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ACTIV Financial Finds Buyer in the Form of Options Technology
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of Fixnetix earlier this year, Belfast-based trading IT and infrastructure provider Options Technology has reached an agreement to acquire market data vendor ACTIV Financial for an undisclosed sum. The deal, aimed to further support Options’ growth strategy through the addition of ACTIV’s real-time, delayed, historical and enriched multi-asset...
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A Stable Future: The Evolution of Trade Finance as a Digital Asset
By Christoph Gugelmann, CEO, Tradeteq. The emergence of digital assets such as cryptocurrencies as a means of achieving investment returns is gathering pace amongst bank and non-bank trading institutions. For example, State Street launched a dedicated cryptocurrency division while Standard Chartered announced plans to launch a cryptocurrency trading platform. Meanwhile, a survey of 100 hedge...
ACTIV Financial Finds Buyer in the Form of Options Technology
Hot on the heels of its acquisition of Fixnetix earlier this year, Belfast-based trading IT and infrastructure provider Options Technology has reached an agreement to acquire market data vendor ACTIV Financial for an undisclosed sum. The deal, aimed to further support Options’ growth strategy through the addition of ACTIV’s real-time, delayed, historical and enriched multi-asset...
Parameta Solutions Launches Post-Trade Analytics Platform
Parameta Solutions, interdealer broker TP ICAP’s data and analytics unit, has launched a new global post-trade analytics platform, Trading Analytics. The new offering, designed to help both buy- and sell-side firms to improve execution prices, will initially cover corporate, agency, government, and supranational bonds, with plans to expand across a variety of OTC asset classes...
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QuantCube Launches Crude Oil Risk Sentiment Indicator
Alternative data specialist QuantCube Technology has launched the QuantCube Crude Oil Risk Sentiment Indicator, which uses natural language processing (NLP) in Arabic and English to accurately capture short-term market risk and predict price movements. By using Arabic social media data, information available on crude oil is increased more than five-fold, creating the most comprehensive crude…
Archax Completes First Fundraising Round for Subsidiary Montis Digital
Archax, the UK regulated and registered digital securities exchange, broker and custodian, working with DLA Piper, has completed the first fundraise on its Primary Issuance Platform, an oversubscribed round of $1.5 million for its recently announced Montis Digital subsidiary, which is building blockchain-based market infrastructure for the post-trade ecosystem. Participants in the raise were onboarded…
SmartStream Adds Intelligent Exceptions Management Design to SmartStream Air
Financial solutions provider SmartStream Technologies has launched a new intelligent exceptions management design for its cloud-native AI-powered SmartStream Air solution. The enhancement, which follows the release of TLM Aurora Universal Data Control earlier this year, is designed to further simplify the typically complex and manual exceptions management process for data reconciliations. The new design aims…
ION Commodities’ Openlink Replaces 30+ Legacy Systems at Constellation
ION Commodities, a global provider of commodities trading and risk management solutions, has implemented its Openlink CTRM solution at Constellation, a US provider of clean energy solutions. Openlink will manage Constellation’s end-to-end wholesale energy operations, replacing over 30 legacy systems, and will serve as a single source of truth and system of record. The ‘Wholesale…
Council of Europe Development Bank Implements Bloomberg MARS Front Office
The Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB) has adopted its Bloomberg’s Multi-Asset Risk System, MARS Front Office, to enable the bank to assess the impact of trading activity on the risk profile of its books. MARS Front Office will provide the CEB with consolidated pricing and risk analytics, including pre-trade and daily post-trade valuations, Greeks…
BSO Partners with EllaLink to Develop Financial Markets Between Europe and Latin America
Infrastructure & connectivity provider BSO has partnered with EllaLink, the express optical platform between Europe and Latin America, to put in place the necessary ultra-low latency connectivity and infrastructure to enable trading firms from around the world to access B3 and other Latin American markets. To date, European and Asian firms wanting to trade the…
MarketFactory Partners with Tradefeedr
MarketFactory, part of ION Markets, has established a strategic partnership with Tradefeedr, the independent FX data and analytics provider, to broaden access to trading information for clients of both companies. By integrating the two platforms, the partnership aims to deliver a seamless trading experience and to enhance transparency and trust levels across the FX market…
Deutsche Boerse Partners with Digital Asset for New Digital Post-trade Platform
Digital Asset and Deutsche Boerse have announced a long-term strategic partnership, to build the exchange’s new fully digital post-trade platform, D7. The new cloud-backed and DLT-ready platform will be designed to cover the entire value chain of issuance, custody, settlement, and asset servicing for digital securities. In the first phase of the project roll-out, Deutsche…
New Meritsoft Report Highlights True Costs of Post-Trade Processing
Banks across Europe and North America are spending large sums in post-trade expense fees as a result of inefficient legacy systems, lack of automation, and the inability to persist data through the workflow, new research claims. According to a report on brokerage, clearing, custody and exchange costs from Meritsoft, a subsidiary of Cognizant that specialises…
