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FlexTrade
FlexTrade is the industry pioneer and global leader in broker-neutral execution and order management trading systems for equities, FX, options, futures and fixed income.Trading at one's best and making the best trades are goals shared equally by buy- and sell-side institutional traders. And yet, what enables some to consistently reach their mark?
At FlexTrade Systems, we maintain that having access to a sophisticated and integrated array of resources, including innovative and flexible technology, gives traders the edge to perform optimally on every trade and achieve best execution. We develop cutting edge functionality and workflows that support traders who want to lead, not follow, create rather than copy, and optimize returns for their clients and firm without compromise.
Office Locations: New York, Boston, Milwaukee, London, Singapore, Pune, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Sydney and Tokyo.
Insights
While the concept of big data has focused on the problem of collecting and processing vast quantities of data i— the trend is moving toward data analytics. READ MORE +
Increasingly banks are turning to the field of natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning to extract valuable information from voice, documents, and audio to boost productivity on trading desks. It’s all part of a broader push to gain efficiencies by training machines and bots to analyze language, capture insights,... READ MORE +
“While algo wheels have gained traction in equities, in futures it is a more recent development and it points to how the buy side is embracing the most advanced tools to automate and achieve optimal execution with an actionable feedback loop,” said Marco Bianchi, head of business development for futures... READ MORE +
U.S. lawmakers authorized a study focusing on the provision of investment research for small issuers, a sign they are wary of the U.S. adopting the European Union’s MIFID II unbundling rules which have brought sweeping changes to the research business READ MORE +
Eighteen months after MiFID II rules to unbundle research payments from executions have been in force in Europe, U.S. asset managers are dealing with uncertainty around paying for research, but they are waiting for further guidance from the Securities and Exchange Commission. READ MORE +
FlexTrade’s Lee Sherling discusses the firm’s innovative new EMS for hedge funds, FlexNOW READ MORE +
Aaron Levine, vice president of OEMS Solutions at FlexTrade, considers the challenges faced by hedge fund start-ups and the importance of trading technology for their future growth. READ MORE +
With the uptick in Asian currency trading and the growth of electronic trading, Singapore’s regulator is working with the financial industry to build an FX trading hub and expand FX market infrastructure, a move to improve liquidity and price discovery during Asian trading hours. READ MORE +
Latest FlexAdvantage blog by Ivy Schmerken examines trends in buy side use of data analysis to evaluate broker and execution performance. READ MORE +
FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken examines desktop application interoperability and the push to make the desktop emulate the user experience on mobile phones where Android and iOS apps are aware of one another and share data. READ MORE +
Fundamental investment managers are mining alternative data, but some worry that the same data sets have been sold to too many people and the strategies may be overcrowded. READ MORE +
With a new contractor taking over the Consolidated Audit Trail project in March, the order-tracking system for all U.S. stock and option trading activity is pushing ahead with equities testing starting in December and a go-live date of April 2020. READ MORE +
Algorithmic trading has picked up steam in the corporate bond market as fixed income trading desks appear to follow the playbook of equities. But skeptics contend this is unlikely, arguing that bond desks are quite different and will undergo their own electronic transformation. READ MORE +
A FINRA working paper has raised concerns about broker order routing to affiliated alternative trading systems (ATSs), shedding light on order routing decisions and potential conflicts that can impact execution quality. Can a higher level of scrutiny by regulators be on the way? READ MORE +
Marco Bianchi, FlexTrade’s Head of Futures Business Development, discusses current trends and changes in the Derivatives markets for 2019. READ MORE +
Amid all the fire and fury of the battle over costs, there are signs that buy-and sell-side firms have shifted some of their execution needs for data over to consolidated market data feeds. READ MORE +
With volatility spiking in global stock and bond markets, there’s been a profound shift in market psychology from chasing higher yields to focusing on risk in the credit markets, according to a recent webinar. READ MORE +
