Transaction-cost analysis (TCA)
SEC’s Redfearn: US-Style Consolidated Tapes Won’t Solve Trading Data Needs
As European market participants bemoan the lack of a consolidated tape, a senior SEC executive debunks the idea that a pan-European tape, similar to the US, will resolve issues around data access and costs.
Warsaw Stock Exchange Bets on Blockchain
The exchange group is launching a separate technology arm for capital markets focused on blockchain, cloud and artificial intelligence.
Andrew Shortland To Steer International Expansion at Trade Informatics
The vendor's first local office outside the US is London, with plans for regional presences elsewhere in Europe and Asia.
BNP Paribas Partners with Itarle Group for TCA
Independent validation and ease of distribution to clients are among the factors for the partnership.
Refinitiv Launches Aggregated Bond APA Data
Officials say the service provides a comprehensive view of European fixed income trade data published by APAs and MTFs for best execution monitoring.
Startup Genesis Receives $3 Million in Series A Funding
The vendor uses a microservices framework to deliver solutions to a wide range of capital-markets firms.
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.
RCM-X Goes Live with OneTick TCA
Tech provider integrates OneTick tools for transaction-cost analysis in futures.
Tora Targets Best Execution with AI-Powered Algo Picker
AlgoWheel will use machine learning to determine best method of execution.
Ullink Extends Partnership with LiquidMetrix for Best Execution
New tool aims to enhance connectivity and trading infrastructure to achieve delivery of best execution services.
The Dark Art of Pre-Trade Analytics
Financial firms commonly review trading activity after the fact to improve their execution strategies. But what they’d really love to do is perform that in real time, pre-trade. Max Bowie looks at how far along market participants are in pursuit of this…
Eze Software Teams with Wise Trading to Boost FX Capabilities
One asset manager is about to go live on the joint solution, which marks another major partnership by Eze with a third party this year.
Tora Adds AI Tool For TCA
The tool allows firms to better meet strict best-execution requirements under incoming European regulations.
Buy Side Readiness for Mifid II Measured by Inches, Not Miles
Surveys of asset managers find disparate levels of readiness for new regulations among the buy side.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Transaction-Cost Analysis (TCA) System Provider—FIS
Transaction-cost analysis (TCA) is not a new business process that needs to be managed by capital markets firms. If anything, it might even be considered to be a bit dreary and frumpy.
Waters Rankings 2017: Best Buy-Side Execution Management System Provider— Eze Software Group
Eze continues its dominance in the execution-management space with Eze EMS, formerly known as RealTick.
ITG Unveils TCA Platform for Fixed Income
Fixed income expansion aimed at addressing new best execution requirements under European rules
ITG Launches Fixed Income TCA Tool
ITG’s new fixed income TCA product is now available for post-trade analysis and reporting, with pre-trade capabilities in development.
Buy-Side Firms Seek Order-Routing Transparency to Measure Broker Performance
Pressure on brokers is growing as asset managers demand more transparency and analytics around order routing data.
Automation “Not the Holy Grail” For Buy-Side Trading Desks
Panellists at this year's TradeTech conference in Paris discuss the important of maintaining the human element of trading over the so-called "Holy Grail" of automation.
Proactive Steps to Passive Trading in Asia
Asia still leans toward active investing, but that is changing.
Thomson Reuters, BestX Partner on Buy-Side FX TCA
BestX will also leverage Thomson Reuters FX market data for proprietary models in best execution analytics application.
Thomson Reuters Takes Stake in BestX to Support New TCA Partnership
BestX will use Thomson Reuters' FX data to power its analytics platform.
Algert Global Taps OneMarketData Best Ex for TCA
The San Francisco-based firm will use OneMarketData's OneTick Best Ex and its data history to perform TCA and review its trading performance.