Published by: Global Trading | 24th March 2021 ETFs: Market Making and Trading Technology With Linda Middleditch, Chief of Product Strategy and Engineering, Itiviti Why are exchange-traded funds (ETFs) growing in popularity? ETFs globally have gone through an incredible growth phase over the past decade. The market has increased more than 700%, from below $1 trillion to around $7.7 trillion...
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FIX Trading Community is built around clear standards
FIX Protocol is part of the fabric of capital markets. Formed in 1991 at the dawn of electronic trading, FIX connects the global ecosystem of venues, asset managers, banks/brokers, vendors and regulators by standardizing the communication among participants. This is accomplished by following 4 key principles:
- Creating and maintaining robust open standards across the whole ecosystem from pre-trade to market data to settlement.
- Providing advice and counsel to regulatory bodies in a transparent and unbiased way.
- Seeking ways to improve the trading process front to back for the global financial services industry.
- Providing our members with a neutral, collaborative environment to come together through member-driven conferences and other critical forums to promote, support and educate.
FIX Trading Community - Mission Statement
FIX Protocol is part of the fabric of capital markets. Formed in 1991 at the dawn of electronic trading, FIX connects the global ecosystem of venues, asset managers, banks/brokers, vendors and regulators by standardizing the communication amoung participants. This is accomplished by following 4 key principles:
FIX Trading Community is built around clear standards
Creating and maintaining robust open standards across the whole ecosystem from pre-trade to market data to settlement.
Providing advice and counsel to regulatory bodies in a transparent and unbiased way.
Seeking ways to improve the trading process front to back for the global financial services industry.
Providing our members with a neutral, collaborative environment to come together through member-driven conferences and other critical forums to promote, support and educate.
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FIXatdl: The New Frontier
Published by: Global Trading | 16th March 2021 FIXatdl: The New Frontier It’s been more than ten years since FIXatdl™ had its last upgrade. FIXatdl version 1.1 (released in 2010), achieved its main objective: standardizing the specification of algorithmic order types into a machine-readable XML format. Its scope covers pre-trade analytics, order build workflow, local validation, and finally, submission of...
ESG in 2021
Post the Biden victory and now the release of updated European Sustainable Finance Disclosure regulation, capital markets are gearing up for the new mantra that “Green is Now Good”. This is the very concept discussed at FIX EMEA 2020 back in September – ESG is no longer a fringe concept but now an integral part of the larger investment ecosystem....
FIX Holiday Message and 2020 Recap
A holiday message from the FIX Trading Community and a recap of all of the work accomplished in 2020. Click here to view. FIX Initiatives can be found here. Contact the Program Office if you would like to participate!
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A COVID-19 and FIX Trading Community Update
In the current climate of instability and growing concerns regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus, the FIX Trading Community has decided to postpone a series...
Brexit Working Group
Addresses potential changes related to a no-deal Brexit scenario to address trade reporting and Share Trading Obligations (STO) across EU and UK...
CAT Implementations
Guidance for CAT Implementations – FIX and FIF members collaborated to provide guidance for firms implementing CAT NMS Plan (Phase 2A-Equities) CAT-FIX...
Consolidated Tape Working Group
The EU and ESMA are keen on pursuing the creation of a consolidated tape. ESMA has produced a consultation document which poses...
FINRA recommends FIX Protocol as replacement for CTCI clients
FIX Protocol replaces Computer to Computer (CTCI) for reporting to Trace and Over- the -Counter Reporting (ORF) effective February 3, 2020. The...
FIX Extension Packs
Recent extensions to the protocol, initiated by working groups, have completed Global Technical Committee review and approval and have been published on...
FIX Orchestra
FIX Orchestra was conceived as machine readable rules of engagement between counterparties. Orchestra is intended to cut time to onboard counterparties and...
MMT
The Market Model Typology (MMT) was developed to provide data standardization across financial markets. The latest version of MMT delivers efficient operational...
Post Post-Trade Confirmation Payments
The post trade working group has recently worked to address the heavily manual and fragmented process for periodic payments and cash flow...
