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ION Integrates FastTrade with Equiduct to Enhance Retail Best Execution
ION has successfully integrated and certified its FastTrade platform with Equiduct, enabling clients to access Equiduct Apex’s zero-commission Best Execution service. This development supports improved execution quality and enhances compliance with MiFID II Best Execution regulations. The integration expands the execution venues available through FastTrade’s Best Execution Engine, a programmable tool that allows users to…
What to Expect at A-Team Group’s AI in Capital Markets Summit – New York, June 26, 2025
On June 26th, the A-Team Group brings its AI in Capital Markets Summit to New York City for the first time. The event will be held at @Ease on Third Avenue for a packed day of strategy, insight, and implementation. As artificial intelligence matures from early-stage experimentation to enterprise-wide deployment, capital markets firms face a…
South Africa High on the List for Global HFT Firms
By Merlin Rajah, Head: Equities Electronic Product at Absa CIB. Infrastructure Evolution: JSE’s Leap Forward For exchanges, High-Frequency Trading (HFT) firms are a significant revenue driver – generating income through execution, clearing, settlement, colocation, and market data services. Sell-side firms benefit as well, gaining a steady revenue stream and an increased market share. A major…
Trading Technologies Integrates EBS and FX Spot+ to Expand FX Offering
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has announced integration with the EBS Market central limit order book, enhancing its FX offering. The integration allows users of TT’s execution management system to access EBS Market for trading spot FX, precious metals, and non-deliverable forwards. TT also plans to support EBS Direct and CME Group’s upcoming FX Spot+…
Broadridge Secures Patent for AI Agent Orchestration
Broadridge Financial Solutions Inc. has been granted a U.S. patent covering its proprietary methods for orchestrating machine learning agents via large language models (LLMs), a technology central to its BondGPT and BondGPT+ platforms. The tools are designed to support corporate bond trading and analytics through natural language processing and AI-driven data orchestration. Initially introduced in…
BlockFills Integrates Definitive Finance’s On-Chain Execution Platform to Expand Institutional Trading Capabilities
Digital asset infrastructure provider BlockFills has partnered with decentralised finance (DeFi) platform Definitive Finance, to enhance its on-chain trading capabilities for institutional and venture capital clients. The integration allows BlockFills to offer automated execution across a wider range of tokens, including less liquid and emerging assets, while improving execution quality and maintaining trading anonymity. Definitive’s…
Finastra to Divest Treasury and Capital Markets Business to Apax Funds
Finastra has agreed to sell its Treasury and Capital Markets (TCM) business to an affiliate of Apax Partners LLP, the private equity advisory firm. The transaction, expected to close in the first half of 2026, will see TCM operate as an independent, rebranded entity under Apax ownership. The TCM division, which serves over 340 financial…
24-hour Derivatives Trading – Is this Really a Good Idea?
By Paul Cottee, Director, Regulatory Compliance, NICE Actimize. Are we soon to face a market with 24-hour a day derivatives trading? It might well be coming sooner than we think. Currently, the ongoing debate in the US derivative markets has been significantly influenced by the recent proposal issued on April 21 from the Commodity Futures…
Horizon Launches New Smart Order Router to Enhance Execution and Liquidity Access
Horizon Trading Solutions has announced the launch of Horizon Compass, a next-generation Smart Order Router (SOR) designed to help institutional and retail brokers manage execution quality and market complexity more effectively. Targeting both large and regional brokers, the new SOR is engineered to meet evolving market demands, including the increasing fragmentation of liquidity and sustained…
Trading Technologies Launches TT Strategy Studio for Multi-Asset Algorithmic Trading
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has launched TT Strategy Studio, a multi-asset algorithmic trading platform aimed at institutional trading firms, including quantitative firms, hedge funds, and energy companies. Announced during TradeTech Europe 2025 in Paris, the solution is part of TT Quantitative Trading Solutions (QTS) and is designed to allow firms to build, test, and…