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GameStop Saga Puts Focus on Inaccessible Liquidity
Now experts are saying that ‘inaccessible liquidity’ is costing institutional investors three times as much in transaction costs, and it’s affecting the calculations made by their algorithms such as volume weighted average price (VWAP) and percentage of volume (POV), which rely on overall volumes.
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Desktop Interoperability on the Trading Desk
Everyone is talking about the desktop interoperability (interop) movement, collaboration, and open Application Programming Interfaces (APIs). It’s a sign of the evolution of the modern desktop in capital markets where traders want a better user …
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Alternative Data’s Rising Star in COVID Era
With everyone seeking up-to-the minute data, analysts and investment managers utilized foot traffic from geolocation data to quantify retail sales and disruptions to the global supply chain. The rise of new marketplaces should remove some of the onerous work of sourcing, collecting, and normalizing data feeds from multiple vendors.
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TF International (TFI) Selects FlexTrade System’s Order Management System, FlexOMS, to Replace Bloomberg SSEOMS
FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, and TFI, a Chinese-based financial group which, amongst others, provides institutional brokerage services to trade in equities on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, announces its migration to FlexOMS.
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Multiple Protocols Boost Liquidity in E-Trading of U.S. Treasury Bonds
Another trend has been the mergers and acquisitions of exchanges and bond trading platforms, and joint ventures between fintech companies and fixed-income venues. Exchanges have been acquiring fixed-income venues over the past few years, which is also driving the consolidation of liquidity pools and e-trading protocols.
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Equity Market Structure Wrestles with “Inaccessible Liquidity”
Equity market participants are learning about new exchanges, order types, and periodic auctions bringing innovation and competition to the equity trading landscape. Citing the concept of “inaccessible liquidity,” asset managers pointed to the surge of retail trading by mom and pop investors whose orders are executed off-exchange on private platforms.
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FlexTrade Honored with Two Awards at FX Markets Asia Awards 2020
FlexTrade is honored to be awarded Best TCA Provider and Best FX Technology Provider by FX Markets Asia Awards 2020. The FX Markets Asia Awards recognizes the best banks, dealers, brokers and currency managers in …
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KGI Securities (Singapore) rolls out new eFX pricing in SG1 with MaxxTrader Solution
FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, announces its client KGI Securities will launch the KGI MaxxTrader’s electronic foreign exchange (FX) pricing and trading engine in Singapore. KGI Securities has made this launch in support of the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) vision for Singapore to connect global markets, support Asia’s development, and serve the economy.
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CAT Compliance Ramps Up on Sell Side with Interfirm Linkages
While adhering to the CAT reporting timeline, sell-side firms are responsible for monitoring the CAT Reporter Portal and for fixing errors and rejects that come back from FINRA. So far, experts say the industry is doing very well with their data submissions. But error rates could escalate as the industry tackles more thorny order events and submits higher volumes of data.
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Building Next-Gen Data Strategies to Boost Trading Success
Although developing advantageous data projects requires considerable effort,
the rewards typically include significantly reduced trading costs, enhanced
trader effectiveness, and increased overall returns. Taking a strategic
approach can help realize these benefits, while managing the costs involved.
By some estimates, the difference between making even small improvements,
versus not doing so, can be hundreds of millions of dollars. -
As Election Points to Turbulence, Sell Side to Rely Even More on Technology
It is conceivable that US equity market structure could be tested again, and brokerage firms will be counting on the resiliency of their trading systems, which is why firms need a strong order-management system with integrated equity and options analytics, including connectivity to a breadth of other broker/dealers, exchanges, and ATSs.