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Appital Announces Substantial Growth in Platform Liquidity and User Base
Appital, the equity markets technology solution vendor, has reported a significant increase in both its user base and liquidity, with liquidity on its platform surging to $800 million notional in November alone, compared to the $200 million recorded between August 2022 and August 2023, prior to the company launching Appital Insights, its liquidity access tool,…
Tech Trends in Trading: Industry Experts Review 2023 and Look Ahead to 2024
As 2023 draws to a close, it’s time to look back at some of the more interesting trends that have emerged in the trading technology space over the last twelve months, and to take a look ahead at what 2024 might have in store. With this in mind, TradingTech Insight reached out to a group…
DTCC Completes Acquisition of Securrency, Now Rebranded as DTCC Digital Assets
Following its announcement in October, agreeing to acquire Securrency Inc., a developer of institutional-grade digital asset infrastructure, DTCC today announced the completion of the transaction. The Securrency brand will now be retired and the business will operate as DTCC Digital Assets, headed by Lynn Bishop, Managing Director and Chief Information Officer. Frank La Salla, DTCC…
Re-imagining the User Experience: LSEG’s Workspace Strategy
Earlier this year, the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) announced that it was on track to transition all Refinitiv Eikon clients to Workspace, LSEG’s next generation workflow platform, by the end of 2024, and that it intended to shut down Eikon in 2025. Over 50% of clients have now been migrated to the new platform,…
FlexTrade Systems Partners with BTON Financial to Integrate AI-Driven Broker Selection
FlexTrade Systems, the execution management systems (EMS) vendor, and BTON Financial, the data collaboration and order routing technology provider, have collaborated to enable FlexTRADER EMS users to access AI-driven broker selection recommendations to optimise best execution performance. The integration allows traders using FlexTRADER EMS to easily send order parameters to BTON’s cloud-based, AI, and data-driven…
As Good as it Looks: Why UI/UX Design Has Become a Crucial Ingredient in Retail Platforms’ Success
By Matt Barrett, CEO of Adaptive. We are told not to judge a book by its cover. Yet we are naturally drawn to content and platforms that, on the surface, stand out from the crowd. When quality design is the norm, as is increasingly the case in our digital world, customers’ expectations of exceptional user experience…
Recorded Webinar: The emerging structure of the institutional digital assets market
As interest in trading digital assets continues to increase among institutional investors, so too does the need to focus on market structure, regulation and trading solutions. For financial institutions that get it right the rewards will be significant, but it is not necessarily easy and the challenges are many. This webinar will consider how digital…
Aquis Becomes First Recognised Investment Exchange to Run Cloud-Based Matching Engine
Aquis Exchange PLC has successfully migrated the primary and secondary markets of Aquis Stock Exchange to Amazon Web Services (AWS), marking it as the first recognised investment exchange (RIE) to run a matching engine in production on the cloud. Since 27th November 2023, the group’s Aquis Stock Exchange division has been matching trades on all…
interop.io Launches Desktop Interoperability Maturity Model
Interoperability provider interop.io has released its desktop interoperability maturity model, a framework that helps financial institutions progress desktop interoperability through workflow and UI integration. The model defines a pathway to optimising business processes, uncovering data-driven insights, and reducing operational risk. Developers can expect to reduce development, testing, and release times by 50%, according to the…
Recorded Webinar: Trade South Africa: Considerations for Connecting to and Trading the Johannesburg Markets
Interest among the international institutional community in trading South African markets is on the rise. With connectivity, data and analytics options for trading on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange growing more sophisticated, and the emergence of A2X as a credible alternative equity market, South Africa is shaping up as a financial centre that can offer a…