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Inside AWS’s Strategy for Cloud Innovation in Financial Markets
Exclusive Q&A with John Kain, Head of Market Development for Financial Services at Amazon Web Services (AWS). Cloud technology continues to play an increasingly pivotal role in shaping the future of trading infrastructure. With its promise of scalability, resilience, security, and innovation, cloud technology is transforming workflows across the industry. However, the unique demands of…
An Execution Trader’s Job isn’t Dead; it’s Just Changing Course
By Sylvain Thieullent, CEO of Horizon Trading Solutions. With dozens of headlines circulating this year around the threat of emerging technologies automating swathes of banking roles, you could forgive colleagues on execution trading desks for feeling a tad jittery. The unrivalled speed and precision of trading algorithms have given rise to rumours of redundancy for…
As the Latest FPGA Technology from AMD Sets the Gold Standard, where Next for Ultra-Low Latency Trading?
Earlier this summer, AMD achieved a world-record STAC-T0 benchmark result1 with its FPGA designed for ultra-low latency trading, the AMD Alveo UL3524 FinTech accelerator card, and has now just launched a new card with equivalent performance but half the size, geared towards even broader adoption among high-frequency trading firms. STAC benchmarks are the accepted industry…
Exegy Expands nxAccess to Cover All Canadian Equity Exchanges
Exegy, the trading technology provider, has expanded its FPGA-based tick-to-trade solution, nxAccess, to include all Canadian equity exchanges. This development enables seamless, ultra-low latency trading across both Canadian and US markets, catering to diverse trading strategies. The enhanced coverage allows Canadian traders to access both market data and order execution across key venues, including Montréal,…
OSTTRA and FIS Partner to Enhance Transparency and Efficiency in ETD Post-Trade Processing
OSTTRA, the post-trade solutions vendor, has entered a strategic partnership with FIS to enhance transparency and efficiency in the exchange-traded derivatives (ETD) post-trade lifecycle. The collaboration will provide OSTTRA’s network of investment management clients with real-time clearing status updates from over 70 global CCPs via FIS Connections, improving transparency in give-ups and exception management. FIS…
Blue Riband Group Selects TS Imagine’s TS One Risk Module for Portfolio Management
Blue Riband Group, the global long/short equity investment manager, has adopted the TS One Risk Module and Portfolio Risk Management from TS Imagine, the financial markets solutions vendor. TS One is a solution purpose-built for investment teams, integrating functionalities such as Portfolio Management, Trading, Risk Management, Compliance, and Operations. Its modular design allows for scalability…
Trading Technologies to Offer Access to Cboe Equity Index Options in 2025
Trading Technologies International (TT), the global provider of capital markets technology, plans to add access to Cboe equity index options on its platform starting early 2025. This development will allow TT’s institutional and professional trader clients to trade popular Cboe index products, including the S&P 500 Index (SPX), Cboe Volatility Index (VIX), Russell 2000 Index…
CQG to Offer Day-One Access to MIAX Futures Exchange, Including New Bloomberg Equity Index Futures
CQG, the trading technology solutions provider, plans to provide day-one access to the MIAX Futures Exchange, including Bloomberg equity index futures contracts, upon the launch of the exchange’s Onyx matching engine in June 2025. The announcement was made at the Futures & Options Expo in Chicago. This development aligns with Miami International Holdings, Inc.’s (MIH)…
oneZero Secures Investment from Golden Gate Capital to Accelerate Growth
Trading technology provider oneZero Financial Systems has announced an investment from Golden Gate Capital, with existing backer Lovell Minnick Partners (LMP) continuing its support. The new financial backing aims to bolster oneZero’s growth and strengthen its market position in multi-asset trading technology. “This investment really takes us from strength to strength,” says Andrew Ralich, CEO…
Trading the Middle East & North Africa: Connectivity, Data Systems & Processes
The MENA region is emerging as a compelling yet complex landscape for global investors, marked by rapid economic growth, evolving regulations, and unique infrastructural challenges. Within this environment, how are technological upgrades in exchanges transforming the trading landscape? And, importantly, what hurdles still exist for those looking to establish a foothold in these burgeoning markets?…