We are delighted to welcome Jessica Morrison, Group Head of Sales Strategy & Execution (Trading Solutions) at LSEG as co-chair of our Global Steering Committee. Jess comes with significant experience of the FIX Trading Community, having been Asia-Pacific co-chair previously. She also carries a wealth of industry knowledge with over 15 years of experience in the industry. She joins Lee...
Jessica Morrison announced as new co-chair of FIX Trading Community’s Global Steering Committee
FIX for allocations in T+1 regime: use case
India’s phased transition to T+1 settlement is now starting to affect securities traded by international investors. The FIX Protocol can be used to share fund information at time of trade, to streamline the allocation and settlement matching process. A key deadline in the India settlement process is at 7pm on T0 when all trade allocations need to be confirmed between...
FIX India Regional Meeting: Industry Priorities in the Post-COVID Era
Welcome to the ‘FIX India Working Group – Industry Priorities in the Post-COVID Era The FIX India Working Group will host a seminar on 6 December 2022 (Tue), and you are cordially invited. As the first face-to-face meeting since COVID, the event will feature a presentation by NSE and a panel discussion on topical issues that are affecting Indian trading...
FIX Standards now part of the OFR Financial Instrument Reference Database
The Office of Financial Research (OFR) has added relevant parts of the FIX Protocol to its Financial Instrument Reference Database (FIRD). The FIRD, a Dodd-Frank Act requirement, helps to identify where reference data is standardized and where there are inconsistencies. The FIRD now uses data standards – ISO 20022, ACTUS Financial Research Foundation’s data dictionary and FIX – to provide...
Release of Playlist Version 1.1
The FIX Global Technical Committee (GTC) is proud to announce the update of Playlist to Version 1.1. If you are a FIX member, you can request access from the FIX Program Office. It can then be invoked either via its own URL or through the FIX website (“Playlist” in the dropdown menu “Tools” or from the Orchestra landing page). You have to be a FIX...
Japanese Market Update 2022 – Virtual Japan Regional Meeting
Friday 18th November 2022 | 16:00 JST Join us for this virtual webinar event as we provide market participants with an update on what is happening in the Japanese market, with two back to back panel discussions that will cover: Traditional Financial Markets vs Crypto Asset Markets – Evolving Market Landscape in the Future followed by a look at Best...
ESG
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing is an increasingly important aspect of financial markets, but challenges remain, particularly in light of the continued lack of coherent regulatory guidelines and the absence of accurate and consistent data. Please see articles featuring FIX on this topic here. Click “Continue reading…” to read the articles. Best Execution: Sustainable investment hindered by traditional approaches...
Market outages
Ever increasingly complexity and volumes in the market mean that operational resiliency is front of mind for market participants. Here you can find a number of articles on market outages featuring insight from FIX. Click “Continue reading…” to read the articles. Financial News: UK watchdog says LME ‘needs to learn lessons’ after nickel chaos leads exchange to wipe $4bn in...
Trading & market structure
Articles featuring thoughts from members of the FIX Trading Community on trends in trading and market structure, including the rise of bots, the electronification of the fixed income market and the need for better efficiency in equity markets. Click “Continue reading…” to read the articles. The TRADE: Rise of the bots – not there yet, but on the way Bobsguide:...
The EMEA Trading Conference
Media coverage of our trading conferences in EMEA where topics include crypto, retail trading, and consolidated tape were debated among panellists. Click “Continue reading…” to read the articles. Traders Magazine: FIX EMEA Themes: Consolidated Tape, Crypto, Retail Markets Media: FIX EMEA Themes: Consolidated Tape, Crypto, Retail Finextra: What a day! Fix Emea 2022 in London