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Building for the Next Big Event: What Prediction Market Operators Need from Exchange Technology
By Ian Salmon, Head of Product Marketing, Adaptive. Prediction markets have moved from the edges of the financial ecosystem into a space that increasingly resembles regulated market infrastructure. What began as a retail phenomenon around political events and sports outcomes has evolved into a sector attracting institutional capital, established exchanges and serious regulatory attention. The...
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ARMs Get Their Own Trade Body as Transaction Data Takes Over MiFIR Transparency
A structural shift in how ESMA calibrates the MiFIR transparency regime has handed Approved Reporting Mechanisms (ARMs) a more central role in market data infrastructure than they have held since MiFID II went live in 2018. Under the simplification programme tied to the MiFIR Review, ESMA has discontinued the dedicated reporting flows on which transparency...
The Buy-and-Build Line Keeps Moving – And That’s the Point
The old buy-versus-build debate in trading technology has been declared dead so many times it risks becoming a cliché. But at a recent A-Team Group webinar entitled How to move to a modern, component based trading architecture using a Buy AND Build approach, sponsored by interop.io, a sharper question surfaced beneath the familiar framing: if...
From CFDs to Options: The Prop Sector’s Hardest Migration Yet?
The retail-facing prop trading sector – the funded account model that grew up around FX/CFD and futures trading platforms – spent 2024 in crisis. After a shakeout that wiped out an estimated 80 to 100 firms globally, the survivors have spent the past two years diversifying, first into futures, and now into exchange-traded options. The...
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Leading Global Banks Join LTX as Fully Integrated Liquidity Providers
LTX, the AI-driven corporate bond e-trading platform backed by Broadridge Financial Solutions, has announced that Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, TD Securities, Morgan Stanley, and Bank of America have joined as fully integrated liquidity providers. This expansion strengthens the platform’s capacity to provide investment-grade and high-yield bond liquidity to its growing network of over 40 providers…
Jito Labs Launches JTX Self-Custodial Trading Platform on Solana
Jito Labs, the team behind JitoSOL and the Jito Block Engine, has announced the launch of JTX, a self-custodial trading platform designed for the Solana network. Unveiled by CEO Lucas Bruder at Solana Accelerate in Miami, JTX aims to provide professional-grade execution and order types on-chain. The platform allows users to maintain full custody of…
ISI Launches AI-Powered Corporate Debt Intelligence Platform for Emerging Markets
ISI, a global provider of market intelligence, has launched a new platform designed for investors, bankers, and advisers focusing on emerging market corporates. Powered by REDD intelligence and the proprietary AI tool AskISI, the platform covers public bonds, private credit, and primary debt issuance. It aims to provide transparency in opaque markets by surfacing credit…
TS Imagine Integrates OpenYield to Enhance Fixed Income Trading Efficiency
TS Imagine has announced the integration of OpenYield, an SEC-registered alternative trading system (ATS), into its TradeSmart platform. This partnership provides TradeSmart users with direct access to OpenYield’s all-to-all marketplace, facilitating automated liquidity for municipal, corporate, and government bonds. The move addresses the increasing demand for transparency and “equity-like” efficiency in fixed income markets, particularly…
Trading Technologies Expands TT FX Platform to Include Forwards and Swaps
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has announced a significant expansion of its TT FX platform, broadening its product coverage for institutional foreign exchange and precious metals traders. While previously focused on spot FX, the platform now supports forwards, NDFs, and swaps. This update integrates liquidity from a wider range of bank and non-bank providers, supplementing…
SIX Receives FINMA Approval to Integrate Digital Asset Services and Launch Crypto Custody
The Swiss financial infrastructure provider, SIX, has secured approval from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) to merge its digital central securities depository, SIX Digital Exchange AG, into SIX SIS AG. This strategic consolidation integrates digital and traditional asset services into a single legal entity, establishing a unified foundation for post-trade services across diverse…
TRG Screen Launches Contracts AI to Automate Market Data Agreement Analysis
TRG Screen has introduced Contracts AI, a new feature within its Optimize Spend platform designed to streamline the management of market data contracts. This AI-powered tool enables financial institutions to automatically extract and interpret complex usage rights, restrictions, and obligations from legal documents. By converting static contracts into structured, operational data, firms can now ingest…
