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LDA Targets 25G Connectivity Gap with High-Density Layer 1 Fabric
As trading firms and exchanges move beyond 10GbE connectivity towards 25GbE and 100GbE, the surrounding infrastructure needs to evolve with them. While high-density Layer 1 connectivity has long been available at 10G, providing similar levels of flexibility and port density at 25G has proved more challenging. LDA Technologies is seeking to address that gap with...
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Bruce Markets and ABN AMRO Tackle the Infrastructure Challenge of 24×5 US Equities
The push towards near-continuous trading in US equities is moving beyond the question of whether execution venues can remain open overnight. Increasingly, attention is turning to whether the market infrastructure surrounding those venues, from clearing and market data to routing, risk management and operations, can support the same extended trading window. That shift is reflected...
Sigma Capital Partners MENA Selects TRAFiX for Global Equities Expansion
Sigma Capital Partners MENA Limited has selected TRAFiX’s order management system to support a new institutional trading capability, initially providing access to global equities markets. The Dubai International Financial Centre-based broker will use the platform to give clients streamlined access to global equities through a single OMS. The companies plan to extend the offering to...
MEMX Maps Technology and Product Expansion Following TMX-BOX Deal
Two weeks after announcing its proposed US$2.3 billion combination with BOX, MEMX is beginning to map out how the enlarged group will integrate its technology, broaden its options offering and support expansion into new products and asset classes. Jonathan Kellner, chief executive of MEMX, tells TradingTech Insight that the combination will bring together three distinct...
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Exegy Whitepaper Highlights Rising Infrastructure Tax of Continuous Global Trading
A new whitepaper from Exegy reveals that trading firms face mounting operational complexity and an “infrastructure tax” as capital markets expand across geographies, asset classes, and continuous trading hours. With technical debt already consuming an estimated 21% to 40% of enterprise IT budgets, firms are under pressure to scale market access without compounding their operational…
Xceptor Launches Sovereign-Grade SaaS in Switzerland and Japan
Xceptor has expanded its sovereign-grade SaaS offering into Switzerland and Japan, adding dedicated hosting regions on Microsoft Azure to satisfy local data residency and regulatory requirements. The rollout allows capital markets firms in both jurisdictions to deploy data automation, artificial intelligence, and trade confirmation tools within dedicated, encrypted client environments. Globally, the SaaS platform supports…
Your Bourse Releases MCP for Trade Server to Automate Brokerage Operations
Your Bourse has launched Model Context Protocol (MCP) for Trade Server, enabling brokers and proprietary trading firms to automate daily operations and query backend data through natural language. The feature is available immediately and allows firms to connect compatible AI assistants, such as Claude or ChatGPT, directly to Trade Server on their own infrastructure using…
ADX Launches First MENA Integration of Live Market Data into Conversational AI Platforms
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has become the first stock exchange in the MENA region to provide direct access to official live market data through conversational artificial intelligence platforms, including ChatGPT and Claude. Delivered via a governed Model Context Protocol (MCP) server, the framework enables investors, developers, and institutions to query exchange data using…
S&P Global Expands Collaboration with Microsoft to Integrate AI Data into Microsoft 365 Copilot
S&P Global has announced an expanded collaboration with Microsoft to integrate its AI-ready data, analytics, and insights directly into Microsoft 365 Copilot workflows and agentic tools. Powered by the S&P Global AI Data Portal’s Deterministic Retrieval solution – also known as the Kensho LLM-ready API – the system enables users to access verifiable and cited…
Buy-Side Firms Seek FX and Listed Derivatives EMS Consolidation for Real-Time Risk View
Demand is growing among buy-side market participants to consolidate foreign exchange (FX) execution management systems (EMS) with listed derivatives workflows. According to a survey by Acuiti on behalf of Trading Technologies, conducted across 65 hedge funds, proprietary trading firms, and asset managers, achieving a unified, real-time view of risk is the primary motivation for integrating…
Exegy to Distribute EuroCTP’s Real-Time Shares and ETF Feed
Exegy will distribute EuroCTP’s real-time multicast FIX SBE feed, the EU’s first real-time pre- and post-trade Consolidated Tape for shares and ETFs, when it goes live on September 14th. Building on a technology partnership established in 2024, Exegy will serve as a redistribution partner for the feed. This includes the European Best Bid and Offer…
Cboe Clear Europe to Expand Securities Financing Transactions Clearing to Fixed Income
Cboe Clear Europe, the pan-European clearing house operated by Cboe Global Markets, plans to expand its Securities Financing Transactions (SFT) clearing service to include fixed income instruments beginning 24 August. The service will cover EU, Swiss, and UK government and corporate bonds for all market participants, as well as US Treasuries and US corporate bonds…
Bloomberg Vault Adds AI Models for Insider Dealing and Personal Trading Surveillance
Bloomberg has expanded Bloomberg Vault with two artificial intelligence models designed to identify electronic communications that may point to insider dealing or breaches of employee personal trading policies. The additions extend the platform’s surveillance coverage to two risk areas that can require compliance teams to examine communications alongside trading and account activity. The Insider Dealing…
TS Imagine Integrates Prediction Markets Data into Risk Platform
