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DTCC and Cboe Clear Europe Collaborate to Enhance Post-Trade Workflow for OTC Cash Equities
DTCC, the post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry, is collaborating with Cboe Clear Europe, the pan-European cash equities Central Counterparty (CCP), to improve settlement efficiencies for over-the-counter (OTC) cash equities trades in UK and European markets. The collaboration aims to integrate OTC cash equities trades into Cboe Clear Europe’s cleared environment, enabling…
BMLL Partners with INQDATA to Deliver Historical Market Data and Analytics to kdb+ Users
BMLL, provider of harmonised historical Level 3, 2, and 1 data and analytics for global equity, ETF, and futures markets, has partnered with data solutions provider INQDATA, to offer financial market firms access to comprehensive and accurate historical market data directly within their kdb+ environment, thus increasing performance and reducing infrastructure costs by eliminating the…
Informatica Broadens Databricks Partnership with GenAI Tools
Informatica has deepened its association with Databricks, providing four new products and service integrations that it says will enable customers to implement generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) applications at scale. The basket of new offerings brings together Informatica’s range of AI-powered Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC) capabilities within Databricks’ Data Intelligence Platform, the California-based enterprise cloud…
The Top 12 Smart Order Routing Technologies in 2024
Smart Order Routing (SOR), the automated process of directing orders to the most appropriate trading venue to achieve the best possible execution – typically using algorithms to analyse multiple factors, such as price, liquidity, speed and likelihood of execution, across various exchanges and trading platforms – has been a feature of electronic markets in some…
A-Team Group Announces Winners of TradingTech Insight Awards USA 2024
A-Team Group has announced the winners of its TradingTech Insight Awards USA 2024. These awards recognise excellence in trading solutions, services and consultancy for capital markets, and focus on vendors providing exceptional trading infrastructure, trading technology, and data solutions. The awards were presented during a celebratory drinks reception after the close of A-Team Group’s TradingTech…
Avelacom Expands Network with New Low Latency Routes To/From Seoul, Targeting Crypto Traders
Avelacom, the low latency connectivity, IT infrastructure and data solutions provider, has expanded its global network with two new low latency routes, Seoul-Hong Kong, and Seoul-Singapore, enhancing interconnectivity between the three financial centres. The routes in Seoul terminate at the KINX Gasan data centre, where Avelacom has established its point-of-presence (PoP). This location was selected to…
Tradeweb Integrates Repo and Interest Rate Swap Trading, Enhancing Client Workflows
Tradeweb Markets Inc, the global operator of electronic marketplaces for rates, credit, equities, and money markets, has launched new features integrating its repurchase agreements (repo) and interest rate swap (IRS) product offerings, in what the company claims is an industry first. The enhancement aims to improve clients’ execution workflows across both markets. “This integration has…
Liquidnet Introduces Roll Seeker to Streamline Futures Rolls Execution
Liquidnet, the technology-driven agency execution specialist, has launched Roll Seeker, a new tool designed to enhance workflows associated with the execution of futures rolls. The development responds to member requests to utilise Liquidnet’s block trading expertise to discover contra end-user liquidity interest more effectively. “With exchange-traded derivatives being such a mature market, we wanted to…
DTCC, Clearstream, and Euroclear Collaborate on Digital Asset Ecosystem Framework
Three leading financial market infrastructures – DTCC, Clearstream, and Euroclear – in collaboration with Boston Consulting Group (BCG), have unveiled a blueprint aimed at establishing an industry-wide digital asset ecosystem to drive acceptance of tokenised assets. The paper, “Building the Digital Asset Ecosystem,” highlights a significant $16 trillion business opportunity by 2030 through the tokenisation…
ipushpull and Rapid Addition Partner to Enhance Real-Time Notification Delivery for Trading Teams
ipushpull, the live data sharing platform, and Rapid Addition, specialists in electronic trading infrastructure, have partnered to tackle issues of missed alerts and slow notification delivery for trading support teams. The collaboration aims to provide seamless, real-time distribution of critical data notifications via popular chat platforms such as Symphony, Microsoft Teams, and WhatsApp. The initiative…