Crypto firms in markets such as Hong Kong are beginning to listen to traditional financial firms in anticipation of winning institutional flows. By using the FIX Protocol, they will be able to transact information about securities in real time using standards in common use in the traditional space. Continue reading: https://www.digfingroup.com/crypto-fix/
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SFM Interview: FIX developments for securities lending and repo – T+1 and end-to-end automation
Laurence Jones, Americas Regional director of FIX, and Steve Kelly, director at CME Group and co-chair of the FIX Global Post Trade Committee share insights with Anna Reitman at Securities Finance Monitor on how the move to T+1 settlement for US cash equities, corporate debt, and unit investment trusts is reshaping the industry and securities...
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FIX Trading Community publishes draft standards for settlement status messages
There is increasing industry discussion on trade settlement across the trading and operations functions throughout regions, especially as the industry looks at the implications of certain markets moving to a T+1 settlement model. In this context, a growing number of buyside firms wish to know about the settlement status of their trades in a timely...
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BORNTEC DIVESTS MANAGED HOSTING AND COLOCATION BUSINESS IN DEAL WITH TNS
Transaction Network Services (TNS) and BornTec today announced TNS’ acquisition of BornTec’s managed hosting and colocation business. This acquisition continues TNS’ expansion of its global connectivity footprint and builds on previous acquisitions. For BornTec, the move was strategic. “This divestiture allows us to sharpen our focus on our industry-leading CrossCheck trading data analytics platform, bringing...
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Optimism Grows for European Consolidated Tape
Investors have been calling for a consolidated tape in Europe, which gives them aggregated data on trading volumes and prices throughout the region in one place, for more than a decade without success. However, there is now optimism that a useful consolidated tape will be developed in the coming years as regulators have been pushing...
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Infinite Intelligence: Matthew Coupe: data standards in fixed income should keep pace with automation
Infinite Intelligence: Matthew Coupe: data standards in fixed income should keep pace with automation Matthew Coupe, Co-Chair of the EMEA Regional Committee, spoke with Rajeeb Gurung from Infinite Intelligence at the FIX Trading Conference in March 2023 about the impact of data and automation on the fixed income market. CONTINUE READING… //bit.ly/42KrLBi
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FIA SIFMA Asset Management Derivatives Forum Summary – February 8-10th 2023, Laguna Beach, CA
From Laurence Jones, FIX Americas Regional Director & Co-Chair, FIX Global Post-Trade Working Group FIX recently attended the FIA SIFMA Asset Management Derivatives Conference, a 3-day event held in Laguna, CA. The 8th year of the event, it continues to have a great agenda covering trading & execution, clearing and collateral, risk management as well...
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GT article on Orchestra
FIX Orchestra was conceived as machine readable rules of engagement between counterparties. Jim Kaye of FIX Trading Community discusses what problem FIX Orchestra was meant to solve and how it can help trading firms realize efficiencies. Please Click on the following Link : https://www.fixglobal.com/fix-orchestra-in-focus/
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FIX Trading Community launches Orchestra Server
The FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, is pleased to announce the launch of Orchestra Server as a benefit to its members. Orchestra Server allows users to create documentation for their messaging interfaces (‘rules of engagement’) based on FIX’s Orchestra standard. The system, based on the...
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Accelerated Settlement & the Move to T+1
Proposals from regulators around the globe to shorten settlement timeframes for securities continue to evolve. Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule change to move to T+1. The Canadian Capital Markets Association (CCMA) also announced their intent to move to T+1, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)...