Banks and investment firms have increased their consumption of alternative data sets, but there are still challenges around selecting the most relevant data for trading purposes, according to panelists at a recent industry fintech conference. READ MORE +
Trading involves a bewildering number of individual choices. Each order could be traded in a huge number of different ways and every market participant gets to witness the outcomes. Everyone gets the experience, but do they also get the lesson? As an industry, do we structure our decision making so... READ MORE +
Despite a one-year delay and other missed deadlines, the order-tracking system known as the Consolidated Audit Trail is back on track as exchanges were due to begin reporting required equities and options data into the CAT on Nov. 15. READ MORE +
Despite some of the weaknesses in company-published ESG data, big data and artificial intelligence have enabled the construction of new data sets for analyzing investments. READ MORE +
In the future, analysts will consult artificial intelligence software to crunch big data, find historical precedents, and run statistics to predict what lies ahead, all within a few minutes. READ MORE +
Asset managers are looking for ways to mine alternative data sets for investment ideas, recognizing that stock pickers cannot rely on traditional research. READ MORE +
Despite the view that MiFID II is a European regulation, US investment managers are experiencing disruption as they align their research payment and execution practices with the influential standard. READ MORE +
Electronic trading in the US Treasury secondary market is evolving and shifting, as non-bank liquidity providers and dealers participate on venues that offer bilateral streaming on a disclosed basis. READ MORE +
Corporate bond investors are seeking operational efficiencies on their fixed income trading desks to lower costs. READ MORE +
New case study by FlexTrade discusses how Quantopian utilized the FlexONE OEMS to automate its order management and streamline its its middle office workflows, while providing customization on the execution side and achieving low latency for pre-trade compliance in the investment process. READ MORE +
In the next five to 10 years, don’t be shocked if hedge funds begin to outsource their algorithms to a team of quants coding in Python using the cloud and open source tools. READ MORE +
Over 200 market participants have signed the FX Global Code of Conduct, a voluntary set of principles published a year ago to restore trust and curb bad behavior in the wholesale foreign exchange market. READ MORE +
Several startups are planning to launch either new venues or order types, and even listing standards, to solve problems in US equity trading. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
Diving into one of the more controversial issues in equity market structure, U.S. regulators are moving forward with the transaction-fee pilot that will force stock exchanges to lower the fee caps on rebates they pay to brokers and market makers. READ MORE +
With the rollout of such a massive regulation as MiFID II, there are bound to be some hiccups, but so far firms are mainly wrestling with trade reporting and data quality issues. READ MORE +
MiFID II went live on Jan. 3 without much fanfare, but the EU regulation is already shifting trading behavior toward Large-in-Scale block trading venues and new venues called systematic internalizers run by banks and high frequency trading firms. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken examines. READ MORE +
Among the key benefits of artificial intelligence is that it can analyze large volumes of structured and unstructured data more quickly than humans do, which can boost productivity. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken examines. READ MORE +
The explosion of alternative data sources, such as satellite images, sentiment analysis, and geolocation data, is having a profound impact on the field of quantitative investing. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
FlexTrade’s managing director in the UK, Vikas Kedia, discusses the evolution of the EMS and OMS market and gives his view on combining both systems into a single solution. READ MORE +
With MIFID II’s rules on inducements now a reality, buy-side firms are paying close attention to the costs associated with their front-office trading platforms and analytics. The EU regulation, which took effect on Jan. 3, could draw scrutiny to execution services and tools that are sponsored by brokers, such as... READ MORE +
Many asset managers are wrestling with the decision on whether to keep the order management system (OMS) and execution management system (EMS) as two separate best-of-breed systems, or switch to a single unified platform known as the OEMS. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
With a new head of trading and markets at the SEC, there is some optimism that some of the complex market structure issues – such as make-taker incentives and sky-high market data costs — will be looked at in 2018. READ MORE +
The Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MiFID II) is a sweeping set of financial re-forms, establishing mandates for best execution and pre- and post-trade transparency. How will it impact Fixed Income trading as an asset class? READ MORE +
As MiFID II’s Jan. 3 go-live date draws closer, investment firms are rushing to implement systems that monitor position limits on commodity derivatives, though the majority of the limits are still unknown. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
As consumer technologies rapidly evolve, some are speculating that augmented reality could be the next big thing to transform the trader’s work space. READ MORE +
Earlier this week, FlexTrade exhibited at TradeTechFX at the Fairmont Rey Juan Carlos in Barcelona alongside the most senior level FX trading professionals. Here, FlexTrade demonstrated for the first time their recently announced integration with Dataminr into the FlexTRADER EMS. READ MORE +
CMC Markets has announced a new integration to its CFD liquidity offering. The company has partnered up with FlexTrade Systems to enlarge the scope of its offering. READ MORE +
The algo wheel has burst onto the scene promising to help the buy-side assess, monitor and justify algorithm and broker choices to regulators. The TRADE investigates how the tool works and asks what all of the fuss is about. FlexTrade’s Rich McGraw, senior vice president, global multi-asset EMS/OMS sales, provided... READ MORE +
As hedge funds and quantitative asset managers hunt for unique sources of alpha, Wall Street’s attention is turning to analysis of location data generated by mobile phones. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken examines the trend. READ MORE +
A wave of consolidation has hit high-speed trading firms and brokers in the past few months, and many are blaming low volatility and weak trading volumes in the face of rising compliance and market data costs. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
Some experts are debating whether the complexity of the listed U.S. options market structure is hurting liquidity providers and driving some market makers out of the business. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
There is still uncertainty around the fate of the Order Protection Rule, a key rule governing U.S. stock trading that has led to more complexity, speed and order types, but also protects retail investors from receiving inferior prices on their orders. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
Corporate bond trading platforms are in the news again. Platforms that have launched innovative all-to-all trading protocols are attracting buy-side firms to their venues. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
As regulators place more scrutiny on best execution policies and transparency in OTC markets, institutions trading FX in Asia Pacific are watching closely. Hedge funds and asset managers are facing indirect pressure from investors to monitor the performance of their brokers and venues in FX spot, forwards and NDFs. In... READ MORE +
With the growth of electronic trading in FX markets, Asia Pacific has become one of the fastest growing regions for currency trading. Vinay Trivedi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Head of FX Sales, APAC at FlexTrade Systems, discusses trends in FX markets and trading technology, specifically how the buy... READ MORE +
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North American broker-dealers and asset managers domiciled in the U.S. are watching their European counterparts gear up for compliance with MiFID II. But will MiFID II affect U.S. broker-dealers and asset managers based in the U.S.? FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
After more than a decade of debate, regulators are poised to act on a pilot for maker-or-taker pricing, a practice whereby market makers are paid a rebate to add liquidity and are charged a fee to remove liquidity by electronic trading venues. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
Political shocks such as Brexit and the U.S. election of Donald Trump jolted the foreign exchange markets in 2016, fueling more trading activity for hedge funds and bank trading rooms. Uncertainty around a stronger U.S. dollar and higher interest rates could drive more volatility into 2017. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
Competitive forces are at play in the OMS and EMS markets where vendors are expanding their capabilities at both ends to build the coveted OEMS. Due to tighter IT budgets, compliance mandates and expansion of electronic trading across asset classes, firms may be looking to bring these two platforms together.... READ MORE +
With stricter regulations, capital constraints and technology costs impacting the sell side, large brokers are rationing their services and this trend is being felt on equity trading desks. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
Disclosure is the rage in financial markets regulation and the latest set of proposals relate to order handling rules. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken examines further. READ MORE +
