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...
Boston FIX Forum 2026
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...
FIX launches 24-hour trading working group
20 January, 2026 (London): The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has launched a working group to examine issues and opportunities around 24-hour trading of US equities. Several alternative trading systems (ATS) have opened to offer overnight access to US markets. While overnight volume is currently low at around 0.1% of total US market volume, interest from both retail and institutional investors is growing, with...
24th Asia Pacific Trading Summit
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. As the flagship event of the Asia Pacific FIX Conference series, the Summit has become a true...
India FIX Conference 2026
Where a Rapidly Evolving Market Comes Together India’s institutional trading landscape continues to evolve at pace. As participation deepens and markets grow in scale and sophistication, a series of ongoing changes in market structure, regulation and technology are collectively reshaping how trading is conducted and how firms engage with the market. The India FIX Conference provides a dedicated forum to...
FIX Group Wants Reforms for E.U.’s CTP Reporting
An industry association, the FIX Trading Community, wants to increase the “size and attractiveness” of European trading markets via modifications to trading practices and extensions of the Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol governing electronic trading, officials say. In a whitepaper, “FIXing Europe: How the European Consolidated Tape can radically improve the image of European capital… read more
FIX seeks feedback on changes to securities lending
22 December, 2025 (London): The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, is seeking industry feedback on its suggested changes to the way institutions perform securities lending. FIX has published a gap analysis and recommended practices and is asking industry participants to provide their views by 31 January, 2026. The solution seeks...