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FIX Connect technology of the future
The world of electronic trading has been changing rapidly over the last few years, and along with it the communication...
Thoughts from the STA Market Structure conference 2021
We were among the many in-person participants at the Securities Traders Association’s Annual Market Structure Conference in Washington DC October...
Trading algorithms of the future
As algorithmic trading has evolved over the years, both AI and quantitative models have overcome many of the initial modelling...
Automation of existing software platforms: Part 3
Customization of existing trading platforms is a vital process within any brokerage firm. However, continued configuration changes can make systems...
UK regulators hit the reset button
As the UK gets ready to hit the reset button on the post-Brexit regulatory environment, the Treasury has recently shared...
Real-Time Database Technology you can bank on
Advances in Real-time Database technology are driving faster order throughput rates. This blog looks at how the application of lock-free...
Display Order Facility in US Equity Markets
Efficient price discovery is essential to the smooth functioning of the US Equities markets and affects every market participant. Over...
Automation of existing software platforms – part 2
Evolving the capability of existing trading platforms is a vital process within any banking platform, to allow the continued optimization...
Successful consolidated audit trail Phase 2c go live
On April 26, ION Markets marked a significant Consolidated Audit Trail milestone: the Phase 2c go-live. Although official FINRA CAT...
Similarities between Apple’s new M1 chip and a trading system design?
I started my new Apple Mac with its new M1 processor this morning and I was simply amazed by its...
Low-Touch woes vs Restaurant Wars
The other night, I was rewatching an episode from the popular US TV show ‘Top Chef’, where contestants form teams...
Regulatory challenges of trading Asian equities and the growth of the Swaps market
When trading equities around the world, most investors understand the developed markets of Europe and North America. However, when it...
Automating existing software platforms
Adding additional automation within existing order workflow systems is never an easy task. Issues such as upgrading software, storing additional...
The future of trading system display technology
Following my recent article on trading screen design, I had many comments about what technology would be coming next! This...
Brexit: Liquidity shifts post transition period
After a difficult 12 months, Brexit finally happened. However, the equivalence many hoped for was not granted to UK finance...
Brexit: Cross-border trade publication
Under MiFID post-trade transparency rules, equity trades must be published within a minute for market price-forming purposes. In practice, this...
A new asset class comes to town!
We often hear in the press of new trading venues, and in more recent months trading venues merging, but rarely...
The benefits of a good order management system during a pandemic
Trading rooms of the world have been shrinking since the advent of digital automation throughout the banking industry, with algorithmic...
Three display functions that all trading systems should embrace
When trading moved from trading floors and into the digital world, the data presented to dealers started to multiply rapidly....