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Imagine a scenario in which a large, successful financial exchange is making profits across all its markets alike, from equities, fixed income and derivatives, to commodities and FX. Yet, sadly, this ...
Greater investment in hardware and networking needed to make cloud-based colocation and multicast a reality As some of the world’s largest financial industry participants gathered in Boca Raton last w...
We're excited to be heading out to FIA Boca! I’m looking forward to insightful conversations and connecting with everyone again. This year’s agenda focuses on the latest developing technologies, inc...
The market cap of exchanges in emerging markets should exceed the value of U.S. exchanges as soon as 2030, according to Goldman Sachs economists. They have further calculated that as of 2022, the Ame...
Change is afoot when it comes to market infrastructure technology. The old arguments over “buy vs build” have been relegated. Instead, firms are touting a “buy, build and integrate” approach, combinin...
“Traditional exchanges globally are at a critical juncture”, observes Deloitte's “2024 Banking and Capital Markets Outlook” report. “Strategic choices they make now could determine whether they conti...
We’re on the cusp of a new arms race. That is the description given to the phenomenon involving the world’s largest cloud service providers competing to invest into the largest financial exchanges. L...
Traditional financial infrastructure providers are increasingly considering upgrading their trading systems to align with modern times. This is both based upon strategic developments taking place over...
Technology innovation has enabled the growth of digital asset classes. The tokenization of traditional and crypto trading was just the beginning. Everything is tradeable and tokenized now: Carbon cred...
The January 31 cyberattack on Ion Markets, a middle- and back-office software vendor serving futures execution and clearing firms, prompted calls at a CFTC hearing on March 8 for a greater emphasis o...
Introduction: The Changing Trading and Investment Landscape The investment world, which previously relied on fund managers or advisors and was only accessible to high-net-worth individuals, has evolve...
Exchange marketplaces will experience several challenges during a recession, just like every other business. While cutting costs is prudent, failing to keep up with changes can jeopardize the long-ter...