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BGC Group to Acquire OTC Global Holdings, Expanding Energy and Commodities Business
BGC Group, Inc., the global brokerage and financial technology company, has agreed to acquire OTC Global Holdings, LP (‘OTC’), the largest independent institutional energy and commodities brokerage firm. The acquisition will bolster BGC’s Energy, Commodities, and Shipping (ECS) division by diversifying and expanding its global footprint. OTC offers brokerage services across key sectors such as…
Nasdaq Launches XVA Accelerator for Enhanced Risk Modelling
Nasdaq has unveiled a new machine learning-driven methodology for conducting risk calculations and generating predictive analytics for investment portfolios. The innovative functionality will be integrated into Nasdaq’s Calypso platform, widely used by banks, insurers, and other financial institutions to access capital markets, manage risk, and comply with regulatory reporting requirements. The new system, XVA Accelerator,…
Smart Trader Desktops: Placing UX at the Front and Centre of the Trading Workflow
No matter how advanced the technology stack or feature-rich the interface, a trading platform’s true effectiveness lies in the experience and the results it delivers. As user experience (UX) becomes increasingly crucial to the success and efficiency of trading platforms, designers face new challenges. So how can UX design keep up, enhancing performance without sacrificing…
Amberdata Partners with Thalex to Enhance Crypto Derivatives Analytics
Amberdata, the digital asset data and analytics provider, has entered into a partnership with Thalex, the crypto options, perpetuals, and futures exchange. The collaboration integrates Amberdata’s blockchain and crypto asset data with Thalex’s derivatives trading platform. As part of the partnership, Thalex will enhance its user experience by offering real-time analytics, including BTC and ETH…
AiMi Launches AI-Powered Platform to Streamline Capital Markets Infrastructure Management
Fintech company AiMi, the trading and market data infrastructure management solutions provider, has introduced a new AI-powered platform designed to automate and optimise access to capital markets infrastructure. The platform helps firms efficiently manage changes to trading venues’ platforms, services, and APIs, addressing the growing complexity and volume of notifications from global exchanges and vendors….
Murex Partners with Kaiko to Enhance MX.3 Platform with Digital Asset Data
Murex, the capital markets technology provider, has formed a strategic partnership with cryptocurrency market data vendor Kaiko. This collaboration integrates Kaiko’s comprehensive digital asset insights into Murex’s MX.3 platform, enhancing its real-time portfolio management capabilities. MX.3 users can now more effectively value digital asset portfolios, assess market risks, and compare proprietary analytics with industry-leading data….
Recorded Webinar: Smart Trader Desktops: Placing UX at the front and centre of the trading workflow
Trading strategy is in place, the technology stack is optimised and the trading team is highly skilled – but what about the user experience? Whatever the stack, the desktop, the trading apps and their functionality, a trading platform is only as good as its user interface (UI) and user experience (UX). This webinar will review…
Moving to a Modern, Component-Based Trading Architecture Using a Buy and Build Approach
With financial institutions under increasing pressure to modernise their trading infrastructures while maintaining agility and control, the debate around what to buy and what to build in terms of technology solutions is critical. So how should firms weigh the costs and benefits of buying versus building? What role do open-source solutions play in trading systems?…
Institutional Digital Assets Handbook 2024
Despite the setback of the FTX collapse, institutional interest in digital assets has grown markedly in the past 12 months, with firms of all sizes now acknowledging participation in some form. While as recently as a year ago, institutional trading firms were taking a cautious stance toward their use, the acceptance of tokenisation, stablecoins, and…
T. Rowe Price Goes Live with Propellant Digital’s Transparency Data via FlexTrade’s FlexFI EMS
FlexTrade Systems, the global provider of execution and order management systems, has announced that T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. is now live with Propellant Digital’s fixed-income transparency data offering, integrated through FlexTrade’s FlexFI execution management system. Propellant Digital’s platform delivers real-time insights and analytics on bond market activity, helping financial institutions navigate the electronification of…