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A Year in Review: Top Blogs in 2023
While the hottest topic in financial technology for 2023 was undoubtedly the rise of ChatGPT and large language models, other topics like consolidation of the buy-side trading desk, and the impact of T+1 on the sell-side remained in serious contention
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T+1 to Impact Global Program Trading and FX
As the US transitions to shortened settlement cycle next May, a major concern is how the tighter time frame will impact overseas fund managers trading U.S. equities given the time zone differences, particularly when a foreign exchange transaction is involved.
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Industry Preps for T+1 Settlement Countdown
As banks, fund managers, and custodians gear up for what is one of the biggest changes in US market infrastructure to happen in recent times, there are implications for global trading desks and higher costs for operations and technology budgets.
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Key Trends in Fixed-Income Trading
In this Q&A, Matt Murphy, Fixed Income Electronic Trading and Market Structure Specialist at T. Rowe Price and Venky Vemparala, Global Product Manager – Fixed Income at FlexTrade Systems discuss the current trends in electronic trading, liquidity aggregation, and adoption of execution management systems, as well as the potential for artificial intelligence to make data-based recommendations.
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Amid Q4 Uncertainty, Traders’ Focus Turns to Data – Inflation, Location and Options
Data on inflation and interest rates is a top priority for institutional investors and hedge funds navigating risk and the fog of uncertainty in the fourth quarter, according to panelists on a recent industry webinar. …
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Financial Firms Explore ChatGPT and Generative AI
The release of ChatGPT by OpenAI last year, and its viral success in responding to human prompts in natural language, has ignited interest in generative AI technology, and has pushed asset managers and trading firms to grasp the technology rather than risk falling behind. Despite concerns about accuracy, financial firms and fintech providers are experimenting with specific use cases for generative AI using natural language processing trained on large language models (LLMs).
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Views on Bond Liquidity, Data and Automation
As the buy-side trader seeks to aggregate a multitude of pre-trade liquidity sources, trading protocols, and execution venues, many are turning to the execution management system or EMS to gain a competitive edge. In this Q&A, Venky Vemparala, FlexTrade’s Global Product Manager – Fixed Income, who is speaking at FILS, shares his views on the key issues facing the buy-side around data, trading protocols, and automation.
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Consensus Emerges in Industry Reaction to SEC Stock Trading Overhaul
Industry participants have weighed in on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s proposals to revamp equity market structure, with many urging the regulator to take an incremental approach, to implement the transparency proposal and drop the controversial auction proposal.
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Overnight Trading Gains Traction
Overnight trading volumes on Blue Ocean ATS have picked up this year as it expands connectivity to brokers in Asia Pacific and strikes partnerships with order management systems and market data distribution platforms.
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FDC3 Workflows to Unify the Financial Desktop
Over the past five years, FDC3, which is hosted by FINOS on the GitHub repository, has emerged as an open-source standard for connecting disparate applications on the desktop and creating more efficient workflows for traders.
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Macro-Data Drives Hedge Fund Strategies
Experts on a recent webinar said that hedge funds and other buy-side trading desks are coping with faster reactions and market reversals in response to data releases and earnings sentiment.
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FlexTrade Scoops “Best Buy-Side OMS” Award for FlexONE
London, UK, March 1, 2023 – FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset order and execution management systems, today announced that its multi-asset OEMS solution, FlexONE, has won “Best Buy-Side OMS” in A-Team Group’s …