As low-touch execution becomes the norm, banks are under increasing pressure to deliver sophisticated, globally consistent algorithmic trading. The TRADE sits down with BestEx Research to unpack how a new infrastructure model could help close the gap between tier-one and regional providers. 

As the UK consolidated tape for bonds goes live today, 22 June - spanning 98% of contributor coverage at launch - Natasha Cocksedge catches up with Sassan Danesh, Etrading Software chief executive, to lift the lid on the implementation plan, and unpack both the challenges and opportunities of the initiative set to transform the UK bond market.

The future of markets is increasingly being shaped beneath the surface, inside hosting environments, fibre networks and high-density compute infrastructure. Nearly two decades after its launch, LSEG’s Exchange Hosting’s evolution reflects a broader market reality: infrastructure is no longer adjacent to trading strategy - it is trading strategy.

The TRADE takes stock of the strategic and institutional implications of Frankfurt’s increasingly pan-European positioning, as Deutsche Börse’s Eurobridge looks to attract global trading houses while seeking to deepen, rather than split, liquidity.