DTCC and SSImple Collaborate to Automate Standing Settlement Instructions
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has partnered with SSImple to streamline the submission of Standing Settlement Instructions (SSIs) into the ALERT database. By integrating SSImple’s SSI Comply product with ALERT, custodians can now automate the delivery of validated and accurate SSI data. This move aligns with the Financial Markets Standards Board (FMSB) Core…
Validus Risk Management Integrates Real-Time Liquidity-at-Risk Analytics into TradeView
Validus Risk Management has announced the integration of Liquidity-at-Risk (LaR) analytics into TradeView, a core component of its Horizon platform. This update provides private fund managers with real-time visibility into potential liquidity requirements, enhancing the firm’s existing technology suite. While LaR analytics were previously available on an end-of-day basis via the RiskView module, this integration…
Taskize and TCS Integrate Exception Management Into TCS BaNCS Platform
Taskize, the Euroclear-owned investment operations collaboration platform, has partnered with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) to embed its collaboration and exception management functionality into the TCS BaNCS platform. This integration allows financial services users to raise, resolve, and track queries related to the trade lifecycle – such as corporate actions and settlement breaks – without leaving…
BNY Goes Live on CLS’s Automated Bilateral Payment Netting Service
CLS, the global financial market infrastructure group, has announced that BNY is the latest financial institution to go live on CLSNet, the automated bilateral payment netting calculation service designed to standardise and automate post-trade processes for over 120 currencies. BNY will utilise the platform to improve liquidity optimisation and operational efficiencies, specifically focusing on currency…
SGX FX and Rand Merchant Bank Partner to Enhance African Currency Liquidity
SGX FX and Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) have launched a strategic partnership to improve global access to African currency markets. By integrating RMB’s liquidity engine into SGX FX’s global infrastructure, the collaboration aims to meet the rising international demand for electronic trading in emerging markets. This move strengthens SGX FX’s presence across the continent and…
BMLL Integrates SpiderRock Options Analytics into Data Lab Environment
BMLL has expanded its cross-asset research capabilities by making SpiderRock’s Options Print Set data available through the BMLL Data Lab. This integration allows institutional clients to analyse the relationship between options markets and underlying cash equity behaviour within a single, unified framework. By combining SpiderRock’s print-level analytics with BMLL’s historical data, users can better evaluate…
Trading Technologies Partners with NZX to Provide Native Connectivity for New Index Futures
Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) has entered into a partnership with NZX, New Zealand’s primary exchange operator, to provide native connectivity for the launch of S&P/NZX 20 Index Futures. This collaboration allows market participants to access NZX’s equity, debt, funds, derivatives, and energy markets directly through the TT platform. By leveraging TT’s global distribution network…
Take Profit Trader Deploys Eventus Validus for Global Trade Surveillance
Take Profit Trader (TPT), the futures proprietary trading firm, has implemented the Eventus Validus platform to manage trade surveillance across its global operations. The deployment aims to ensure that TPT’s community of over 90,000 active traders remains compliant with rigorous exchange and regulatory requirements. By integrating this institutional-grade technology, the firm strengthens its oversight of…
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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…
DTCC Expands Board with Senior Market Structure, Treasury and Operations Leaders
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has appointed four senior financial services executives to its Board of Directors, reinforcing governance oversight across market infrastructure, risk, and post-trade operations. The new appointees – Roland Chai (Nasdaq), Massimiliano Ciardi (Citadel), Stephen Hood (Marex), and Georges Lauchard (Barclays) – bring experience spanning exchange operations, treasury and funding,…
OSTTRA Appoints Four Senior Leaders Following KKR Acquisition
OSTTRA, the global post-trade solutions provider, has announced four strategic appointments to its leadership and product teams. Nathan Ondyak joins as Chief Commercial Officer, Peter Altero as Chief Business Development Officer, Chris Licini as Buy-Side Strategic Relationship Manager, and Christian Kjaeldgaard as Product Design Director. All four individuals join from the London Stock Exchange Group…
