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Electronification of European Fixed-Income Markets: How Participants Need to Up Their Tech Game
Structural change in Europe’s government bond and credit markets is now gaining momentum, as new entrants, with an emphasis on high-performance technology, are raising the bar in terms of technology and trading practices. The arrival of non-financial liquidity providers (NLPs) to the European arena represents the next phase in the electronification of European fixed-income markets,…
ION Integrates Tradeweb ETF RFQ Functionality into Fidessa Trading Platform
ION has announced that its Fidessa trading platform now supports Request for Quote (RFQ) functionality for Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), featuring an integration with the Tradeweb electronic trading platform. This collaboration allows mutual clients to access Tradeweb’s ETF RFQ workflow directly within their existing Fidessa environment, creating a seamless connection between the two systems for…
Bright Point International Expands FX and Precious Metals Operations Through Integral Partnership
Bright Point International Financial (BPI), a Singapore Exchange Derivatives Trading and Clearing Member, has advanced its partnership with currency technology provider Integral. By implementing Integral’s Price Engine, Distribution, and Liquidity Aggregation products, BPI intends to scale its foreign exchange (FX) and precious metals operations. The new technology provides ultra-low latency access to a wide range…
Implementing Events-based Trading and Prediction Markets
By Jon Light, Senior Director of Product Management at Devexperts. The current surging interest in prediction markets is leading to a general reevaluation of this type of trading, with many financial services firms now questioning whether to offer events-based trading to their own users. To date, several high-profile firms have moved to incorporate prediction markets…
From Noise to Signal: How AI is Revolutionising Data Discovery for Traders and Investment Managers
The financial markets have never suffered from a lack of data. If anything, the challenge for modern traders and investment managers is quite the opposite: they are drowning in it. From real-time pricing and news feeds to unstructured earnings call transcripts and social media sentiment, the volume of information is immense. The critical differentiator in…
LSEG Unveils Market Risk Optimisation Service for FX Options Desks
LSEG has launched Market Risk Optimisation, a new service from Post Trade Solutions, after a successful proof of concept with 13 sell-side FX options desks. Integrated with LSEG’s FXall platform, the service applies proven optimisation technology to help participants trade in and out of market risk more efficiently, unlock liquidity, and lower transaction costs. The…
Banco de Chile Partners with Integral to Enhance FX Operations and Digital Strategy
Banco de Chile has formed a strategic alliance with Integral, the specialist currency technology provider, to upgrade its foreign exchange (FX) capabilities. The collaboration sees Banco de Chile implementing Integral’s Price Engine and Liquidity Aggregation products. These tools are being used to centralise the bank’s FX pricing logic and optimise its execution workflows, aiming for…
Phillip Securities Selects Integral to Expand Institutional FX Offering
Singapore-based Phillip Securities has chosen US technology provider Integral to advance its institutional foreign exchange (FX) offering. Traditionally focused on the retail sector, Phillip Securities will use Integral’s pricing and distribution solutions to support its expansion into services for institutional market participants. The integration will allow the firm to manage higher volumes of FX Contracts…
Trading Technologies and TokWise Partner on European Energy Trade Execution
Trading Technologies (TT) has partnered with European technology firm TokWise to provide trade execution services. As of 1 November, users of TokWise’s portfolio management system can execute trades via the TT platform. The integration provides TokWise clients with high-speed connectivity to key European power exchanges, including EPEX and Nord Pool, for order routing and execution….
T. Rowe Price Adopts Genesis Solution to Streamline Primary Bond Issuance Workflow
Asset manager T. Rowe Price has deployed the Primary Bond Issuance (PBI) solution from Genesis Global, to manage corporate bond deal workflows. The system will aid T. Rowe Price’s fixed income teams optimise how they track and invest in deals throughout the bond lifecycle. The Genesis solution provides a consolidated, real-time view of deals by…