TS Imagine has integrated prediction markets data into its platform, enabling institutional clients to incorporate market-implied event probabilities directly into their existing risk management workflows. The new capability allows institutions to evaluate how portfolios might respond to major political, economic, regulatory, and geopolitical developments, by mapping specific event scenarios to exposures and sensitivities across multiple…
STX Deploys Eventus Validus Platform for Regulated Exchange Trade Surveillance
STX, the US-based, CFTC-regulated event contracts exchange specializing in sports, cryptocurrency, and real-world events, has deployed the Eventus Validus platform to handle all trade surveillance for STX’s forthcoming regulated market. The integration allows STX to monitor its platform for potential market manipulation. Validus covers a broad range of suspicious activities, including insider dealing, momentum ignition,…
FutureSports and NHL Announce Exclusive Deal to Launch Performance Index Futures
Independent index administrator FutureSports has entered into an exclusive agreement with the National Hockey League (NHL) to receive official, real-time statistics. FutureSports will use the play-by-play data to create rules-based benchmark indexes known as CME FutureSports Performance Indexes (FSPI), tailored to measure the cumulative performance of NHL teams and individual players. Subject to regulatory approval,…
AutoRek Acquires Fintech Grath to Expand AI Capabilities and Global Footprint
AutoRek has acquired Grath, the London-based reconciliation and regulatory compliance technology firm founded in 2019. The acquisition adds AI-driven automated reconciliation capabilities to AutoRek’s portfolio, serving banks, payment providers, brokers, and fintechs across international markets. The combined organisation offers three flexible operating models within a single governed control framework. These include AutoRek’s core Enterprise Private…
Bloomberg Expands Electronic Trading for Australian-Listed ETFs
Bloomberg has expanded its electronic trading capabilities in Australian markets following a rule variation amendment by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). Eligible onshore participants can now electronically negotiate Australian-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), alongside options and futures, using Bloomberg’s Request-for-Quote (RFQe) workflow. The first transaction utilising this new workflow has already taken place. The…
Flow Traders Selects CoreWeave as Primary Cloud Platform for AI Division
CoreWeave, Inc. has been selected by global liquidity provider Flow Traders as the primary AI cloud platform provider for its AI and deep learning division. Under the agreement, Flow Traders will migrate its high-intensity foundation model training workloads to CoreWeave Cloud. The decision followed a competitive evaluation that highlighted CoreWeave’s multi-node performance, technical support, and…
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BMLL Appoints Brad Hunt as Board Chairman Following Nordic Capital Acquisition
BMLL, the provider of harmonised historical Level 3, 2, and 1 market data and analytics, has appointed Brad Hunt as Chairman of the Board. Hunt succeeds Lee Hodgkinson, who will remain on the board as an independent Non-Executive Director (NED). Hunt brings 30 years of experience in financial data businesses, having most recently served as…
Dr Lisa Cameron Joins Stablecoin Standard to Lead Government Relations
Stablecoin Standard has appointed Dr Lisa Cameron to support its government relations and policy engagement across the United Kingdom and United States. In her new role, she will focus on convening global policymakers and members through a series of dedicated initiatives, including roundtables, networking dinners, and international trade missions. Dr Cameron brings extensive legislative and…
Genesis Global Announces Key Leadership Appointments to Propel AI-Driven Capital Markets Growth
Genesis Global has announced five senior leadership promotions to support increasing client demand for efficient, compliant software delivery in capital markets. The appointments are strategically positioned to help financial institutions integrate artificial intelligence into their development processes. By combining AI capabilities with a library of established capital markets workflows and components, the Genesis platform ensures…
BMLL Appoints Michael Chiappinelli as Chief Revenue Officer to Drive Global Growth
Capital markets data and analytics provider BMLL has appointed Michael Chiappinelli as Chief Revenue Officer. Based in the United States, Chiappinelli will lead the company’s international commercial strategy and global sales function, reporting directly to Chief Executive Officer Paul Humphrey as part of the executive management team. His appointment follows the company’s acquisition by Nordic…
Eventus Expands Leadership Team With New Chief Technology Officer and Chief Customer Officer
Eventus, provider of trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, has announced two major additions to its leadership team. Eric Litz has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Sarah-Jane McColl joins as Chief Customer Officer (CCO). Both executives report directly to CEO Cameron Routh as part of the company’s focus on enhancing client compliance…
Eventus Appoints Cameron Routh as Chief Executive Officer
Eventus, a global provider of trade surveillance and financial risk solutions, has announced the appointment of Cameron Routh as its new Chief Executive Officer. The transition follows a majority investment in the company by Terminus Capital Partners (TCP), a private equity firm specialising in B2B AI and software. Routh succeeds founder Travis Schwab, who led…
Zema Global Strengthens Leadership Team to Drive Long-Term Growth Strategy
Zema Global, the data and analytics provider for the energy, commodities, and financial sectors, has announced three senior executive appointments to its leadership team. Tina Morris joins as Chief Operating Officer to oversee operational excellence and the integration of AI-driven efficiencies. Frederick Winston has been appointed Chief Financial Officer to manage strategic scaling, while Javed…