European regulators are pressing to unbundle research payments from executions. Experts say that a regulatory overhaul driven by MiFID II has the potential to disrupt the global research industry. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken examines further. READ MORE +
As we approach the final stages of MiFID II approval, FlexTrade’s Editorial Director, Ivy Schmerken, considers what the rules on unbundling are likely to include, and what the impact on the buy-side and the sell-side is likely to be. READ MORE +
Algorithmic trading is gaining ground in FX among the buy-side, but there are variations between asset managers/pension funds and hedge funds/CTAs in adopting these tools. FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken examines further. READ MORE +
Social media is creating a torrent of data every minute. But how much of this firehose is relevant to making better investment decisions? FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
The UK’s Brexit vote threw traders and investors off-balance and disrupted global financial markets. In a global, interconnected market, Brexit reminds firms that IT systems must be prepared for shocks to the financial system. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
Control of Execution Processes Across Asset Classes, coupled with Cross-Asset TCA, Wins Over the Judges FX Week Chooses FlexTrade Systems as Best Trading Technology Vendor for 2016. FlexTrade’s David Ullrich and Peter Bondesen comment. READ MORE +
On the milestone of FlexTrade’s 20th anniversary, President and CEO Vijay Kedia offers his unique perspective on the past, present and future of the company and electronic trading technology in general. READ MORE +
The UK’s Brexit vote to leave the European Union sent a shock through financial markets, but will it throw Britain’s compliance with MiFID II into a tailspin? FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
U.S. regulators are pushing for more transparency into the $13 trillion US Treasury market after several regulatory agencies found that the government securities market is more opaque than they realized. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken examines. READ MORE +
Due to liquidity constraints, are buy-side fixed income traders prepared to play a more active role as price- makers on electronic trading platforms? FlexTrade's Ivy Schmerken investigates. READ MORE +
It’s no secret that institutional traders are utilizing transaction cost analysis (TCA) for equities trading as a tool for measuring execution quality and reducing slippage against trading benchmarks. But now that TCA has matured in equities, the question is where is TCA moving next? READ MORE +
Senators conducting a hearing on U.S. equity market structure earlier this month vented their frustrations at the slow pace of regulatory change in equity market structure reforms. At the March 3 hearing, lawmakers repeatedly cited delays in developing the consolidated audit trail, or CAT system, for market-wide surveillance, questioning to... READ MORE +
Transaction cost analysis has been the Holy Grail of best execution in equities trading, but the evolution of TCA in foreign exchange trading must consider the OTC nature of currency markets. READ MORE +
The debate over ‘last look’ in foreign exchange trading has resurfaced in 2016 as regulators continue to eye the practice and investors worry about slippage and potential market abuse. READ MORE +
As European regulators eye the FX market, the onus is falling on buy-side firms to develop best execution FX standards and take more control over their trades. READ MORE +
The SEC’s new proposed rules on transparency in alternative trading systems are going to shine a light on the operations of dark pools, ensuring fair access to information for all market participants. READ MORE +
As transparency and compliance become top of mind, buy-side participants are also seeing a second wave of consolidation ripple through the markets, while new venues keep emerging. READ MORE +
Buy-side firms have shown signs of impatience with U.S. equity market structure. While they are leery of radical reforms, institutions have seeded a number of trading venues lately. READ MORE +
Buy side traders debating the pros and cons of the U.S. equity market structure recently gave high marks to the computerized stock trading landscape, though it didn’t take long for concerns to surface. READ MORE +
The US ecosystem for swap execution facilities continues to evolve, but not as rapidly as regulators and lawmakers anticipated. Despite the shift to electronic trading, some observers question if swaps trading has reached a new equilibrium. READ MORE +
The regulatory overhaul of the OTC derivatives market has brought mandatory clearing and electronic trading to standardized swaps, but many say the market structure is stuck, citing regulatory ambiguity and separate liquidity pools. READ MORE +
