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Propellant Digital and FlexTrade Collaborate to Deliver Actionable Pre-Trade Insights to T. Rowe Price’s Fixed Income Trading Teams

October 2, 2024

T. Rowe’s Trading Teams will take advantage of Propellant’s advanced technology solution. London and Amsterdam, October 2nd, 2024 – FlexTrade Systems (FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, and Propellant Digital …

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  • FlexTrade to Demonstrate Augmented Reality Trading at TradeTech Europe

    FlexTrade Systems is pleased to announce “FlexAR” – an augmented reality trading application offering an extraordinary, new way of visualising and presenting trading via the company’s award-winning FlexTRADER EMS.

    By Flex Advantage April 18, 2017 Homepage Spotlight

  • Next Steps in Bond Trading: All-to-All Matching Catching on?

    Corporate bond trading platforms are in the news again. Platforms that have launched innovative all-to-all trading protocols are attracting buy-side firms to their venues. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken April 4, 2017 Insights

  • FlexTrade Appoints Vishal Pandya Chief Operating Officer

    FlexTrade Systems today announced the appointment of Vishal Pandya as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this newly created position, Pandya will serve as a member of FlexTrade’s executive leadership team and have overall responsibility for the performance and development of the company.

    By Matthew Halicki March 29, 2017 Homepage Spotlight

  • Q&A: FX Trading in Asia Pacific (Part 2)

    As regulators place more scrutiny on best execution policies and transparency in OTC markets, institutions trading FX in Asia Pacific are watching closely. Hedge funds and asset managers are facing indirect pressure from investors to monitor the performance of their brokers and venues in FX spot, forwards and NDFs.

    In Part II of the Q&A: FX Trading in Asia Pacific, Vinay Trivedi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Head of FX Sales, APAC at FlexTrade Systems, discusses how the regulatory push for best execution is impacting FX trading in Asia, and why it’s driving demand for transaction cost analysis (TCA) through the execution management system (EMS).

    By Flex Advantage March 27, 2017 Insights

  • FX Trading in Asia Pacific: Q&A With Vinay Trivedi (Part 1)

    With the growth of electronic trading in FX markets, Asia Pacific has become one of the fastest growing regions for currency trading. Vinay Trivedi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Head of FX Sales, APAC at FlexTrade Systems, discusses trends in FX markets and trading technology, specifically how the buy side is using aggregation tools and algorithmic trading through the execution management system (EMS) to seek the best price in Asian currency markets.

    By Flex Advantage March 20, 2017 Insights

  • MiFID II Regulations to Impact U.S. Asset Managers

    By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director North American broker-dealers and asset managers domiciled in the U.S. are watching their European counterparts gear up for compliance with MiFID II. But will MiFID II affect U.S. broker-dealers and …

    By Ivy Schmerken March 14, 2017 Insights

  • Dalton Street Capital Selects FlexTrade for Global Cross Asset Trading

    FlexTrade Systems today announced that Sydney-based Dalton Street Capital, in partnership with Prodigy Investment Partners, has deployed the FlexTRADER EMS to facilitate global cross asset trading of futures, equities and FX.

    By Matthew Halicki March 7, 2017 Press Releases

  • FlexTrade Wins Award for Best FX Trading Platform Technology

    FlexTrade today announced it has won the “Best FX Trading Technology Platform” category at the Fund Technology and Wall Street Letter Awards 2017 ceremony, which was held in New York on February 14.

    By Matthew Halicki February 16, 2017 Awards

  • Is the Maker-Taker Pilot DOA?

    After more than a decade of debate, regulators are poised to act on a pilot for maker-or-taker pricing, a practice whereby market makers are paid a rebate to add liquidity and are charged a fee to remove liquidity by electronic trading venues. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken February 15, 2017 Insights

  • Banks in Australia Look to Head Off Competitors in eFX

    FlexTrade’s Vinay Trivedi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives, discusses how Australian banks are reacting to the electronification of the FX market and competition from non-bank market makers.

    By Flex Advantage January 26, 2017 News

  • Six Trends for Currency Markets

    Political shocks such as Brexit and the U.S. election of Donald Trump jolted the foreign exchange markets in 2016, fueling more trading activity for hedge funds and bank trading rooms. Uncertainty around a stronger U.S. dollar and higher interest rates could drive more volatility into 2017. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken January 24, 2017 Insights

  • Sanlam Investments Chooses FlexTrade for Global Cross Asset Trading

    FlexTrade Systems today announced that Sanlam Investments has chosen the FlexTRADER EMS to facilitate global cross asset trading alongside FlexAlert for real-time iOS and Android mobile notifications.

    By Matthew Halicki January 23, 2017 Homepage Spotlight