Turquoise Plato Connects to OpenFin to Improve Buy-Side Workflow
Turquoise Plato, the London Stock Exchange’s non-displayed order book, has connected to OpenFin, the operating system for enterprise productivity, to deliver application interoperability and a more unified desktop experience for buy-side trading desks. With this collaboration, Turquoise on OpenFin will leverage OpenFin’s open architecture to deliver data directly into trader workflows to support liquidity discovery…
Indosuez Wealth Management Chooses ICE for Pre-Trade Analytics and Data
Indosuez Wealth Management, the global wealth management brand of Crédit Agricole group, has chosen pre-trade analytics and data from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) to enhance its portfolio and margin optimization. ICE’s derivatives valuation and analytics services, which include access to pricing and analytics solutions for structured products and OTC positions, will give Indosuez’s capital markets sales…
Push Technology Introduces New Functionality to Diffusion
Data streaming and messaging solutions provider Push Technology, has released version 6.7 of its Diffusion Intelligent Event-Data Platform, which introduces a new personalised client data delivery capability. Diffusion consumes, enriches, and delivers data among applications, systems, and devices. The latest version adds session trees to the data wrangling capabilities, enabling users to tailor applications to…
HDFC Bank Gears Up for Transition to Risk-Free Rates with Bloomberg’s Multi-Asset Risk System
India’s HDFC Bank has adopted Bloomberg’s Multi-Asset Risk System (MARS) as part of its preparations for the transition to risk-free rates (RFRs). HDFC Bank will integrate the Bloomberg MARS Front Office and MARS Valuations solutions to calculate interest using the new ‘One Day effective rate’ and pass on entries into its core banking system, enabling…
Equiduct Implements big xyt Liquidity Cockpit for Data Analytics
Equiduct, a European trading venue for equities and ETFs, has implemented Liquidity Cockpit, the flagship product for security analytics from data and analytics solutions provider big xyt, to provide independent data analytics to enhance the exchange’s market quality and performance reporting. Liquidity Cockpit will be used to gain new insights into the pan-European liquidity landscape…
SIX Digital Exchange Receives FINMA Regulatory Approval
Swiss exchange operator’s new SIX Digital Exchange (SDX), billed as the world’s first regulated digital market infrastructure, has received formal approval from FINMA, the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority, to operate a stock exchange and a central securities depository for digital assets in Switzerland. The FINMA authorisation will allow SDX to go live with a…
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USAM Announces New Clients, New Staff and New Website
USAM, the New York-based provider of integrated sales, marketing, and advisory services to growth-stage financial technology companies, has added five new clients to its roster: Urvin.ai, TransFICC, MAP Digital, eLoomina and Bodo.ai. The company has also recruited five new members of staff, across operations, sales and marketing and data science/programming, and has launched a new…
Macrobond Appoints Larry Nieman as North America Business Development Director
Macrobond Financial, a provider of economic and financial data and analytics, has appointed Larry Neiman as Director of Business Development, effective 1 November. Neiman, who joins Macrobond after 21 years at Haver Analytics, a provider of financial and economic data and analytic tools, where he most recently served as regional account manager, will be responsible…
Sentieo Doubles Staff in London and Expands Across EMEA
Research platform provider Sentieo has doubled the size of its team in London as it expands to service 50 clients in the EMEA region, with the addition of a director of UX design, a director of product, and three sales and client success executives. The company expects to double the sales team again over the…
Neptune Appoints John Robinson as CEO
Neptune Networks, a pre-trade market utility for fixed income, has appointed John Robinson as CEO. Robinson, who has worked with Neptune as a senior consultant since November 2020, takes the helm from Interim CEO, Byron Cooper-Fogarty, who is remaining with Neptune and will form part of the Management Team as COO. Robinson has over 34…
Archax Launches Blockchain-Based Post-Trade Infrastructure Subsidiary Montis Digital, with Watkins as CEO, Lester as Chairman
Archax, the first FCA-regulated digital securities exchange, has created a new subsidiary, Montis Digital, to launch a blockchain-based post-trade infrastructure for tokenised assets, such as digital securities and security tokens. Montis will be led by CEO Martin Watkins, previously head of the exchanges and financial markets infrastructure practice at EY, and senior executive at AtosEuronext,…
7 Chord Appoints Andrew Sundstrom as Chief Science Officer
Fixed income pricing and analytics vendor 7 Chord has appointed Andrew Sundstrom as its Chief Science Officer, to lead the new phase of development and innovation of its BondDroid proprietary machine learning engine. Sundstrom brings 28 years of cross-disciplinary scientific and industry experience, at Nortel Networks, IBM Research, Morgan Stanley, and most recently at Nanotronics,…
Broadway Technology Appoints Dan Romanelli as Head of Relationships
Front-office solutions provider Broadway Technology has named Dan Romanelli as Head of Relationships, to drive business development initiatives and client relationship management, and to oversee a global team of sales and relationship managers. Romanelli is a 25-year FinTech veteran, and joins Broadway from USAM Group Inc, where he served as co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer….
