The FIX Trading Community, the non-profit, industry-driven standards body at the heart of global financial trading, is pleased to announce the launch of Orchestra Server as a benefit to its members. Orchestra Server allows users to create documentation for their messaging interfaces (‘rules of engagement’) based on FIX’s Orchestra standard. The system, based on the...
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Accelerated Settlement & the Move to T+1
Proposals from regulators around the globe to shorten settlement timeframes for securities continue to evolve. Last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposed rule change to move to T+1. The Canadian Capital Markets Association (CCMA) also announced their intent to move to T+1, and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)...
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IFLR: Mifid II reviews in 2023, part one
IFLR: Mifid II reviews in 2023, part one Thomas Helm, senior journalist at IFLR, looks out at the key themes for the year ahead in regard to the on-going Mifid reviews. The extent of the divergence between the UK and the EU is set to remain the overarching theme of the regulation into 2023. Matthew...
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Jessica Morrison announced as new co-chair of FIX Trading Community’s Global Steering Committee
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...