronext’s Optiq trading platform, marking a significant milestone following the acquisition of the Borsa Italiana Cash and Derivatives markets by Euronext in April 2021. This latest phase focused on derivatives clients, completing the migration that began…
Zayo Launches Waves on Demand Service Across Europe
Zayo Group, the global provider of fibre network infrastructure, has launched a new Waves on Demand service, providing bandwidth accessibility throughout Europe via its 400G-enabled lit-fibre network. The new service guarantees service activation within just five working days, a significant improvement over the standard 30+ day industry timeframe. Utilising Ciena’s WaveLogic 5 technology, Waves on…
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…
Trading Technologies Announces Connectivity to EPEX SPOT for European Power Trading
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), has unveiled its new connection to the European Power Exchange (EPEX SPOT), the largest power exchange in Europe, marking a significant expansion into the European physical power markets via the TT platform. This strategic move, developed in partnership with a major European energy supplier, introduces a continuous intraday power trading…
13th Annual TradingTech Summit: The Crossroads of Technology and Capital Markets
The TradingTech Summit London, the industry’s leading event on capital markets trading technology, returns for the 13th time on leap year day, 29th February, at the Hilton Canary Wharf in London. This highly anticipated gathering will bring together innovators, investors, and thought leaders to examine current trends, challenges, and opportunities in the rapidly evolving trading…
Tokenbridge Introduces New Features to Enhance Tokenised Model Portfolios in Wealth Management
Tokenbridge, the token aggregator and distribution platform, has unveiled a set of new features aimed at revolutionising the wealth and fund management industry through the support of tokenised model portfolios. The new functionalities facilitate seamless integration and automation between tokenised and traditional finance (TradFi) assets, streamlining the construction, distribution, and evaluation of model portfolios. The…
Countdown to T+1: Market Readiness and the Push for Automation
As the North American T+1 settlement deadlines fast approach – 28th May 2024 for all US securities settled through DTC and 27th May for Canadian securities – the industry has been ramping up in preparation. And although the shorter settlement cycle promises to increase settlement efficiency, improve liquidity, decrease counterparty risk and reduce overall trading…
New DTCC Report Recommends Best Practices to Achieve T+1 Settlement Success
In anticipation of the transition to a T+1 settlement cycle in the US, the Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has released a new report, “Hitting 90% Affirmation by 9:00 PM ET on Trade Date: The Key to T+1 Success”, which highlights the importance of automating post-trade processes to achieve success in the upcoming T+1…
Lab49 and interop.io Form Strategic Partnership to Enhance Trading Desktop User Experience
Lab49, the specialist technology consultancy owned by ION Group, has partnered with interop.io, the interoperability provider formed when Glue42 and Finsemble merged last year, to provides buy and sell-side firms with comprehensive access to interop.io’s suite of solutions together with bespoke professional services from Lab49. Together, the two companies aim to modernise the trading desktop…
McKay Brothers Launches Ultra-Low Latency Network Between New Jersey and Toronto
Low-latency networking specialist McKay Brothers has deployed its latest wireless network connecting key equity exchanges in New Jersey, USA, and Markham, Ontario, Canada, offering the lowest known latency for private bandwidth between the two centres. The network connects the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in Mahwah, New Jersey, and TMX Group’s exchanges in Markham, with…