TORA UK Presence Grows with London Office and Two New Hires
Multi-asset trading solutions provider TORA has expanded its presence in UK with a new London office to support continued growth, and two new hires. Peter Rank, Sales Manager, reporting to David Tattan, Head of Sales for Europe, joins TORA from Axe Trading and Bloomberg AIM, where he worked with clients across Europe. Chris Hopton, Professional…
KX Names ex-TIBCO Executive Mark Bannon as President of Sales, North America
Mark Bannon has joined KX as president of sales, North America, with responsibility for the company’s growth in the region. He will partner the North America sales organisation across finance and other industries to meet growing need for ultra-high performance, real-time data analytics. Bannon joins KX from TIBCO and brings a mix of deep industry…
Bruce Boytim Joins Broadway Technology as COO
Following its recent appointment of Michael Chin as CEO, front-office solutions vendor Broadway Technology has named industry veteran Bruce Boytim as Chief Operating Officer, to drive global strategy, go-to-market activities and client success as Broadway continues to evolve its offerings and expand its global footprint. Boytim’s experience in the financial technology space includes roles as…
Exberry Appoints Guy Melamed as CEO
Exchange infrastructure and matching engine provider Exberry has appointed Guy Melamed as CEO, as it looks to accelerate its growth and enter new marketplaces with its cloud-native technology, designed as a ‘Marketplace-as-a-Service’ solution. Exberry signed up its first customer, the London Derivatives Exchange, following its launch last year. Melamed previously held leadership roles at Finova…
KX Bolsters FX Sales Team with Four New Hires
KX has strengthened its global sales team with four new hires for its FX solutions business. The move – part of a broader expansion of its sales force under the leadership of new chief revenue officer Alan Coad – comes in response to heightened demand for FX technology and data solutions from both buy and…
Archax Taps Ford to Lead Institutional Sales
Archax, the FCA regulated digital securities exchange, brokerage and custodian based in London, has appointed Malcolm Ford to lead its institutional sales activities in the run up to launch. Ford has over 20 years of experience in the institutional capital markets space, having worked for CMC Markets, Instinet, KCG, Morgan Stanley and Credit Agricole Cheuvreux….
Ilisa Gruber Joins Luminex to Build US Presence
Luminex Trading & Analytics, a buy side-owned trading venue delivering low-cost block executions, has hired Ilisa Gruber as sales and relationship manager. Based in Chicago, Gruber will oversee Luminex’s relationships with top clients among its more than 200 buy-side, institutional investors. She will be responsible for increasing engagement with existing clients as well as managing the firm’s…
Appital Appoints New Non-Exec Directors
Equity capital marketplace Appital has appointed Greg Bennett and Stephane Carty as non-executive directors, following the recent appointment of Brian Guckian and Philipp Eberle to the firm’s management team. Bennett, previously Head of Capital Markets for EMEA and the Americas for Fidelity International, also brings sell side expertise as former Partner and Managing Director in…
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Upcoming Webinar: Opportunities of new approaches to electronic trading
Date: 9 December 2021 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes Challenged by legacy systems, less than ideal workflows and high costs, front-office trading teams lack the ability to adapt to clients’ evolving needs around integration, speed and multi-asset capabilities. They are also challenged by a capital markets environment characterised…
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TradingTech Summit London
TradingTech Summit London will explore how trading firms are innovating in today’s cloud and digital based environment to create flexible, scalable trading platforms to support speed to market and business agility. Leveraging the cloud, AI and ML technologies to get an edge, automate processes and simplify operations in a cost effective way is the name of the game and will share practical insight from practitioners and technology leaders who are innovating and driving forward change in trading operations.
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Trading Regulations Handbook 2021
In these unprecedented times, a carefully crafted trading infrastructure is crucial for capital markets participants. Yet, the impact of trading regulations on infrastructure can be difficult to manage. The Trading Regulations Handbook 2021 can help. It provides all the essentials you need to know about regulations impacting trading operations, data and technology. A-Team Group’s Trading…
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Exchanges Are Becoming Data Marketplaces
Exchanges and other trading venues have long derived revenue from sales of their data; in some cases they operate substantial businesses based around sales of their real-time quotes and other market data services. But few are well set up to deal with growing demand for other datasets they may generate from their core activities, such...
Mitigating Compliance Risk by Matching Application Usage to Data Licensing Obligations
As financial institutions consume more market data from more sources than ever before, the task of administering external data services is growing both in complexity and scale. At the same time, data services are increasingly consumed by applications rather than humans, and these applications often consume more data than humans and produce derived data. As...
Market Data Invoice and Inventory Managed Services
Financial institutions are subscribing to an ever-growing list of information services in their efforts to keep abreast of increasingly complex global markets. This is adding to the burden of managing relationships with existing data vendors, whose licensing agreements and invoices are also growing in complexity. Firms’ appetite for cloud-delivered services and the trend toward working...
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TradingTech Summit London
TradingTech Summit London will explore how trading firms are innovating in today’s cloud and digital based environment to create flexible, scalable trading platforms to support speed to market and business agility. Leveraging the cloud, AI and ML technologies to get an edge, automate processes and simplify operations in a cost effective way is the name of the game and will share practical insight from practitioners and technology leaders who are innovating and driving forward change in trading operations.
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