Strong data standards and automation are key to a smooth T+1 shift, but adoption and enforcement can pose challenges, agreed experts at Euroclear’s Modernising Securities Markets conference.
Although firms recognise the benefits of extending trading hours, proprietary traders are more aligned on the challenges posed, such as operational staffing and resource requirements, according to an Acuiti and Avelacom report.
Claudia Preece sits down with Khursheda Fazylova, fixed income trader at Janus Henderson Investors, to unpack her journey to the trading desk and the important lessons learnt, how the Janus Henderson fixed income desk has handled the macro volatility so far in 2025, and what the future outlook is for traders’ day-to-day as the work-life balance conversation ramps up.
A market consultation is open until 10 October 2025, ahead of an industry event hosted by SIX on 23 September 2025 to present the roadmap.
Bloomberg Intelligence’s recent report showed that activity across systematic internalisers (SI), off-book on-exchange and over-the-counter (OTC) trading is driving bilateral growth across European markets.
Acquisition of a Tier 1 bank’s securities lending platform sees launch of front-to-back, multi-asset solution for stock loan, repo and collateral management for the buy- and sell-side.
Move is expected to provide both institutional and retail traders with the opportunity to access ten of the most actively traded AI technology and growth-oriented stocks through cash-settled index options and futures.
As part of the launch, the platform’s first offering dedicated to futures has also gone live.
Trading of these contracts began on 10 September 2025 and follows a growing demand for futures products in the EU bond market in recent years.
The offering has been developed following consultations with BMLL’s Client Product Advisory Board, which highlighted key client data challenges.