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TradingTech Summit Returns to London with Focus on Digital Transformation and Innovation
The TradingTech Summit London, one of the most highly anticipated events in the financial technology industry, is back for the 12th time on 28th February at London’s Hilton Canary Wharf. The summit will bring together the leading innovators, investors, and thought leaders in trading technology to discuss the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in this…
Investment Banks Can’t Afford Not to MIND the Front Office Risk GAP
By Oliver Blower, CEO of VoxSmart. A phrase heard by so many only to be listened to by so few. “Mind the gap”, synonymous with the mundane morning commuter grind, currently takes on a far greater significance for City traders travelling to work. Not dissimilar to the cost conundrum facing the rail industry recently, when…
ION Derivatives Platform Hit by Cyber Attack
ION Cleared Derivatives, a division of ION Markets, was hit by a cyber attack earlier this week, which has impacted its ability to run overnight processing of derivatives trades on its platform. LockBit, the Russian-linked ransomware group, has claimed responsibility for the attack. According to reports, 42 of ION’s customers have been affected by the…
OptionsDesk Adopts ION’s XTP Front-to-Back Suite for Exchange-Traded Derivatives
OptionsDesk, the UK options broker that provides advisory and brokerage services for retail investors, corporations, and financial institutions, has signed a long-term strategic partnership with ION, the trading, analytics, treasury and risk management solutions vendor. The deal will enable OptionsDesk to expand its exchange-traded derivatives (ETDs) capabilities by utilising ION’s XTP Front-to-Back Suite for both…
Swiss Finance Corporation Selects Integral for eFX Trading and Workflow
Integral, the currency technology provider, has been selected by Swiss Finance Corporation (SFC), whi will use Integral’s cloud-based SaaS technology to modernize its offering and bring eFX trading to its customers. Integral’s end-to-end workflow and eFX trading technology, which includes liquidity aggregation, price generation, distribution, risk management and analytics, was rolled out in a matter…
Horizon Launches Horizon Extend Development Platform
Electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology provider Horizon Software has announced the release of Horizon Extend, a development framework for the Horizon platform. Clients will be able to utilise Horizon Extend to create new pricing modules and hedgers within the system, to automate workflow, to add advanced routing rules for DMA flow, and to develop…
Axyon AI & C8 Technologies Partner to Deliver Axyon Model Strategies via C8 Studio Platform
Axyon AI, the developer of AI-based solutions for asset managers, has formed a partnership with C8 Technologies, the asset management platform provider, to make a wide selection of Axyon AI’s model strategies available via C8 Studio. The partnership aims to provide a practical way for asset owners, wealth managers and family offices to add AI-driven…
Liquidnet and BondAuction Collaborate to Offer Auction-Style Primary Debt Trading via OMS
Liquidnet, the agency execution specialist, has partnered with BondAuction, an auction platform for the Primary Debt Capital Markets, to provide access to BondAuction’s offering from within clients’ Order Management Systems (OMSs). Building on Liquidnet Primary Markets’ established OMS connectivity, institutional investors will have the ability to place bids via Liquidnet into the BondAuction platform directly…
Integral Launches Trading, Custody and White Label Crypto Technology Solution
Integral, the FX technology provider, has launched Integral Digital, a full extension of its trading and client distribution platform to support cryptocurrencies and fiat-backed stablecoins. The new platform, Integral Digital, was developed in conjunction with Mint Exchange, and supports Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Litecoin, Ethereum, Ripple, Stellar, CoDEX and 100+ ERC-20 tokens. Services include aggregation and…
Adaptive Launches Aeron Open-Source Community and Announces Aeron Premium
Adaptive Financial Consulting, the electronic trading technology solutions provider, has announced the next phase of development for its Aeron platform, which Adaptive acquired in February 2022, when it bought Real Logic. Since the acquisition, Adaptive has doubled the size of the Aeron engineering team. To continue with its commitment to the open-source Aeron technology, Adaptive…