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Options Expands London Operations with New Office at 100 Bishopsgate
Options Technology has opened a second London office at 100 Bishopsgate, expanding its physical presence in the heart of the City’s financial district. The new office complements the firm’s existing Pall Mall location and is designed to support growing demand from sell-side clients and technology partners based in the area. Samuel Farmer, Senior Vice President…
Recorded Webinar: Unlocking Competitive Edge with Outsourcing and Managed Services in Trading Technology
Outsourcing has emerged as a strategic solution for capital markets firms as trading technology infrastructures become more complex, data volumes grow exponentially, and regulatory pressures intensify. .By leveraging third-party expertise, firms can optimise operations, reduce costs, and focus on innovation in their trading technology stack. Outsourcing potentially enables firms to scale seamlessly, meet regulatory reporting…
Nasdaq and AWS Launch Global Market Modernisation Blueprint
Nasdaq and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have unveiled a new suite of solutions aimed at supporting market operators in modernising their infrastructure while maintaining high standards of resilience, security and performance. The initiative builds on the firms’ ongoing partnership and Nasdaq’s own modernisation journey using AWS technologies. The resulting blueprint is designed to support capital…
Bowmoor Capital and SummerHaven Adopt TT Futures TCA for Enhanced Trading Insights
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has announced that Bowmoor Capital and SummerHaven Investment Management have deployed TT Futures TCA to support their trading and execution strategies. TT Futures TCA, launched last year, offers a robust transaction cost analysis tool tailored for futures trading. It leverages a significant dataset comprising anonymised, aggregated microsecond-level market and trade…
A (Free) Practical AI Handbook for Capital Markets Professionals
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has swiftly transitioned from a promising concept into an operational reality across the capital markets. Senior executives, compliance leaders, and technology specialists are already well-acquainted with the potential of AI to streamline processes, enhance decision-making, and open new competitive opportunities. Yet, the current challenge isn’t about grasping AI’s transformative potential – it’s…
Bloomberg Launches Strategy Optimizer to Streamline ETF Trading Workflow
Bloomberg has launched a new tool, Strategy Optimizer, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of exchange-traded fund (ETF) trading workflows while reducing execution costs. The solution is accessible via RFQe, Bloomberg’s ETF Request for Quote service, and is fully integrated with EMSX, the firm’s equities-focused execution management system. Strategy Optimizer allows portfolio managers and traders to…
Fourteen FIX Engine Technologies to Consider in 2025
FIX engines, the workhorses of financial messaging, are quietly undergoing a continuous transformation. First developed in the early 1990s by Fidelity Investments and Salomon Brothers to standardise electronic equity trading, the FIX (Financial Information eXchange) Protocol quickly became the global standard for order and trade messaging across asset classes. Rather than commoditised infrastructure, today’s FIX…
AI in Capital Markets: Practical Insight for a Transforming Industry – Free Handbook
AI is no longer on the horizon – it’s embedded in the infrastructure of modern capital markets. But separating real impact from inflated promises requires a grounded, practical understanding. The AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2025 provides exactly that. Designed for data-driven professionals across the trade life-cycle, compliance, infrastructure, and strategy, this handbook goes beyond…
ACA Adds Transaction Cost Analysis Capabilities with Global Trading Analytics Acquisition
ACA Group has acquired Global Trading Analytics (GTA), expanding its capabilities in transaction cost analysis (TCA) and best execution support across global financial markets. The move strengthens ACA’s positioning as a provider of technology-enabled governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) solutions, particularly for firms navigating increasingly complex regulatory expectations. GTA, based in Rutherford, New Jersey, brings…
24 Exchange Launches Live FX Swaps Trading with CobaltFX’s Dynamic Credit Technology
24 Exchange has launched live FX swaps trading, supported by CobaltFX’s Dynamic Credit process, which optimises real-time credit allocation and provides enhanced liquidity access. The move is aimed at improving credit intermediation, reducing operational risk, and enabling more flexible trade execution. As part of United Fintech, CobaltFX provides infrastructure that allows trading counterparties to pre-set…