Month: August 2016

FIX has been at the forefront of electronic trading for over two decades now. Whilst its roots, for obvious reasons, are within technology departments, it has been a combination of technicians and those on the business side that have pushed its evolution. For the full article, please click here.

Buy- and sell-side firms can be highly successful when they stretch the FIX protocol beyond the front office, says FIX protocol pioneer and advocate Scott Atwell, who is the manager for FIX  trading and connectivity at American Century Investments. For the full article, please click here.

When I was writing a preview of the year ahead for 2016, I wrote that 2016 was likely to be busy and volatile given how January was unfolding. The year has flown by and for the FIX Trading Community it has been marked by a number of successful events, new working groups, ongoing work in...

FIX Trading Community has released new guidelines for the use of FIX in post-trade processing for multiple asset classes and a common post-trade framework, developed to reduce risk and costs. For the full article, please click here.

Some of the largest asset managers have signed up for Dealogic Connect, which automates the process for equity offerings, as the UK regulator has pushed for the adoption of technology in primary markets. FIX Trading Community, the non-profit body that develops and promotes the FIX family of standards, started discussions  on automating initial public offerings...