MiFID II is going to boost transparency in financial markets and improve and broaden best execution standards for the buy side, but not everyone is prepared to handle all the data. While MIFID II standards go into force as of January 3, 2017, buy side market participants have suggested there... READ MORE +
Traders seeking an edge in multi-leg options trades are relying on technology to navigate a complex market structure. One major challenge is that there is no linkage with regards to complex order books spread across seven US options exchange. Hence, it’s very important to scan all the exchanges to see... READ MORE +
The appetite for multi-leg options strategies is on the rise, but this also means capturing liquidity that is fragmented across multiple options exchanges. READ MORE +
As multi-leg options strategies gain traction on the buy- and sell-side, sophisticated front-end tools are essential for accessing complex order books at US options exchanges. Multi-leg orders have been around a long time, but in recent years they have moved from the trading floors to electronic systems. READ MORE +
As electronic trading grows on the buy-side and top dealers retreat from sharing market color, exchanges are snapping up FX trading venues. It’s not surprising that exchanges are making this bet. READ MORE +
Big index funds and mutual funds that trade passively are popular these days, but moving large positions without incurring market impact can be challenging. Pension funds and index funds that periodically rebalance their portfolios once a month or once a quarter can face similar portfolio trading risks. To solve this... READ MORE +
e-FOREX's Richard Willsher investigates FX trading in the Middle East region, which not only presents a mixed picture of accelerating growth in technology but also slower development in product offerings. FlexTrade's Vishal Kapadia, Vice President of Business Development in Mumbai, comments. READ MORE +
Trading in securities of some small cap companies will change next May when the industry is scheduled to implement the tick-size pilot widening spreads for more than 1,000 stocks. But like Y2K, Reg NMS and other regulatory projects, the technology changes are not trivial and they will impact the securities... READ MORE +
As dealers have pulled back from risk-taking, market participants are looking to electronic platforms for alternative sources of liquidity. But why is this trend grabbing so much attention and headlines? The reason is quite simple – uncertainty. READ MORE +
While media headlines have obsessed over a lack of liquidity in corporate bonds, some market experts appear to be more nervous about U.S. Treasuries, which is the largest and most liquid asset class in fixed income. Electronic trading has grown in U.S. Treasury bonds just as it has in equities... READ MORE +
With an eye on new revenue opportunities, sell-side firms are launching trading desks for exchange traded funds, a global market that has close to $3 trillion in assets under management. While they want to jump on the ETF bandwagon, they can’t enter the business without the right infrastructure and functionality.... READ MORE +
What exactly is “spoofing?” And what have we learned since the Flash Crash and the recent indictment of a UK Futures trader? Here are six takeaways from the controversy and what it means for regulators and buy side traders. READ MORE +
It’s hard to escape the headlines about FX trading lately. Words such as rigging, currency manipulation, chat rooms and billion dollar fines are grabbing attention and alarming many buy-side customers. It’s an environment that could give pause to investors, so it’s interesting to note that, in spite of these transgressions, the... READ MORE +
Smart Order Routing (SOR) has ebbed and flowed as a topic of interest in the financial industry. Because the functionality has become commonplace in the market, its presence in institutional trading platforms has nearly become an afterthought. But its necessity is without doubt, especially in light of the exponential growth of... READ MORE +
As hedge funds turn to a more active, quant-style of trading, they often need to run pre-trade compliance checks on hundreds if not thousands of names within seconds. But what happens if an OMS is not built to keep up with the rapid pace of executions and compliance checks? READ MORE +
From the OIC 2014 conference, Rob Brogan, Vice President of Options Sales at FlexTrade, discusses What FlexTrade does, and who their clients are Their volatility-oriented products How customers are using their vol products Rob’s reaction to Flash Boys Mini options and the lack of adoption What’s on Rob’s radar? . READ MORE +
Authored by FlexTrade's Max Palmer, Venkatesh Satish and Abhay Saxena, this article discusses recent techniquesand results in the area of forecasting intraday volume and intraday volume percentages. READ MORE +
A discussion of why choosing the most appropriate FX algorithm for their own specific needs can sometimes be a complex undertaking for many buy-side firms who may be new to the benefits and applications of using algorithms. FlexTrade's Peter Bondesen is featured. READ MORE +
