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LSEG bolsters fixed income offering with $3.5 billion Octus acquisition
Expected to complete in H1 2027, the transaction will bring Octus’ public and private credit data, intelligence and workflows into LSEG.
Interactive Brokers rolls out autonomous AI trading
Eligible clients can now authorise connected AI platforms to submit orders across more than 75,000 listed stocks, options and ETFs without approving each trade.
Stability over speed: Rethinking midpoint liquidity in US equities
Rothschild & Co brought together IEX, OneChronos, and XTX to explore how the US non-displayed midpoint liquidity landscape is evolving - and why curating order flow toward venues designed to promote price stability and increase the probability of interacting with high-quality liquidity matters more than ever.
GCEX targets institutional clients with digital assets options offering
The launch supports institutional clients looking to hedge digital asset exposure, with pricing supported by GCEX’s network of tier one liquidity providers.
NYSE goes live with extended trading hours for options
Eligible symbols can now trade in sessions before and after the core trading day, with the exchange set to take a similar approach to equities later this year.
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Tradeweb strikes $1.97 billion deal to acquire Trumid
The transaction is expected to complete in H1 2027, and expands Tradeweb’s offering across the bond lifecycle, as well as bolstering the firm’s future growth outlook in US credit and its multi-asset class platform.
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Fiera Capital to leverage SimCorp’s Axioma offerings to boost risk analytics
The integration will enhance the buy-side firm’s investment decisions and portfolio offerings and marks the latest asset manager to select SimCorp’s institutional capabilities this year.
Join The TRADE for its digital asset ecosystem webinar
All-star line-up set for The TRADE’s ‘Building the digital asset ecosystem: From issuance to settlement’ webinar’, in partnership with Tradeweb. Experts will unpack how this burgeoning landscape is evolving, and how traditional finance is bridging the gap with the digital asset space.
Liquidnet head of execution departs for Bank of America
London-based hire will cover futures and options sales at the bank and also spent 15 years at UBS earlier in his career.
Cboe extends trading hours to single-stock and ETF options
Cboe’s C1 exchange is also currently the only US options trading venue already trading index options outside regular hours.
IDBX launches new offering to enable neutral interbank trading venue access via phone
The new offering – IDBX on the move – allows participants to access to the venue even away from their desks.
Tradeweb strikes $1.97 billion deal to acquire Trumid
The transaction is expected to complete in H1 2027, and expands Tradeweb’s offering across the bond lifecycle, as well as bolstering the firm’s future growth outlook in US credit and its multi-asset class platform.
Ripple Prime unlocks institutional access to RWA perpetual swaps
The offering will provide expanded opportunities for clients to respond to market developments, manage positions and deploy capital, as well as cross-margin RWA swap exposures across other asset classes.
People Moves Monday: HSBC, Standard Chartered and Dymon Asia Capital
The past week saw a run of senior hires across the buy- and sell-side, from a MENA FX trading leadership appointment in Dubai and an FX options hire in London to a new managing director at a Singapore-based hedge fund.
Man Group hires from TT International for senior trader
London-based appointment brings prior buy-side to the new role, and has also previously worked at firms including Jupiter AM, Manulife Investment Management and BNP Paribas AM.
Do the bond consolidated tapes have a free rider problem?
With the UK bond consolidated tape bedding in and Europe’s nearing launch, industry leaders speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit this week have warned firms banking on a free ride that they risk being left “blind” to the market.
Reactive Markets lands capital injection to support expansion into new asset classes and meet growing bilateral trading demand
The investment will also enable Reactive Markets to expand its global offering and build out its teams across London, New York and Singapore.
