The Way
The World Trades
The FIX Trading Community is the independent, non‑profit, industry‑driven standards body at the heart of global trading, and the custodian of the FIX Protocol—the world’s leading standard for real‑time electronic trading.
Standards
- NEW Gap analysis and recommended practices drafted for EU derivatives consolidated tape - contact us at fix@fixtrading.org to participate
- Gap analysis and recommended practices issued for position transfer enhancements developed in conjunction with DMIST and in a period of public comment ending 13 November 2026
- Gap analysis issued for generic parameter exchange such as algorithm testing parameters, also in a period of public comment ending 13 November 2026
Initiatives & Guidelines
- NEW FIX extension and recommended practices published for ETF creation and redemption...
- ...and equities primary issuance
- NEW Draft guidance on place of settlement/safekeeping, in public comment to 23rd November
- Industry FAQ on 24hr markets available
- Recommended practices issued for asset manager and broker margin reporting.
- Responses published to FCA consultations on equity market structure, transparency and consolidated tape
Events & Community
- Read about the 2026 Americas FIX Conference held in New York October 29th
- NEW Join our Ask Anything on 24hr Markets webinar, 19th November
- Watch our webinar on quantum computing & financial messaging, presented by X9
- You are invited to our London FIX Festive Drinks, 1st December...
- ...or if stateside, our Boston FIX Festive Drinks, December 2nd
News & Insights
- GDF, FIX Trading Community and Deloitte publish joint white paper on the future of financial market infrastructure
- We are launching a new FIX education initiative - a new 'FIXEd' working group has been set up to develop syllabus and content
- New digital collateral working group set up to explore workflows and implementation challenges
- New prediction markets working group set up to develop FIX standards for these markets
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