MTS Markets International, part of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), has enhanced its MTS BondsPro corporate bond trading platform with list trading functionality, enabling participants to benefit from the efficiencies of executing many trades simultaneously. The tool will streamline
BlockTower Capital co-founder Ari Paul (pictured), has been appointed to the advisory board of Caspian, an institutional-grade crypto trading platform. Caspian now connects to more than 25 exchanges and has 12 funds on its beta platform, with eight more clients
Copper.co, a crypto portfolio management platform for institutional investors, has launched what it says is the industry’s first server-less (offline) co-sign custody solution, Copper Unlimited. Requiring multiple nominated key holders to verify transactions, Copper Unlimited aims to make transactions safer,
Eurex Clearing has expanded its suite of segregation services by offering a UK CASS-compliant Omnibus Clearing Model as an additional alternative. The new service complements the existing models – the Individual Clearing Model (ICM) and the Elementary Clearing Model (ECM).
The Dow Jones Credit Suisse Core Hedge Fund Index closed down 0.28 per cent in February as five of the seven index component strategies reported negative results for the month. Fixed income arbitrage (-1.12 per cent) and global macro (-0.51
By James Williams – Last year witnessed an anticipated record high in quantitative (algorithmic) fund launches. As reported by the Financial Times recently, citing data provider Preqin, some 187 “quant” funds launched in 2011. Through the first six months of
Cappitech, a provider of regulatory reporting and intelligence technology for the financial services industry, has expanded its integrated reporting solution to CME Group’s Australian Trade Repository (ATR). This integration provides investment firms with automation technology to comply with ASIC Derivative
By James Williams – Technology vendors are constantly looking for ways to support increased activity in systematic trading. Trading firms, of which high frequency traders (HFTs) are but a sub-sect, are applying high precision engineering to shave millionths of a
Order book turnover on Xetra, the Xetra Frankfurt Specialist trading and Tradegate stood at EUR93bn in February (February 2012: EUR105.8bn). Of the EUR93.0bn, EUR85.2bn were attributable to Xetra (February 2012: EUR96.4bn). EUR4.5bn were attributable to the Xetra Frankfurt Specialist trading
Quantitative asset management company WorldQuant, in partnership with global online learning company Udacity, has launched a new Artificial Intelligence for Trading Nanodegree program. Students enrolled in the programme will analyse real data and build financial models by learning the basics
