Published by: Finextra| 17th May 2021 The FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading and the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association (Global DCA), the global self-regulatory association for the digital asset & cryptocurrency industry, each recognize that their complementary efforts can be strategically combined to further promote standardization for trading digital...
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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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FIX Trading Community and Global DCA Agree to Join Efforts in Digital Asset Knowledge Share
London, New York, Hong Kong, 17 May 2021: The FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading and the Global Digital Asset & Cryptocurrency Association (Global DCA), the global self-regulatory association for the digital asset & cryptocurrency industry, each recognize that their complementary efforts can be strategically combined to further promote standardization for trading...
Steven Kelly Receives ISITC Excellence Award
Published by: FTF News | Financial Technologies Forum | March 31, 2021 Steven Kelly Receives ISITC Excellence Award Industry standards trade group ISITC has selected Steven J. Kelly, CFA, to be the 2021 recipient of the ISITC Standard of Excellence Award for his accomplishments in developing standards and best practices for financial services operations. A former ISITC chairman, Kelly received...
ETFs: Market Making and Trading Technology
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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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...
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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...