SOLVE Appoints Michael Pellerito as Senior Vice President of Innovation
SOLVE, a provider of pre-trade data and predictive pricing for fixed income markets, has promoted Michael Pellerito to the role of Senior Vice President of Innovation. This appointment underscores the company’s commitment to integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning (AIML) into its product roadmap. Pellerito is tasked with accelerating the development of AI-driven capabilities to…
BMLL Appoints Senior Leaders to Drive Post-Acquisition Growth
BMLL, the independent provider of historical market data and analytics, has announced a series of strategic senior appointments across its commercial and technical departments. These hires follow the company’s acquisition by Nordic Capital in October 2025 and are intended to scale global operations and accelerate expansion across equities, ETFs, and futures markets. The leadership team…
Trading Technologies Appoints New Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Revenue Officer
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has announced a leadership restructure with the appointment of a new Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and Chief Revenue Officer (CRO). Nick Garrow, previously the firm’s CRO, has moved into the newly created role of CSO. In this capacity, Garrow is responsible for driving sustainable growth across existing business lines and…
SimCorp Appoints Neslihan Yegul as Senior Managing Director for UK and Northern Europe
SimCorp has appointed Neslihan Yegul as Senior Managing Director for the UK and Northern Europe. Based in London, Yegul will report to Chief Revenue Officer Oliver Johnson, effective 20 April. Her primary focus will be supporting the company’s expanding client pipeline and deepening existing relationships within these key regions, which have seen significant growth since…
Moody’s Corporation Appoints Christina Kosmowski as CEO of Moody’s Analytics
Moody’s Corporation has announced that Christina Kosmowski will take over as Chief Executive Officer of Moody’s Analytics in June. Kosmowski joins the firm with nearly 30 years of experience in the enterprise technology sector, having previously held senior leadership positions at several major global firms. Her expertise lies in scaling high-growth businesses and implementing customer…
ClearToken Appoints Fernando Cerezetti as Chief Risk Officer for Its CCP Subsidiary
ClearToken, the digital financial market infrastructure provider, has appointed Fernando Cerezetti as Chief Risk Officer (CRO) of its subsidiary ClearToken CCP Limited. The subsidiary is currently in the process of applying to the Bank of England to become an authorised Central Counterparty (CCP). Cerezetti will lead the development and oversight of the CCP’s risk management…
BPX Appoints Former ClearBank CEO Charles McManus as Advisor
BPX, the UK FCA-authorised institutional venue for alternative assets, has appointed Charles McManus as an Advisor. McManus, the co-founder and former CEO of ClearBank, joins the firm to provide strategic guidance on scaling regulated financial infrastructure. His arrival coincides with a broader structural shift in global finance toward tokenised and decentralised models driven by blockchain…
BMLL Appoints Kevin Barrett as Senior Sales Director for Listed Derivatives
BMLL, provider of harmonised historical data and analytics, has appointed Kevin Barrett as Senior Sales Director for Listed Derivatives. Based in the US, Barrett is tasked with driving the company’s expansion within the listed derivatives sector. This move follows a period of significant corporate development for the firm, including its recent acquisition by Nordic Capital…
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From volatility to visibility: The fixed income intelligence shift
Fixed income markets are undergoing a fundamental structural shift, transforming how institutions price risk, govern data and make decisions at scale. The convergence of cloud-based delivery, AI-enabled analytics, expanding private credit markets and heightened regulatory scrutiny, is redefining what ‘confidence’ means in fixed income workflows. Access to third-party pricing and valuations alone is no longer...
The institutional adoption of stablecoins: Strategic value, challenges, and implementation frameworks
Driven by regulatory developments such as the GENIUS Act in the United States and MiCA in Europe, Institutional interest in stablecoins is surging. With more than $300 billion in circulation globally, stablecoins have evolved from a crypto-native payment tool into an increasingly important component of financial market infrastructure. For financial institutions, stablecoins offer a compelling...
From Water to Wine: Deploying AI as the multiplier for the value of unstructured data
With unstructured data now estimated to account for 80-90% of all information generated within financial institutions, it’s imperative for firms to find ways of harnessing its value. The universe of data types spans the familiar as well as the unusual, making onboarding and integrating these data sources a significant challenge. Key to success is structure....
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Upcoming Webinar: Reviewing the Latency Landscape and the Next Generation of Ultra-Low Latency Infrastructure
Date: 17 September 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Ultra-low latency is no longer the preserve of a handful of proprietary trading firms. As new asset classes electronify, data volumes surge, and regulatory expectations around execution quality and resilience tighten, the performance demands on trading infrastructure are broadening...
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Date: 23 September 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes The buy-side trading desk is facing a structural reckoning. Decades of siloed systems for equities, FX and fixed income have created what COOs increasingly describe as a “silo tax” – duplicated headcount, fragmented data, and operational overhead that is...
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