Latest Trade execution News: Finextra Research

TradingScreen launches buy-side crossing platform

TradingScreen, the leading independent provider of electronic trading solutions, and a group of 15 of the largest long-only asset managers in Europe have launched TradeCross,the first buy side-designed crossing platform for fixed income corporate bonds.

16 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Convergex preps ETF quote-sourcing platform

Convergex, an agency-focused global brokerage and trading related services provider, today announced its plans to launch a new agency-only ETF quote-sourcing platform, ETF Direct.

15 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Isda publishes recommendations for FpML 5.8

The International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) today published its Recommendation for Financial products Markup Language (FpML) version 5.8.

15 July 2015

News/Trade execution

Xignite and Nasdaq to power startups with cloud-based market data API

Cloud-based data supplier Xignite is to provide fintech startups with low-cost API access to real-time market data quotes from Nasdaq.

15 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

IPC ups network connections across Europe

IPC Systems, Inc., a leading global provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service (MNaaS) solutions for the financial trading community, has enhanced its network capabilities at seven points-of-presence (PoPs) in the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Switzerland. IPC’s PoPs in Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Copenhagen, Geneva, Stockholm and Zurich have been enabled to support all of IPC’s data and voice solutions.

15 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Trading game app invstr gets Facebook-style social stream

Invstr, the acclaimed mobile app that democratises access to financial information today announces major iOS and Android app updates that overhaul the user experience to make invstr more social, collaborative and easier to use.

15 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Edelweiss selects OneTick data management platform

OneMarketData, LLC, the founders of OneTick, a single solution for real-time streaming analytics and tick data management, today announced that Edelweiss Financial Services Ltd. (Edelweiss), one of India's leading diversified financial services firm has selected OneTick as its market data collection, analytics and tick data management platform.

14 July 2015

News/Trade execution

Singaporean fintech startups enepath and fastacash secure funding

The Singaporean fintech community has been boosted by new venture investments in local startups enepath and fastacash.

14 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Metzler Bank goes live with Quod trading platform

Quod Financial, a leading provider of adaptive trading technology, announced today that Metzler Bank, one of the leading family-owned banks in Germany, went live with its Adaptive Execution Platform (AEP).

14 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Kx Systems appoints Mark Sykes as global market strategist

Kx Systems, a leader in high-performance database and time-series analytics, has expanded its senior team with the appointment of Mark Sykes as Global Market Strategist.

14 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Thomson Reuters extends Elektron footprint to include support for Opra

Thomson Reuters has today announced that it has expanded its Elektron Direct Feed service to include the Options Price Reporting Authority (OPRA).

14 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

R5FX selects smartTrade Technologies for emerging markets FX platform

smartTrade Technologies, a global leader in multi asset end-to-end trading solutions for Banks, Brokers and Asset Managers, has been appointed to build and host the e-trading platform for R5FX, the new liquidity pool specialising in the trading of emerging market currencies.

14 July 2015

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Swift offers grant for research into the blockchain in securities markets

The Swift Institute is offering up a EUR15,000 grant for research into the development of blockchain technology for use in securities markets.

13 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Finansinvest implements SunGard’s Front Arena for trading and risk management

Finansinvest, based in Istanbul, Turkey, has adopted SunGard’s Front Arena trading solution, which will help the firm source and trade liquidity at the right price in multiple asset classes.

13 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Nyse blames bungled software update for outage

On Tuesday evening, the Nyse began the rollout of a software release in preparation for the July 11 industry test of the upcoming SIP timestamp requirement.

09 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Gold-i adds Thomson Reuters rate feed to MT4 brokers

Gold-i has partnered with Thomson Reuters to launch an innovative Rate Feed adapter for Thomson Reuters Elektron aimed at B Book clients.

09 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

EBS Direct adds Metallinvestbank and Standard Bank as liquidity providers

EBS BrokerTec, ICAP's market-leading electronic foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income business, announces today the addition of Metallinvestbank as the first Russian liquidity provider (LP) and Standard Bank as the first South African LP on the EBS Direct platform.

09 July 2015

Company update/Trade execution

Rimes adds new data sources for the buy side

RIMES, the leading provider of managed data services for the buy-side, today announced a number of new data sources in its portfolio, which were added in the first half of 2015.

09 July 2015

News/Trade execution

Crypto Facilities and Elliptic bring enterprise standards to bitcoin trading

A pair of bitcoin firms are hoping to bring enterprise adoption of cryptocurrency trading a step closer through the launch of a clearing and settlement function that separates custody from other exchange functions.

09 July 2015

News/Trade execution

Nyse trading halted for hours by technical problems

The New York Stock Exchange was forced to halt trading on all stocks for more than three hours on Wednesday because of a technical glitch. President Obama has been briefed but there is no sign of the problem being down to a cyber attack.

08 July 2015