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Horizon Partners with SOLOWIN to Enhance Trading Infrastructure for Equities and Virtual Asset ETFs
Horizon Trading Solutions, the electronic trading and algorithmic technology provider, has joined forces with SOLOWIN HOLDINGS, a financial services firm catering to high-net-worth and institutional investors. The partnership integrates Horizon’s algorithmic technology and order management system (OMS) into Solomon JFZ’s trading system, enhancing its capabilities for equities and spot virtual asset ETFs. Horizon’s Managed &…
Trading Technologies Expands Energy Market Access with Nord Pool Integration
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), provider of capital markets technology, has integrated Nord Pool for intraday trading, available from December. The move enables TT clients to trade on the two leading European power spot exchanges, Nord Pool and EPEX SPOT, which TT integrated earlier this year. Developed in partnership with a major European energy supplier,…
BME Launches SpainAtMid: a New Non-Displayed Liquidity Pool for Spanish Equities
Bolsas y Mercados Españoles (BME) has launched SpainAtMid, a new non-displayed liquidity pool for Spanish equities, which enables trades in Spanish securities to be executed at the midpoint of the bid-ask spread. This advanced order book offers an additional liquidity source for high-volume trades, allowing participants to minimise market impact while ensuring robust and efficient…
Avelacom and CryptoStruct Partner to Deliver Ultra-Low Latency Solutions for Crypto Trading Firms
Avelacom, a provider of low latency network solutions, and CryptoStruct, the algorithmic trading solutions vendor for crypto markets, have formed a strategic partnership aimed at enhancing crypto trading efficiency. The collaboration combines Avelacom’s global network infrastructure with CryptoStruct’s trading solutions to offer traders ultra-low latency access to global markets, enabling seamless adaptation of strategies to…
24 Exchange Secures SEC Approval for 23-Hour Trading Platform
24 Exchange, the multi-asset trading platform designed to facilitate continuous trading across various asset classes, has received approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate 24X National Exchange, the first U.S. national securities exchange offering 23-hour trading on weekdays. This milestone is contingent on adjustments to Equity Data Plans to support overnight…
Cboe Clear Europe Gains Approval to Launch Clearing Service for European Securities Financing Transactions
Cboe Clear Europe has received regulatory approval from De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB) and the Autoriteit Financiële Markten (AFM) to clear European Securities Financing Transactions (SFTs). The new service will provide central clearing, settlement, and post-trade lifecycle management for cash equities and ETFs, supporting lenders, including UCITS and non-UCITS participants, and borrowers across 19 European Central…
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,…