BridgePort Appoints Zane Suren as Chief Revenue Officer
BridgePort, an institutional coordination layer for crypto off-exchange settlement, has appointed Zane Suren as its Chief Revenue Officer. Suren will oversee the firm’s global revenue strategy, managing commercial architecture, pipeline development, and the expansion of the sales function as the network scales. Suren joins from Zodia Custody, the Standard Chartered-backed digital asset custodian, where he…
Fintech Veteran Keith Todd Launches Sapphire Technology Group in London
Veteran fintech executive Keith Todd has announced the launch of Sapphire Technology Group Ltd., a London-based firm designed to drive growth and profitability in global technology businesses. The company is built upon the “Sapphire Doctrine,” a repeatable framework of leadership principles developed by Todd over 30 years in the capital markets sector. This doctrine prioritises…
TNS Appoints Levent Mehmet as Managing Director for Asia Pacific
Transaction Network Services (TNS) has appointed Levent Mehmet as Managing Director for its Financial Markets business in the Asia Pacific region. Based in Singapore, Mehmet is responsible for overseeing the company’s regional strategy, sales operations, and client engagement. His leadership will cover established teams in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore, while also supporting the company’s…
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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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AI in Capital Markets: Practical Insight for a Transforming Industry – Free Handbook
AI is no longer on the horizon – it’s embedded in the infrastructure of modern capital markets. But separating real impact from inflated promises requires a grounded, practical understanding. The AI in Capital Markets Handbook 2025 provides exactly that. Designed for data-driven professionals across the trade life-cycle, compliance, infrastructure, and strategy, this handbook goes beyond…
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The Future of AI in Compliance Recording
In an era of escalating regulatory pressure, financial institutions are leveraging AI and Large Language Models (LLMs) to transform compliance from a cost burden into a strategic competitive advantage. Firms are deploying sophisticated monitoring systems to generate structured, high-quality data at scale, enabling them to model operational resilience and simulate the impact of events on...
The Future of the Buy-Side Trading Desk
The buy-side trading desk of the future is asset-agnostic and AI-augmented. The defining characteristic is an architecture where clean, joined-up workflows across all products allow an agentic overlay to function reliably. For investment firms, the priority is to establish these common foundational layers now; firms that remain trapped in siloed, asset-specific stacks will find that...
Electronic Communications Monitoring: Leveraging AI for More Effective Surveillance
The proliferation of electronic communications channels available to financial professionals and their clients has created a headache for compliance teams charged with mitigating against market abuse, insider trading and other illegal activities. In an era of heighted regulatory scrutiny, compliance teams are finding it challenging to put in place the appropriate systems and processes, particularly...
Events and webinars
ExchangeTech Summit London
A-Team Group, organisers of the TradingTech Summits, are pleased to announce the inaugural ExchangeTech Summit London on May 14th 2026. This dedicated forum brings together operators of exchanges, alternative execution venues and digital asset platforms with the ecosystem of vendors driving the future of matching engines, surveillance and market access.
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Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference, London, hosted by A-Team Group
Now in its 8th year, the Eagle Alpha Alternative Data Conference managed by A-Team Group, is the premier content forum and networking event for investment firms and hedge funds.
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Upcoming Webinar: Navigating the Build vs Buy Dilemma: Cloud Strategies for Accelerating Quantitative Research
Date: 20 May 2026 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes For many quantitative trading firms and asset managers, building a self-provisioned historical market data environment remains one of the most time-consuming and resource-intensive steps in establishing a new research capability. Sourcing data, normalising symbologies, handling corporate actions and maintaining...
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TradingTech Insight Awards Europe
A-Team Group Announces Winners of the TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2026. These awards are designed to recognise excellence in trading solutions and services for capital markets and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading technology, and data solutions.
