Liquidity
Bad Education: How to Cure Cynicism Around SI Data
Amelia Axelsen investigates how buy-side cynicism of Mifid II's systematic internalizer regime could be cured through education.
A Look Back at Major Developments in Asia from 2018
From the data battle between the SGX and India to the ASX green-lighting its clearing blockchain project, Wei-Shen Wong looks back on topics that made headlines this past year.
The Best Longform Stories of 2018
Collating the best of our features throughout the year.
FlexTrade Taps Corvil for Network Analytics
The technology layer is designed to profile FlexTrade's network infrastructure to detect and analyze performance issues.
Lingering Questions Remain over Mifid II
Nearly one year on from the fundamental changes to Europe’s trading rulebook brought about by Mifid II, its overall impact is still unclear. Although experts talk of greater transparency in the markets, it’s had its share of issues, some of which are…
XTRD Takes Avelacom for High-Speed Crypto Networks
The physical infrastructure will enable faster connectivity to global locations.
IPC Sets Asian Unigy 360 Launch for Q1 2019
Increasing demand for mobility and free-seating in the work environment is one of the drivers for Unigy 360 within the region.
Bloomberg Adds Indian Derivatives Datafeeds
Subsidiaries of NSE and BSE expect an increase in liquidity for Indian derivatives products.
Avelacom Provides Institutional-Grade Infrastructure for Crypto Market
The network provider has also opened an office in Singapore to foster growth among crypto exchanges in the region, as well as its more traditional clients.
Custody Seen as Crypto's Next Major Battleground
Although institutional interest in cryptocurrency trading has grown, the development of the custody space, in particular, is crucial for its next phase of evolution.
Quantitative Brokers Preps Asia Expansion
The enhanced presence and a move beyond rates are a result of new CEO Ralf Roth's plans to scale Quantitative Brokers' business beyond its core interest rate futures focus.
Established Exchanges Eye Crypto Swaps, Futures
ErisX will be launching a derivatives exchange and clearing organization, while trueDigital is releasing a bitcoin swap contract.
The Fast and the Curious: The Latency Barrier for Institutional Crypto Traders
Institutional investors want to enter the crypto space but the lack of infrastructure around guaranteed latency and access to real-time market data is hindering a wider entry into the field. By Emilia David
Liquidnet Preps Discovery for Asia Clients
Structure of Asian markets means new tool has to roll out later than Europe or the US, but will incorporate feedback from those regions.
Algomi Pivots Offering Away from Honeycomb to Alfa
Usman Khan sits down with WatersTechnology to discuss how the vendor will look to change course in 2019 and focus on the development of the Alfa platform.
Itiviti Plans Tbricks Roadmap in Asia-Pacific
The company is also revamping and adding more capabilities to its low-touch platform.
Waters 25: A Look Back on the Last Two Decades
Waters examines some of the most important events in financial technology of the past 25 years.
IHS Markit Overhauls Derivatives 'Nerve Center' with TradeServ Launch
MarkitSERV plans to retire DSMatch and fold MarkitWire and other products into cloud-based platform.
Illuminated Data: SFTR May Reach Too Far
While waiting for the regulators’ final word on SFTR’s technical specifications, SFT market participants and counterparties are planning their compliance strategies amid concern that the regulation goes too far in its goal to bring shadow banking into…
Traders Urge Caution on Potential Bitcoin ETFs
Senior industry figures say it may be too soon to create financial products based on cryptocurrencies.
Euroclear Invests in Algomi
CSD expects to increase client transaction volumes in illiquid fixed-income securities.
Dark Trading Caps Not Responsible for Periodic Auction Growth, Study Finds
FCA report find that growth in periodic auction trading is not a result of dark-trading bans.
Most Innovative Market Data Project: IHS Markit—MSCI
IMD/IRD Awards 2018
Commissions Slump as Mifid II, Algo Trading Take Bites Out of Brokers
Data shows drop in commission costs as unbundling rules take hold, furthering decline caused by electronic execution.