Straight from the OIC 2014 in Austin, Texas. Markets Media's Terry Flannagain examines the latest innovations, structural and technical, that are evident in the options industry. FlexTrade's Brian Stucka, Vice President of Equity Derivatives, is quoted. READ MORE +
William Essex explores which FX buy side sectors are now becoming the biggest users of execution algorithms and in what ways the focus on transaction cost analysis in FX is further stimulating the use of algorithms as a key component of best-execution toolsets. FlexTrade's Peter Bondesen is quoted. READ MORE +
Announcements
Combining IHS Markit and FlexTrade’s expertise in the execution and order management system space provides sophisticated and global cross-asset trading capabilities delivered seamlessly across the entire trading lifecycle. READ MORE +
FlexTrade expands focus in France by increasing staff in Paris office to serve increased demand for company’s award-winning multi-asset trading technology. READ MORE +
Provides One-Click or No-Click Interaction with Prioritised IOI Liquidity Directly from the Trading Blotter READ MORE +
Provides Buy-Side Traders with Seamless Interoperability Between FlexTRADER EMS, FlexNOW & OpenFin Third-Party Applications READ MORE +
FlexTrade Wins Buy-Side Technology Award for Best Implementation at a Buy-Side Firm (Trading & Risk)
This year’s trading and risk implementation award goes to FlexTrade for the deployment of FlexONE, it’s order and execution management system developed for the buy-side, at boston-based crowd-sourced hedge fund, Quantopian. READ MORE +
FlexTrade clinches this year’s best buy-side execution management system (EMS) award due to its flexibility, performance and ability to support bespoke workflows through FlexTrader, its EMS platform. READ MORE +
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FlexTrade today announced the integration of the Bernstein Cube into the FlexTRADER EMS, which will provide traders with a comprehensive portfolio construction, risk analysis and pre-trade system right from the blotter. READ MORE +
According to David Jones, CTO of ipushpul,, “ipushpull’s partnership with FlexNOW provides a seamless, efficient workflow. We are delighted to be part of FlexNOW and look forward to providing our data sharing and workflow automation to push access-controlled data to their clients in the quickest and most cost-effective way.” READ MORE +
– Selects FlexOMS for Smart Order Routing & Algo Trading – – Compliant with New Australian Market Workflow Requirements – READ MORE +
Test, Update and Deploy Past Trading Strategies Available in FlexTrade EMS and OMS Trading Platforms Handles Equities, FX and Futures READ MORE +
FlexTrade today announced that Albar Capital Ltd., a new hedge fund led by Javier Velazquez (formerly of Millennium Capital Partners LLP), is now trading equities and futures using FlexNOW, FlexTrade’s new execution management system. READ MORE +
FlexTrade and The SmartStream Reference Data Utility (RDU) today announced the integration of the SmartStream RDU with the FlexTRADER EMS. READ MORE +
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FlexTrade today announced the company received two Market Choice awards — Best Multi-Asset EMS (for the 6th consecutive year) and Best New Product – Execution — at the 6th Annual Markets Media Markets Choice Awards ceremony, which was held in New York City on April 24. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems today announced its FlexTRADER EMS has notched two award categories — Best Automated Trading Platform and Best Alliance or Partnership — during this year’s Sell-Side Technology Awards luncheon, which was held by WatersTechnology and Waters magazine at the The Andaz London Liverpool Street on April 20. READ MORE +
Our new an out-of-the-box, broker neutral EMS to address the needs of hedge funds and mini-primes who require a streamlined, multi-asset trading system at the click of a button. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems appoints Paul Thomas Vice President, FX Business Development, with responsibility for both the buy-side and sell-side markets in the Americas. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems appoints Paul Alves Senior Vice President of Global FX Business Development with a focus on expanding the company’s buy-side trading solutions to asset managers. READ MORE +
FlexTrade is incredibly pleased to announce it has been shortlisted in six categories of the Fund Technology & WSL Awards 2018. READ MORE +
We are pleased to be shortlisted in the Finance Monthly Fintech Awards for 'Trading Systems Innovation – Firm of the Year – UK'. The awards recognise the true innovators who help drive the Fintech sector forward. READ MORE +
We are excited to be shortlisted for the 'Innovation Award in EMS' at the Leaders Trading Awards, hosted by The TRADE READ MORE +
