TradingTech Insight Trading Systems & Workflow The latest content from across the platform
The Hidden Challenge Lurking Beneath Energy Trading’s Bumper Profits
By Ami Katschinski, CEO and co-founder, Sphere. Sky-high trading profits earlier this year reignited the age-old debate of how, during market turbulence, some energy firms emerge as victors while others find themselves on the loss-making side of the trade. Geopolitical conflict has, and always will, create a frenzy of noise and opportunity for massive profits….
What the 2026 TradingTech Insight Awards USA Reveal About the Direction of the Trading Stack
The trading stack that North American capital markets ran on five years ago is not the one they run on now. Front-office systems that once stood alone are being asked to talk to one another. Data that was once simply delivered is now expected to drive decisions. And the question vendors hear from buy-side and…
OpenYield Secures $6 Million Series A Funding and Partners with LeveL Markets
Bond marketplace OpenYield has closed a Series A funding round of over $6 million, led by LeveL Markets with participation from Draper Associates, Canapi Ventures, and Clocktower Ventures. Launched in 2024 as an alternative trading system (ATS), OpenYield provides an automated, equity-like trading experience for fixed income. To date, the platform has executed nearly $2…
Clearstream Partners with Ares to Boost Access to Private Markets
Clearstream, the post-trade business of Deutsche Börse Group, has partnered with alternative investment manager Ares Management Corporation to add Ares’ private market strategies to its fund platform. The collaboration aims to simplify the investment process for fund distributors, allowing them to access private market investments with the same operational efficiency as traditional mutual funds. For…
Next Generation Futures Trading Platform for Brokers and Prop Firms by Devexperts
By Jon Light, Senior Director of Product Management at Devexperts. US futures markets have gone from strength to strength in recent years, reflecting recognition among investors of this instrument as a highly effective way to express directional views and hedge risks pertaining to the global economy. Retail traders, too, continue to flock to futures due…
Guide to Prediction Market Technology: Building the Next Generation of Event-Based Exchanges
Following the momentum and buzz surrounding prediction markets during the 2024 US elections, event-based trading has rapidly emerged as one of the most dynamic growth areas in capital markets. What was once considered a niche segment has evolved into a global opportunity, attracting established exchanges, everyday participants, fintech innovators, and entrepreneurs seeking to launch new…
Clearwater Analytics Launches AI-Enabled Products for Institutional Investment Workflows
Clearwater Analytics has introduced three AI-enabled products built on its investment data platform, which supports more than $10 trillion in global assets. The new solutions – Clearwater Compass, Total Portfolio Oversight, and Fund Analytics – expand the company’s platform across institutional operations, risk management, and private markets workflows. They aim to automate complex tasks and…
FIX Trading Community Introduces New Recommended Practices for Algorithm Testing and Certification
The FIX Trading Community has launched its new Recommended Practices for Algorithm Testing and Certification. The guidelines introduce standardised, electronic mechanisms that enable capital markets firms to test, certify, and share algorithmic trading compliance data seamlessly with counterparties and regulators. By establishing uniform workflows and message descriptions, the framework ensures algorithm certificates contain precise, meaningful…
Marathon Asset Management Consolidates Front-to-Back Investment Infrastructure with SimCorp
Marathon Asset Management, the London-based specialist equity manager overseeing more than USD 40 billion in assets, has consolidated its front-to-back investment operations onto the SimCorp One platform. This transition allows the firm to retire its legacy systems and establish a single, unified data layer across its entire business. The implementation extends an ongoing partnership between…
The Industry Keeps Talking About 24/5 Trading, But Does It Actually Want It?
A panel convened to discuss the engineering of always-on markets spent most of its time on a more basic question: does anyone actually want them? The appetite for round-the-clock equity trading, it turned out, is far harder to find than the conversation about it would suggest. The session at A-Team Group’s ExchangeTech Summit London, entitled…