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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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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).
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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.
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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 …
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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What Demands Will Pull the Buy Side Towards an OEMS?
Competitive forces are at play in the OMS and EMS markets where vendors are expanding their capabilities at both ends to build the coveted OEMS. Due to tighter IT budgets, compliance mandates and expansion of electronic trading across asset classes, firms may be looking to bring these two platforms together. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.
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Outlook 2017: David Ullrich, FlexTrade
FlexTrade’s David Ullrich discusses the outlook for FX industry trends in 2017.
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Our Top 10 FlexAdvantage Blog Stories for 2016
It’s been an interesting year for the FlexAdvantage blog’s coverage of industry news. From government regulations, such as MiFID II, Last Look, Tick Pilot and Maker Taker, to buy-side involvement in FX and Fixed Income as well as a 20th Anniversary celebration with FlexTrade. Here is our countdown of the Top 10 FlexAdvantage Blog posts for 2016.