Post-trade matching that exploits the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) electronic trading protocol is at the heart of a new partnership between electronic trading platform provider Fidessa group and FIX-based affirmation services vendor Alpha Omega, who are joining forces to offer “faster, low-cost bidirectional trade matching” via Fidessa’s post-trade Affirmation Management Service (AMS), says Steve Grob,… Read More >>
LSEG Eyes ETF Growth with XTF Acquisition
The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has added to its exchange-traded fund (ETF) offering with the acquisition of XTF Inc., a US-based provider of ETF data, analytics and ratings. The transaction terms have not been disclosed but following the purchase, XTF will be integrated with LSEG’s Information Services Division, sitting alongside index provider FTSE Russell… Read More >>
SS&C Matching Service to Tackle U.S. Market Next Year
With a nod from the SEC, SS&C Technologies will be able to target its cloud-based, post-trade matching service SSCNet at the “significant unmet trade matching service levels in the U.S.,” say vendor officials. After being able to offer it to Canadian markets, SSCNet should be available to U.S. clients, starting sometime next year, says Bob… Read More >>
