FalconX to acquire crypto ETF provider 21shares
21shares currently offers the world’s largest suite of crypto ETFs and ETPs, and the move is set to help build out FalconX’s listed markets and digital assets offering.
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The next stage for options automation
The TRADE sits down with Christian Beinert, FX trader at MEAG, to explore the next stage of options trading including new automated strategies, clearing, and the need for greater collaboration between OEMS and trading platforms.
Tradeweb launches first electronic bond ATS in Saudi Arabia
BlackRock and BNP Paribas executed the inaugural transaction on the platform; the launch is set to help support the growth of Saudi Arabian capital markets and boost global investor interest.
Trade associations call on ESMA and the European Commission to strengthen consolidated tape framework
In a co-signed letter, the associations outline five key recommendations, which include expanding the depth of pre-trade quotes and adding venue identifiers on pre-trade data.
TRADE Talks: Ninety One’s Ed Wood
Natasha Cocksedge catches up with Ed Wood, fixed income trader at Ninety One, at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam, to explore liquidity management, the most impactful technological innovations, and what’s to come in 2026.
A shift to T+0 is likely to initially complement T+1, rather than replace it, say experts
With the countdown to T+1 in Europe on, panellists speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit in Amsterdam, considered how likely a subsequent move to instantaneous settlement is, and how the industry might get there.
Citi hires from Goldman Sachs for equities algo trader
Individual has also previously worked at ITG, Societe Generale and Amplion Asset Management.
Buy-side concerns around vested interests and fragmentation remain for full fixed income primary market digitisation
Although the technology exists for increased digitisation in the primary market, pain points persist, affirmed Cathy Gibson, global head of trading at Ninety One, speaking at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS).
Automation cannot replace human traders, experts stress
Firms should not over-rely on automation and electronification, to avoid errors and under-staffed trading desks, said panellists at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) in Amsterdam on Wednesday.
TRADE Talks: Aviva Investors’ Ash Sharma
Natasha Cocksedge sits down with Ash Sharma, multi-asset trading analytics manager at Aviva Investors at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit (FILS) in Amsterdam, to discuss the impact of electronification on fixed income markets, as well as the evolution of transaction cost analysis (TCA), and explores the key innovations set to influence bond analytics over the next year.