By Evgeny Sorokin SVP of Software Engineering at Devexperts “If you fail to plan, you’re planning to fail,” so goes the famous quote by Benjamin Franklin that was later paraphrased by Winston Churchill. Far from just being a call to general preparedness, it’s also an appeal to protect the progress you’ve already made. To keep […]
A technology provider that looks to form longstanding and mutually beneficial partnerships with its clients. PLUGIT is a leading financial software provider which has been building an international presence. We spoke to Yulia Tereshchenko the firm’s Operations Manager to learn more about the business and its future plans. Yulia, PLUGIT was founded in 2012 and […]
It’s been fascinating to watch the growth of the cryptocurrency space over the past decade. Initially, it was all very fringe. No regulation, exchanges that ran the gamut from well-meaning but ill-equipped, all the way to complete Wild West. It’s been fascinating to watch the growth of the cryptocurrency space over the past decade. Initially, […]
Baseline requirements for broker connectivity are accelerating. It is no longer acceptable to have a static series of standard connections, and have those stay the same for years… Baseline requirements for broker connectivity are accelerating. It is no longer acceptable to have a static series of standard connections, and have those stay the same for […]
When heavyweight competitors have the ability to invest millions of dollars in their product offerings, the reality is that many smaller brokers who are limited to a generic trading platform or even a modest proprietary interface are likely to struggle to maintain client relationships in the long term. Those well-worn claims of best execution, tight […]
With everything that has happened in the past 18 months – the COVID-19 pandemic, the mounting geopolitical tensions and the collapse of the oil market to name a few – it’s no surprise to see Non-Bank financial institutions (NBFIs) wanting more security when accessing credit as well as pricing and execution, writes Justin Boulton, Head […]
Over the past year, plenty of column inches have been devoted to how the Covid crisis has been a boon to the retail trading industry. Registrations and volumes are up almost across the board, and it seems as though entirely new demographics are venturing out into the world’s capital markets. Last July, Citadel announced retail […]
Nicholas Pratt sets out to discover what issues brokers should consider in order to implement more advanced and modern risk management programmes.
By Noel Singh, Head of eFX Business Development at Sucden Financial. Historically the prime of prime (PoP) business model evolved from clients, most typically retail brokers, requiring access to multiple single dealer liquidity providers (LPs) but without sufficient capital to secure a tier one bank prime broker. The PoP model places better capitalised firms between […]
Advanced data analytics are now available to brokers without them having to develop proprietary software, unlocking a new frontier for business growth, writes Andrew Ralich, Co-Founder and CEO, oneZero. Continued advances in technology are facilitating a quantum shift in what providers today can offer FX market participants. In recent years, the transformation of trading venues […]
