The FIX Global Technical Committee (GTC) announces the addition of new Extension Packs to the FIX Latest specification, the normative specification of the FIX Protocol. The artifacts included for each of the individual Extension Packs are as follows: ASBUILT – clean PDF document of the implemented Gap Analysis that includes the assignment of new tags and values; ASBUILT with changetracks – same...
EP301 added to FIX Latest (Securities Lending Trade Enhancements)
Provable Markets enhances Aurora with updated FIX specifications
Provable Markets, provider of securities finance platform Aurora, has announced the release of its updated FIX specification and FIX Engine. The move follows the FIX Trading Community’s revised best practices for securities lending orders and execution workflows. Continue Reading…
MAS’s AI proposals “overly broad”, industry says
The Singapore Monetary Authority (MAS) is proposing to keep a tight rein on how the financial institutions it regulates use AI, prompting industry complaints that it is being overly prescriptive. Continue Reading…
FIX recommends regulatory approaches to AI in trading
The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has proposed ten key recommendations for regulating AI in trading, in response to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) consultation, Consultation Paper on Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management, which closed on January 31. Continue Reading …
FIX recommends regulatory approaches to AI in trading: MAS consultation
10 February, 2026 (London/Singapore): The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has proposed ten key recommendations for regulating AI in trading, in response to the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s (MAS) consultation, Consultation Paper on Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence Risk Management, which closed on January 31. Executive Director Jim Kaye said the...
Boston FIX Forum 2026
The FIX Trading Community is pleased to host the Boston FIX Forum on Thursday 11th June 2026. Hosted by State Street, the forum will bring together market participants from across the buy side, sell side, trading venues, and technology providers for a focused exchange on the priorities shaping electronic trading today. Beginning at 4:00pm, the program will open with a...
Americas Trading Conference 2026
Building on the momentum of last year’s Americas Trading Conference, we are pleased to return to New York for a full-day event. The Americas Trading Conference 2026 will take place at @Ease 605 in New York on Thursday, October 29. The conference will feature a single-stream agenda of engaging panel discussions designed to encourage interaction and address current market priorities....
Discontinuation of the FIX Basic Repository format effective March 31, 2026
Dear Users of the FIX Protocol, we believe that after 30 years of service, it is time for the Basic Repository to retire. Its successor (Unified Repository) was developed 15 years ago. Both provide meta-data for FIX interfaces. However, the breakthrough came with Orchestra, which was developed by FIX between 2016 and 2021 as a full-blown Technical Standard that supports...
The FIX Trading Community and ICMA Launch White Paper to Drive Standardisation in Electronic Axe Distribution – Setting the Stage for Greater Transparency and Efficiency in European Bond Markets
London, [16th December 2025] – The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) and the FIX Trading Community have jointly released a white paper examining the electronic distribution of bond market axes across Europe. The report highlights how FIX standards are being applied to improve consistency, reliability, and security in axe dissemination as markets transition to automated trading environments. Axes – traditionally...
FIX launches industry working group to explore integration of 24-hour trading into established institutional workflows
Initiative comes as several trading venues prepare to potentially extend trading hours; consultation group will focus on the evolving role of broker-dealers and the implications of expanded access for global investors. The FIX Trading Community has launched a new industry working group to examine the opportunities and challenges surrounding 24-hour trading in US equities, as industry momentum builds toward round-the-clock market access. The initiative comes as several alternative trading systems (ATS) have begun to offer...