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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…
Instinet Rebrands RFQ Venue to “BlockMatch Select” to Expand Liquidity Access
Instinet, the global agency-only broker, has rebranded its BlockMatch RFQ venue as “BlockMatch Select”, in response to growing buy-side demand for improved access to liquidity. This change marks a strategic update in Instinet’s multilateral trading facility (MTF), which will now comprise three trading books: BlockMatch Dark, BlockMatch Select, and BlockMatch NT. BlockMatch Select aims to…
Options Technology Relaunches Integrated Desktop as AtlasWorkplace for Buy-Side IT Solutions
Options Technology has announced the relaunch of its Integrated Desktop product under a new brand, AtlasWorkplace, aimed at serving Hedge Funds, Private Equity firms, Asset Managers, and other financial services organisations. AtlasWorkplace is designed to provide a secure, scalable IT infrastructure that meets the unique operational needs of buy-side firms. The platform combines managed services…
Trillium Surveyor and Blue Ocean Partner to Extend Trade Surveillance to Overnight Sessions
Trillium Surveyor, provider of trade surveillance and best execution analytics software, has partnered with Blue Ocean Technologies to integrate overnight trading data from Blue Ocean’s Alternative Trading System (ATS) into its trade surveillance platform, marking the first time such coverage is available for non-standard trading hours. The collaboration enables institutional clients to monitor trading activity…