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Upcoming Webinar: The future of market data – Harnessing cloud and AI for market data distribution and consumption

25 June 2025 10:00am ET | 3:00pm London | 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 Minutes Market data is the lifeblood of trading, but as data volumes grow and real-time demands increase, traditional approaches to distribution and consumption are being pushed to their limits. Cloud technology and AI-driven solutions are rapidly transforming how financial institutions manage, process,…

Unlocking Competitive Edge: Outsourcing and Managed Services in Trading Technology

Faced with intensifying cost pressures, regulatory shifts, evolving market dynamics and rapid technological change, capital markets firms are seeing the roles of outsourcing and managed services becoming increasingly strategic. But how do they decide what to outsource and what to retain in-house? How can they preserve agility and oversight while handing over key infrastructure? And…

Options Expands London Operations with New Office at 100 Bishopsgate

Options Technology has opened a second London office at 100 Bishopsgate, expanding its physical presence in the heart of the City’s financial district. The new office complements the firm’s existing Pall Mall location and is designed to support growing demand from sell-side clients and technology partners based in the area. Samuel Farmer, Senior Vice President…

Recorded Webinar: Unlocking Competitive Edge with Outsourcing and Managed Services in Trading Technology

Outsourcing has emerged as a strategic solution for capital markets firms as trading technology infrastructures become more complex, data volumes grow exponentially, and regulatory pressures intensify. .By leveraging third-party expertise, firms can optimise operations, reduce costs, and focus on innovation in their trading technology stack. Outsourcing potentially enables firms to scale seamlessly, meet regulatory reporting…

Gresham Enhances Investment Management Reconciliation Platform with New Web Interface and API

Gresham Technologies, a global provider of enterprise data automation solutions for the financial services sector, has announced a significant update to its reconciliation platform, Control for Investment Management, which introduces a streamlined web-based interface aimed at improving daily oversight of critical data, while preserving the platform’s core reconciliation capabilities. New functionality includes an API designed…

LSEG Strengthens AWS Partnership to Accelerate Cloud Transformation Across Key Divisions

The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has extended its strategic collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS), naming AWS as its preferred cloud provider for the Markets, Risk Intelligence, and FTSE Russell divisions. The move deepens an existing relationship that forms a central part of LSEG’s broader digital transformation strategy. The latest agreement will see LSEG…

Nasdaq and AWS Launch Global Market Modernisation Blueprint

Nasdaq and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have unveiled a new suite of solutions aimed at supporting market operators in modernising their infrastructure while maintaining high standards of resilience, security and performance. The initiative builds on the firms’ ongoing partnership and Nasdaq’s own modernisation journey using AWS technologies. The resulting blueprint is designed to support capital…

Beyond the Buzz: Enabling the Move to 24 Hour Trading

The move toward 24 hour trading is becoming a reality due to significant retail interest and a greater need for real-time market access, with major exchanges actively exploring extended hours. This shift requires a deep examination of the practicalities and the significant organisational and technological demands on market participants adapting to continuous operations. Key challenges…

Innovation in Data and Analytics: Turning Market Data into Strategic Advantage

At the A-Team Group’s recent TradingTech Summit London, a panel of leading industry practitioners explored the evolving role of data and analytics in trading, delving into questions such as: What types of data are truly useful in today’s market environment? How should firms think about the build-versus-buy decision when constructing data platforms? What makes data…

Enhancing Trader Efficiency: Interoperability, Automation, and the Path to Smarter Desktops

In the face of intensifying demands on trading desks, the pressure to streamline workflows and enhance productivity has never been greater. So how can trading firms modernise the trader desktop without creating disruption? What’s the real return on investment for low-code, no-code, and interoperability tools? And how do firms balance build-versus-buy decisions when designing next-generation…