Where the Global Trading Community Meets at the Edge of Change Each year, as markets continue to evolve in subtle but consequential ways, the Asia Pacific Trading Summit in Hong Kong marks a moment for the industry to pause, reconnect and look ahead. Continue Reading…
Category: FIX in the News
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FIX EMEA: European liquidity crisis more semantic than systematic
Industry discussions over recent years have frequently mourned the decline of the lit market and the lack of addressable liquidity in Europe and the UK. Yet panellists at the FIX EMEA Trading Conferences in London last week were optimistic about the state of the markets, and suggested that the issue is really a semantic one....
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AI’s “eloquent lies” will keep traders in their seats
AI has been, is, and will for the foreseeable future remain, one of the hottest topics in trading, with large language models (LLMs) the latest iteration to make headline news. … read more
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Axe throwing gets out of hand at FIX EMEA
The use of ‘axes’ that dealers provide to buy-side clients, giving an indication of the price at which they will trade at a given size, proved controversial on a panel at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference in London. Just under half of the audience called it “an indication of interest to trade that is provided...
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FIX Trading Community’s Jim Kaye shares his key conference takeaways
Jim Kaye, executive director at FIX Trading Community’s catches up with The TRADE on the ground at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026 to discuss the main talking points and what’s on the market structure horizon. Watch here.
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Fidelity International’s Sam Knight on the ‘true’ cost of fixed income e-trading
The TRADE sits down with Sam Knight, director of global e-trading at Fidelity International, to unpack the key talking points around the fixed income electronic trading landscape, as well as the regulatory developments shaping this sector, and how this may develop throughout 2026 and beyond. Watch here
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Without data you’re just another person with an opinion
With 2026 set to be a landmark year for market structure developments across Europe, regulators need to collaborate with market participants to ensure data can be used to boost competition and liquidity across European markets, asserted experts speaking at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference. Data is undoubtedly the beating heart of capital markets, and its importance in regulatory efforts, to drive...
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Regulators start patrolling trading venue perimeter
During the FIX EMEA Trading regulatory panel, the Dutch AFM representative said resolving the ongoing trading venues perimeter debate is a priority for 2026. European regulators look set to take a harder line on firms operating multilateral trading systems without a trading venue licence. Speaking at the FIX EMEA Trading conference, Martijn Rookhuijzen, senior supervisor...
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UK bond transparency jump outpaces EU, with reporting up 307%
The new post-trade transparency regime was introduced 1 December 2025 in the UK and 2 March 2026 in the EU. A FIX EMEA Trading panel debated how the transparency uplift has been markedly stronger in the UK and what the future impact of the new regime will be, from reporting domicile gaming to potential credit...
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FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026: Markets Under Pressure
Why “Finance at the Edge of Change” Is More Than a Theme As Jim explains, the theme was deliberately chosen to bind the entire day together around a cohesive narrative. Rather than hosting disconnected panels, the FIX Trading Community wanted to acknowledge what practitioners are already feeling: the velocity of change is intensifying. Continue Reading…