Author: FIXTrading Community (FIXTrading Community)

The FIX Trading Community has responded to the FCA’s consultation paper on the SI regime for bonds and derivatives, calling for legacy issues to be addressed to improve post-trade transparency. The FCA’s paper focuses on the SI regime for bonds and derivatives, with questions on equity markets included to inform an upcoming 2026 consultation on...

Voluntary trade flags developed by the FIX Trading Community haven’t seen the take-up that the group hoped, members told Global Trading, with UK-EU reporting consistency held back by a lack of investment in non-obligatory changes. Ahead of the consolidated tapes (CT) being introduced in the UK and Europe, FIX has released a fifth iteration of...

The updated MMT meets the new requirements for a European consolidated tape, expected later this year. FIX’s MMT Steering Committee has worked closely with European regulators since 2013, keeping the standard up to date with changing regulations and user requirements and underpinning the efficiency and transparency of the entire market. Continue reading on Mondo Visione…

The FIX Trading Community has released Market Model Typology (MMT) 5.0 to help firms prepare for the pending European consolidated tape. MMT is the independent industry data standard for classifying trades across European capital markets, enabling consistent interpretation of published transactions and supporting clean, transparent market data. FIX Executive Director Jim Kaye said FIX’s independent,...

FIX Executive Director, Jim Kaye, said that FIX was uniquely positioned as an independent, industry-run body to ensure MMT meets the needs of all market participants. “MMT is a great example of FIX’s unique ability to take everyone’s needs into account in a completely unbiased way, and ensure market structure and regulatory changes meet the...

The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has published Market Model Typology (MMT) 5.0, which will help trading firms ready themselves for the pending European Consolidated Tape. Continue reading on Markets Media…

The FIX Trading Community has published Market Model Typology (MMT) 5.0, as part of an effort to provide an industry data standard to help firms prepare for the upcoming European consolidated tape. MMT is an industry data standard for classifying trades across European capital markets, and the offering is set to meet the needs of...

The International Securities Lending Association (ISLA) has collaborated with FIX Trading Community on the formation of common standards for securities lending. Initially focusing on pre-trade processing and trade execution, the collaboration will look to align the Common Domain Model (CDM) and FIX protocol. Continue Reading…

The FIX Trading Community (FIX) has called on the European Commission to make the use of standardised trade‑reporting flags mandatory across the bloc, arguing that clearer post‑trade transparency (PTT) is crucial for European capital markets to become more attractive. Continue reading…