FlexIOI Provides One-Click or No-Click Interaction with IOI Liquidity Directly from the Trading Blotter READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems today announced the appointment of Bruce Wolf as Head of FX Business Development. Based in the company’s headquarters in New York, Wolf will manage sales and business development for FlexTrade’s FX trading solutions for both the buy side and sell side markets. READ MORE +
FlexTrade integrates with Dataminr, one of the world’s leading businesses in AI and machine learning innovation, to create a global macro news alert feed within the FlexTRADER interface. READ MORE +
FlexTrade today released their latest Q&A titled: ‘How will MiFID II impact FX execution for the buy-side?’. READ MORE +
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We are excited to be shortlisted in 4 categories in the HFM Technology 'European Technology Awards 2017'. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Launches Best Execution Platform Website to Showcase Comprehensive Approach to Trading During MiFID II. Visit FlexTrade’s Best Execution Platform website at bestexecution.flextrade.com READ MORE +
FlexTrade have been shortlisted in a list of EMS providers in The TRADE News 2017 EMS Survey. READ MORE +
The readership of Intelligent Trading Technology has chosen FlexONE as the Best Buy-Side OMS at the inaugural ITT Awards ceremony, which was held in New York City on June 8. READ MORE +
The readers of Profit & Loss have chosen FlexTrade as the Best Liquidity Aggregation Platform for FX at this year’s Readers’ Choice Awards, also known as the FoXys, which was recently held in New York. READ MORE +
Next Generation, Intuitive Interface for Systematic Selection of Algorithms to Optimize Best Execution New York, May 15, 2017 — FlexTrade (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the rollout of FlexAlgoWheel, the next generation, data-driven interface to algo selection that incorporates real-time internal and external inputs as well... READ MORE +
— FlexONE OEMS Takes Best New Product Category — — FlexTRADER Notches Multi-Asset EMS Honor for 5th Consecutive Year — NEW YORK, April 25, 2017 – FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the company was honored for Best New Product and Best... READ MORE +
Receives Honor at Waters Magazine’s Sell-Side Technology Awards GREAT NECK, NY, April 19, 2017 – FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexTRADER EMS has won the “Best Sell-Side Automated Trading Platform” category during this year’s Sell-Side Technology Awards, which was held by Waters magazine at... READ MORE +
Breakthrough FlexAR Technology Offers Glimpse into the Future of Trading London, April 18, 2017 — FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, is pleased to announce “FlexAR” – an augmented reality trading application offering an extraordinary, new way of visualising and presenting trading via the company’s award-winning FlexTRADER... READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems today announced that Quantopian, a quantitative investment firm, has deployed FlexONE, the company’s new order / execution management system (OEMS) for the buy side. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems today announced the appointment of Vishal Pandya as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this newly created position, Pandya will serve as a member of FlexTrade’s executive leadership team and have overall responsibility for the performance and development of the company. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced that Sydney-based Dalton Street Capital, in partnership with Prodigy Investment Partners, has deployed the FlexTRADER EMS to facilitate global cross asset trading of futures, equities and FX. READ MORE +
Receives Honor at Fund Technology and WSL Awards Dinner GREAT NECK, NY, February 16, 2017 – FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced it has won the “Best FX Trading Technology Platform” category at the Fund Technology and Wall Street Letter Awards 2017... READ MORE +
London, 1 February 2017 – FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Matthew York as Product Owner – Fixed Income. Based in the company’s London office, York will lead product and business development for FlexTrade’s fixed income EMS. READ MORE +
- Will use FlexTRADER EMS for Trading Global Equities, Futures and FX – New FlexAlert Application for Real-Time Mobile Notification. READ MORE +
New York, December 6, 2016 – FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the appointment of Aaron Levine as Vice President, OEMS Solutions. Based in the company’s headquarters in New York, Levine will manage sales and business development for FlexTrade’s new OEMS solution, FlexONE. READ MORE +
Receives Honor at HFM European Hedge Fund Technology Awards Ceremony2016 London, December 5, 2016 – FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexTRADER execution management system (EMS) has won the “Best Trading and Execution Technology” category at the HFM European Hedge Fund Technology Awards 2016 ceremony, which was held... READ MORE +
