FIX Trading Community

The Plumbing Problem Behind Tokenized Finance

FIXTrading Community — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:17:22 +0000

Sometime in the next twelve months, a portfolio manager at one of your clients will want to post tokenized treasuries as margin alongside traditional government bonds. The position of economics, credit risk, and legal claim on the underlying sovereign debt is identical. And your systems will treat them as though they arrived from different planets — because, operationally, they did.

Liquidity is Broken: The Liquidity Problem in European Markets

FIXTrading Community — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:51:16 +0000

Market Structure, Liquidity and the Future of European Trading

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, hosted by Ian Bailey, we are joined by Laetitia Visconti, Head of Market Structure and Product Innovation at Aquis Exchange. Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, this conversation delivers a sharp, insight-led view into the realities shaping European capital markets today. For anyone involved in FinTech recruitment, trading technology, or capital markets hiring, this episode provides a grounded and practical perspective on the challenges and opportunities defining the industry.

Fixed Income Trading Is Changing Fast: Automation, AI & the Rise of Complexity

FIXTrading Community — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:57:21 +0000

How Fixed Income Trading is Being Reshaped by Automation and Regulation

The fixed income trading landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by a combination of regulatory change, increasing automation, and the growing complexity of institutional workflows. In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Ian Bailey is joined by Steve Toland to explore how global banks, hedge funds, and financial institutions are adapting to a rapidly evolving trading environment. Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, the conversation offers a front-line perspective on the forces shaping capital markets technology today and what this means for hiring, skills demand, and FinTech recruitment strategies.

FinTech Recruitment, Digital Assets and the Evolution of Capital Markets

FIXTrading Community — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:42:54 +0000

The conversation recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026 in London brings together two highly relevant voices in today’s financial technology landscape. Hosted by Toby Babb on FinTech Focus TV, this episode features Roland Chai, President of European Markets and Head of Digital Assets at Nasdaq. Set against the backdrop of one of the industry’s most important gatherings, the discussion captures a moment where capital markets, digital assets, and market infrastructure are converging in a way that feels both urgent and inevitable.

FCA consultation: SIs could ‘distort’ the tape, experts warn

FIXTrading Community — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:03 +0000

The FCA’s consultation questioned whether SI quotes should be used to determine the best bid offer (BBO) alongside venue quotes, or whether all quotes provided from SIs should be published and/or a BBO from public SI quotes as a separate figure to the trading venue-derived BBO.

FIX Calls for UK Regulatory Changes on Market Data and Reporting

FIXTrading Community — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:28:35 +0000

The FIX Trading Community has called for changes to UK financial regulation in response to consultations from the Financial Conduct Authority, focusing on post-trade transparency and transaction reporting requirements.

FIX Urges Changes To UK Financial Regulation

FIXTrading Community — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:26:52 +0000

The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has called for changes to UK financial regulation as part of its responses to FCA consultations on the UK consolidated tape (CP25/31), and transaction reporting (CP25/32).

FIX Trading Community Urges Regulatory Alignment in Response to FCA Consultations

FIXTrading Community — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:30:20 +0000

The FIX Trading Community has called for significant changes to UK financial regulation in its formal response to FCA consultations on the UK consolidated tape and transaction reporting. Executive Director Jim Kaye emphasised that harmonising UK reporting rules more closely with EU standards would reduce complexity, lower the reporting burden, and improve the quality of market data. By addressing current concerns with post-trade transparency, the association aims to boost investor confidence in UK-based liquidity.

FIX Trading Community ramps up calls for regulatory changes on UK consolidated tape and transaction reporting

FIXTrading Community — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:06:26 +0000

Ahead of the introduction of the UK CT for equities, currently set to go live in 2027, the community emphasised concerns around post-trade transparency, outlined in six recommendations, indicating that these issues should be addressed to boost UK market data and investors engagement with UK-based liquidity.

24th Asia Pacific Trading Summit – The Trade

FIXTrading Community — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:34:53 +0000

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.