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  • The New Wave in Private Securities Marketplaces

    Eyeing this demand for private equity, major broker-dealers, wholesale market makers and global exchanges are striking deals and forming new platforms to bring automation to private securities trading.

    By Ivy Schmerken April 25, 2022 Insights
  • Risk Data Moves Upstream via the Buy-Side OEMS

    With the increased demand for risk data in the front office, FlexTrade’s unified order and execution management system (OEMS) has integrated openly with different risk factor models. Through FlexONE’s open architecture and flexible application programming interfaces (APIs), the OEMS can integrate and consume risk data from the risk models and then run calculations in real time against current exposures shown in the OMS.

    By Ivy Schmerken April 6, 2022 Insights
  • Top Risk Trends Driving Markets in 2022

    The discussion looked at the shifting risk trends that institutional investors are facing and how they are bringing in new alternative data feeds alongside traditional risk models to make more informed decisions.

    By Ivy Schmerken February 24, 2022 Insights
  • What’s Ahead for FX Algo Trading and TCA?

    From selecting FX algorithms, to evaluating liquidity providers, to identifying hidden costs, there is an emphasis on what the data is telling people, said multiple speakers at the virtual event.  In addition, recent changes to the FX Global Code of Conduct, could provide additional market transparency for the buy side related to algorithmic trading and TCA.

    By Ivy Schmerken January 26, 2022 Insights
  • FlexTrade Signs the FX Global Code of Conduct

    As a provider of technology to the FX market, our signing of the Code reflects our commitment to support the industry’s move to become increasingly open, fair, and compliant with global standards.

    By FlexTrade Insights December 13, 2021 Insights
  • A Year in Review: Top Blogs in 2021

    We covered topics such as retail order routing and the debate over payment for order flow (PFOF). We examined the resurgence in alternative trading systems (ATSs), the rise of outsourced trading desks for the buy side, and efforts to regulate fixed-income trading platforms as registered venues.

    By Ivy Schmerken December 8, 2021 Insights
  • Will Overnight Trading Evolve into a 24-Hour Stock Market?

    Despite past attempts to usher in 24-hour trading in U.S. equities, a major catalyst behind the current momentum has been the round-the-clock trading occurring in cryptocurrencies which has raised expectations for retail investors. The rise of new electronic trading venues could test these assumptions, though issues such as liquidity and settlement time frames may need to be addressed first.

    By Ivy Schmerken November 22, 2021 Insights
  • ATS Innovators Speed Up Matches to Discover Algo-Liquidity

    Dark pools catering to institutions have evolved with innovative methods of matching orders and faster matching engines to avoid moving the price after the trade. It’s also a sign of the intense competition brewing between off-exchange venues seeking to sign up brokers and institutions.

    By Ivy Schmerken November 1, 2021 Insights
  • Facing Economic Headwinds, the Buy Side Turns to Outsourcing

    With the demand for increased efficiency and fee pressure from low-cost passive index strategies, in recent years, outsourced trading desks have gained traction with small and mid-sized asset managers. Among the benefits are the economies-of-scale that can be achieved because the capability is set up to act as an inhouse execution desk for multiple buy sides.

    By Ivy Schmerken October 11, 2021 Insights
  • Key Takeaways from Institutional Investor 2021 International TraderForum

    Input into FlexTrade’s development and product roadmaps across our multi-asset suite of EMS solutions comes from many sources. Of course, regular client meetings, discussions with consultants, and our ongoing internal investment in research and development …

    By Iain Smith October 6, 2021 Insights
  • SEC Revives Payment for Order Flow Debate

    If PFOF is potentially curtailed or prohibited, it could impact retail investors that have benefited from commission-free trading as well as the wholesale market-maker model of matching retail orders through internalization.

    By Ivy Schmerken September 14, 2021 Insights
  • Buy-Side Pushes for Consistent ESG Data and Standard Disclosures

    Despite the boom in ESG investments, ESG metrics are not necessarily consistent across data suppliers and providers may calculate the metrics differently, according to recent industry webinars.

    By Ivy Schmerken August 9, 2021 Insights

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