MarketPrizm has announced the creation of a new channel model in response to growing demand for managed trading infrastructure in Asia.
It has been built
in order to help firms seeking to trade Asian equities, derivatives and foreign
exchange get to market faster, without incurring heavy, upfront investment.
Channel partners will be able to use MarketPrizm’s scalable infrastructure and
data services for their customers.
That will include a mixture of market data,
co-location, direct market access, risk management, data centre and cloud
services. Today, the firm’s channel partners in Asia include KVH Co, Fusion
Systems and Object Trading.
The firm also announced the appointment of Richard Man as head of sales,
Asia-Pacific. He will head MarketPrizm’s sales teams in Tokyo, Hong Kong and
Singapore. He will be based in Tokyo and report to the firm’s commercial director,
Jay Hibbin.