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Alt Data on the March with Machine Learning
The explosion of alternative data sources, such as satellite images, sentiment analysis, and geolocation data, is having a profound impact on the field of quantitative investing. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.
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The Big Interview: Vikas Kedia
FlexTrade’s managing director in the UK, Vikas Kedia, discusses the evolution of the EMS and OMS market and gives his view on combining both systems into a single solution.
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Seeking Clarity on MiFID II Inducement Trading Rules
With MIFID II’s rules on inducements now a reality, buy-side firms are paying close attention to the costs associated with their front-office trading platforms and analytics. The EU regulation, which took effect on Jan. 3, could draw scrutiny to execution services and tools that are sponsored by brokers, such as order management and execution management systems as well as trade analytics. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.
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FlexTrade Nominated in HFM US Hedge Fund Technology Awards 2018
FlexTrade is pleased to announce its nomination for ‘Best Trading and Execution Technology’ in the HFM US Hedge Fund Technology Awards 2018.
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FlexTrade Shortlisted for Six Awards of Fund Technology and WSL Awards 2018
FlexTrade is incredibly pleased to announce it has been shortlisted in six categories of the Fund Technology & WSL Awards 2018.
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FlexTrade Nominated in FStech Awards 2018
FlexTrade is incredibly pleased to announce its nomination for ‘Best Trading System’ in the Annual FStech Awards 2018.
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Our Top 10 FlexAdvantage Blog Stories for 2017
2017 has been an interesting year for the FlexAdvantage blog’s coverage of industry news. Government regulations, such as MiFID II and the fixed income trading protocols, were obvious highlights, as were issues concerning data usage, the advent of augmented reality in trading, fragmentation in the options markets, and trends in currency markets. Check out our countdown of the Top 10 FlexAdvantage Blog posts for 2017.
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The Trade: Predictions for 2018 — Data
Andy Mahoney, Head of Sales in London, shares his predictions for 2018 with The TRADE… ‘Data, data, everywhere’
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Wrestling with OMS and EMS Decisions
Many asset managers are wrestling with the decision on whether to keep the order management system (OMS) and execution management system (EMS) as two separate best-of-breed systems, or switch to a single unified platform known as the OEMS. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.
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FlexTrade Appoints New Multi-Asset Sales Director, Manuela Bauer
Manuela Bauer will grow FlexTrade’s newly launched Fixed Income EMS across Europe and work with the buy-side to support the delivery of trading solutions.
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MarketsMedia: The Next 10 Years
What will the next 10 years hold for institutional market participants? MarketsMedia spoke with FlexTrade’s CEO, Vijay Kedia, about the big trends on the horizon.
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Is Market Structure Tied up in Knots?
With a new head of trading and markets at the SEC, there is some optimism that some of the complex market structure issues – such as make-taker incentives and sky-high market data costs — will be looked at in 2018. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken covers the key takeaways on what matters to buy-side and sell-side traders, as discussed at Traders’ Magazine’s Nov. 7 Second Inaugural Market Structure Equity Town Hall.