Trading systems
Pricing and analytics: equities – Finastra
Finastra’s Sophis platform wins the Risk Markets Technology Award for Pricing and analytics in equities, recognised for its robust capabilities in equities and derivatives trading
Pricing and trading system of the year: Murex
In contrast to previous years, trading activity in the Apac region is being driven increasingly more by local considerations, and this plays to Murex’s strengths: a technology vendor that offers in-depth market knowledge and extensive support across the…
China set to extend NDF trading scheme for onshore banks
CFETS expected to introduce RFQ functionality and more currencies for non-deliverable forwards
ETRM systems 2024: market update and vendor landscape
This Chartis report evaluates energy trading and risk management systems that provide front-to-back, asset class-specific and geography-specific coverage, and considers the full energy trade lifecycle
Dealer relief at delays to Refinitiv Matching’s tech migration
First phase of replatforming for Swiss spot pairs set to be pushed to mid-2025
Start-up bond platform OpenYield prepares to launch
Start-up aims to give retail brokers the same electronic liquidity used by the professionals
Buy side unconvinced of corporate bond streaming benefits
Managers see limited utility of streamed prices in the once OTC-only asset class
Buy-side traders opt for derivatives automation in pursuit of timing and pricing precision
Increased capacity and efficiency have been key drivers of automation, with the introduction of new technologies at the trading venue level facilitating the implementation of new trading styles. Exploring the impact of high-volume trading and expanding…
Huatai launches its first Hong Kong CBBC
Two more securities houses set to follow Chinese firm into Hong Kong’s listed structured products market
Opra outages cause consternation in options markets
UBS warned clients they were looking at “bad data” on options screens
Tradeweb treads fine line as API trend brings challenges
Buy-side rates traders look to dodge platform’s interface but remain barred from cross-venue price-shopping
Futures industry must hone comms after Ion hack
Operational resilience hinges on maintaining communication channels in a cyber outage
UBS found no advantage in quantum computing – ex data chief
Swiss bank tested various use cases in the trading business before giving up on the technology
Pricing and trading system of the year: Murex
Asia Risk Awards 2022
Banks prepare to unleash FX swap bots
BNP Paribas, JP Morgan build execution algos to plug into platforms – but swaps liquidity needs to catch up first
Decrypting crypto: explaining the market from an institutional perspective
This white paper series takes an institutional perspective, examining the multiple dynamics of the cryptocurrency space. Part one explores the increasing range of crypto derivative products attracting more capital to the sector and how growing…
Markets Technology Awards 2022: the joy of flex
Tech users want the freedom to tweak and change their systems – not always an easy ask for rigid, legacy software
The bank, the vendor, the turrets and the golf day
After DBS switched supplier, a row broke out, raising questions about entertainment and influence
Quantum trading and the search for the perfect clock
Government push to overhaul satellite technology could improve time-stamping accuracy for trading firms – and for regulators
US Treasuries: a venerable market in need of fresh thinking
The world’s most important market has evolved ad hoc; bringing order to it will be no small task
CDS trading remains stubbornly human
Buy-siders sceptical of benefits of algo execution for credit derivatives