More on MiFID II and transparency. We expect to see more OTC trading moving to regulated electronic venues, as these venues are obliged to meet the transparency requirements.
Tom's blog has been getting a lot of attention over the past month, due to a client sharing the Micro Benchmark Testing results - particularly the mean latency of 0.56 microseconds (stack object pooling using deque).
Fragmentation in the Fixed Income market continues, with the number of trading venues reaching 128 according to The Trade.
Interesting to hear that FX is facing similar challenges to those faced by Fixed Income
Steve just finished 'Why Aren't they Shouting?' By Kevin Rodgers, who is recently ex Deutsche Bank FICC. If you want to understand how capital markets work, how banks have evolved and the role of technology, it’s well worth a read.
Judd discusses the benefits of using a single source tree and how to avoid the pitfalls
Steve's thoughts on the Fixed Income Leaders Summit, organised by WBR Research
Steve pitched TransFICC in the Dragons' Den at the Fixed Income Leaders Summit....and won.
TransFICC will bid to be the Consolidated Tape Provider (CTP) for the new UK and EU Consolidated Tapes. The FCA is expected to begin its tender process and criteria for the UK CTP in the next few weeks, and ESMA for the EU CTP in January 2025.
Having been shortlisted for two previous years, TransFICC has now been recognised at the "Top 1% Workplace Awards 2024"
Coalition Greenwich spoke with 26 bond dealers about the US corporate bond market. Sponsored by TransFICC, the report highlights key technology priorities for 2024
TransFICC has closed a Series A extension for $17 million. Led by AlbionVC, all existing institutional shareholders took part in this investment round, which follows the original Series A for $7.8 million, announced in April 2020.
Now in its 5th year, the Financial Technologist showcases leading Capital Markets FinTechs
Press Release - TransFICC has announced a new initiative to develop a Consolidated Tape (CT) for Fixed Income. As part of this initiative, TransFICC has developed a production ready pilot, for Banks, Asset Managers and Regulators to test.
Steve speaks with Kiays Khalil from The TRADE News about the need for a Consolidated Tape in Fixed Income.
A smart application of hardware, cloud and open source technology makes for efficient trading systems and reduces the inefficiency that complexity creates
Like all companies, lockdown has impacted the way we work at TransFICC. We have always championed Extreme Programming as our methodology of choice, so when we decided to close the office at the start of March, this raised some issues around how we would operate with everyone working remotely.
Steve writes for The Financial Technologist - published by Harrington Starr
TransFICC has closed its Series A investment round for £5.75 million. Led by AlbionVC, it included new strategic investments from ING Ventures and HSBC. The new investors join existing shareholders, Citi, Illuminate Financial, Main Incubator (the R&D unit of Commerzbank Group) and The FinLab.