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Trading Nine months into the MiFID II era, it’s time to look beyond the compliance issues and start considering the business opportunities presented to firms operating under the Systematic Internaliser regime. With the support from a value-adding regulatory solution, SI status can be used for competitive advantage, suggests Jonas Lindqvist, Principal, Trading and Trade Execution, Itiviti. […] October 9, 2018
FIX Infrastructure In previous blog posts, we have discussed the importance of trading infrastructure testing and the regulatory and operational impetus driving its necessity. But when push comes to shove, how easy is it to implement these complex systems? What types of testing solutions are available, and what are the biggest challenges to their adoption? Today’s trading […] October 2, 2018
Risk & Compliance Trading firms across the board are discovering that operational and regulatory requirements increasingly demand a consistent approach to connectivity, messaging and data management. To industrialize their response to these emerging requirements – to address the challenges in a streamlined, consistent and scalable way – firms need to put in place a centralized connectivity and messaging […] September 25, 2018
Trading In the months following the implementation of MiFID II, we have seen and will continue to see a number of Systematic Internalisers (SIs) appear on the market – some of their own volition, some following ESMA’s publication of benchmark data and thresholds. What we have seen is that many of these SIs started off by […] September 18, 2018
FIX Infrastructure End-to-end testing of trading infrastructure is critical in today’s increasingly heavily regulated environment – but compliance comes at a price. So why should financial firms pay it, and what happens if they don’t? In our second blog post on the topic, we explore the most pressing reasons to implement a robust testing mechanism. The most […] September 11, 2018
Execution Adoption of FX algos in the Nordic region has been slower than anticipated, but that could change as regional banks develop algo offerings and the buy side seeks new technology in pursuit of best execution. This article explores recent trends in e-FX and looks at how attitudes towards algorithmic execution may be slowly changing across […] September 4, 2018
FIX Infrastructure Redburn is Europe’s largest independent equities broker, providing institutional investors with equity research and agency execution across European and US equity markets. As an evolving business it is essential that it is able to provide a high level of service to its clients – particularly when it comes to connectivity and onboarding. Covering such a […] August 29, 2018
FIX Infrastructure As trading processes become ever more sophisticated and regulators race to catch up, the end-to-end testing of trading infrastructure is an increasingly crucial component of compliance. Financial services firms face severe penalties for trading errors – including fines, loss of reputation, potential bankruptcy and even personal repercussions for senior executives. The cost of failure is […] August 21, 2018
Risk & Compliance MiFID II marked a sea change in the approach to the handling of order, trade and transaction data. Rigorous new requirements around data capture, analysis, reporting and record-keeping made the communication of data a central theme in ensuring trading systems were MiFID II compliant, and connectivity – between external and internal systems, databases and processors […] August 14, 2018
Trading Forex trading is increasingly influenced by and synchronized with equities. With this trend come new opportunities and challenges for Forex market participants. The trading styles and tools traditionally used for Forex are converging with other asset classes, enabling multi-asset and true cross-asset trading, and presenting an opportunity to consolidate and streamline trading technology. Download the […] August 7, 2018
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