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New Exegy Whitepaper Quantifies High Cost of In-House FPGA Market Data Infrastructure
Exegy has released the second part of its whitepaper detailing the true cost of market data infrastructure. The report quantifies the high expense for firms building and maintaining their own FPGA-based market data feed handlers. Key findings show a firm’s first in-house handler costs approximately $5.35 million, with full North American equities coverage (18 markets)…
LSEG Expands Partnership with BlackRock to Enhance Private Markets Intelligence
LSEG has expanded its partnership with BlackRock, focused on strengthening its private markets intelligence offering. Through a new advanced data integration, LSEG customers will gain access to Preqin private markets data via the LSEG Workspace platform and its Data & Feeds products. In parallel, LSEG and BlackRock have deepened their data integrations in two other…
Edaa and Clearstream Partner to Enhance Saudi Capital Market Post-Trade Infrastructure
The Securities Depository Center Company (Edaa), a subsidiary of the Saudi Tadawul Group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Clearstream, Deutsche Börse Group’s international central securities depository. The partnership aims to jointly introduce new post-trade services to enhance the efficiency and attractiveness of the Saudi capital market for domestic and international investors. This…
Alpha One Selects Templum to Power Private Market Investing
Alpha One Asset Management LLC, a subsidiary of Wedbush Financial Services LLC, has selected Templum to provide the technology infrastructure for its private market investments. The partnership will support the firm’s family office and wealth management channels and establish a new self-directed channel for Wedbush’s Alpha One Global Family Office. Once implemented, the Templum platform…
SIX Selects Aquis Technologies to Harmonise Trading Platforms and Partners with viaNexus to Enhance Market Data Distribution
SIX, the operator of the Swiss and Spanish stock exchanges, is embarking on a significant technological transformation, announcing two strategic technology initiatives set to reshape its trading and data distribution infrastructure. Following its completion of the Aquis acquisition earlier this year, the group has now selected Aquis Technologies to harmonise its trading platforms across all…
ION Fidessa Platform to Support New London Stock Exchange Private Securities Market Auctions
ION’s Fidessa platform will support auction events on the London Stock Exchange’s (LSE) new Private Securities Market. Operating under the Private Intermittent Securities and Capital Exchange System (PISCES) framework, this new market uses the LSE’s public infrastructure to provide intermittent liquidity auctions for private companies and their shareholders. The market aims to simplify investment in…
Past, Present, and Future of AI and Machine Learning in Trading and Investment Management
On this episode of FinTech Focus TV recorded at A-Team Group’s Buy AND Build Summit, Toby Babb of Harrington Starr sits down with David Marcos, Founder and Managing Partner at Quantoro Technologies, to explore how AI agents are redefining trading, portfolio management, and the investor experience. From simplifying complex investment strategies to the rise of…
SOLVE Acquires MBS Source to Bolster Structured Products Offering
SOLVE, provider of pre-trade data and predictive pricing for fixed income markets, has acquired MBS Source, the data and trading solutions provider for the mortgage- and asset-backed securities (MBS/ABS) market. The acquisition, announced on October 16, 2025, aims to enhance SOLVE’s capabilities in the structured products space by integrating MBS Source’s specialised data and analytics…
LSEG Secures Major Bank Investment to Overhaul Post-Trade Landscape Ahead of T+1
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has announced a significant partnership with a consortium of 11 leading global banks, who will collectively invest to take a 20% stake in LSEG’s Post Trade Solutions business. The £170 million investment values the unit at £850 million and signals a collaborative push to innovate and standardise the derivatives…
Shinhan Securities Vietnam Adopts Horizon Platform for Market Making and Brokerage on HOSE
Horizon Trading Solutions, provider of electronic trading technology, has announced that Shinhan Securities Vietnam is now live on its multi-asset trading and order management solution. The implementation supports Shinhan’s strategic goal of enhancing its trading capabilities as Vietnam advances towards emerging market status. The rollout covers the firm’s market making and brokerage activities on the…