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FlexTrade today announced its FlexTRADER execution management system (EMS) has been named the Best Buy-Side Algorithmic / DMA Product or Service at this year’s Buy-Side Technology Awards, which was held at The May Fair Hotel in London on Friday, November 4, 2016. READ MORE +
FlexTrade today announced its FlexTRADER EMS has won, for the second consecutive year, the “Best Front-Office Execution System” category at the Financial News 2016 Awards for Excellence in Trading & Technology ceremony. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems is delighted to introduce “TradeGuide” - a unique new way of visualising and presenting trade data in the company’s award-winning FlexTRADER® multi-asset execution management system (EMS). READ MORE +
Establishes Local Presence to Better Serve Clients FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution management systems, is pleased to announce that it has opened a representative office in Frankfurt, Germany. READ MORE +
FlexTrade today announced the appointment of Shane Remolina as Director of Sell-Side OMS Technologies for North America. READ MORE +
Captures Honor at FX Week’s 13th Annual e-FX Awards Ceremony FlexTrade Systems today announced it has been named “Best Trading Technology Vendor” in the foreign exchange markets by FX Week at their 13th annual US conference in New York on July 12th. READ MORE +
Establishes Local Presence to Serve Clients Better Singapore & Sydney, July 5th 2016 — FlexTrade Systems (@FlexTrade), a global leader in multi-asset execution management systems, is pleased to announce that it has opened a representative office in Sydney, Australia. READ MORE +
Markit (Nasdaq: MRKT), a leading global provider of financial information services, today announced that it has integrated its transaction cost analysis (TCA) data into FlexTrade’s FlexTRADER EMS platform, a multi-asset portfolio and single security trading system. READ MORE +
FlexTrade & RSRCHXchange Partner to Offer MiFID II Compliant Unbundled Research to Traders, Asset Managers & Portfolio Managers READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems today announced the appointments of Tim Wong, Maroof Khan and Dan Enstedt as VP’s of Business Development, Multi-Asset Sales, for the company’s APAC region. The new team will cover North Asia, South East Asia and Australia / New Zealand, respectively. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced the integration of Symphony Communication Services LLC’s platform with FlexTRADER EMS. The integration brings secure and compliant messaging directly into the trading blotter for any FlexTrade clients using Symphony. READ MORE +
FXCM Inc., a leading online provider of foreign exchange (FX) trading and related services, with FlexTrade Systems Inc., a global leader in high performance execution management and order management systems for equities, foreign exchange, options, futures and fixed income, announced the integration of FXCM’s CFD pricing into FlexTrade’s technology. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems, a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, announced the appointments of Glen Sargeant and Marek Lewandowski as FX Sales Managers for the company’s EMEA region. READ MORE +
FlexTrade's FlexTRADER execution management system (EMS) has won the Best Trading Platform category at the HFM European Hedge Fund Technology Awards 2015 ceremony. READ MORE +
Receives Honor at Financial News 2015 Awards For Excellence In Trading and Technology NEW YORK, October 26, 2015 – FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced its FlexTRADER EMS has won the “Best Front-Office Execution System” category at the Financial News 2015 Awards for Excellence in... READ MORE +
The flexible integration ensures all current and future OTAS Apps will be available in FlexTRADER EMS. READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset order and execution management systems, today debuted its new FlexEdge Daily Alpha blog, which illustrates the advanced alpha forecasting capabilities inherent in the FlexEdge predictive analytics trading solution. READ MORE +
When a buy-side trader turns on the execution management system in the morning, the blotter could have a large number of orders clamoring for attention. Determining a path for each order can be time consuming. Each order has different characteristics and can be traded in different ways. Now traders can... READ MORE +
Do you use Microsoft Excel to assist with your trading analytics? FlexTrade’s FlexEdge Predictive Analytics platform has been enhanced with an Excel plugin that allows clients to access updated volume and return forecasts automatically from a spreadsheet. READ MORE +
Best-of-Breed OEMS For Buy-Side and Sell-Side Options Trading Receives Honor at Fourth Annual WSL Institutional Trading Awards 2015 READ MORE +
Implements Global FX Solution with MaxxTrader, A Turnkey ASP Front-End for Trading Spot Currencies & Precious Metals, & FlexTCA READ MORE +
Implements MaxxTrader to Enhance FX Offering, including G10 Currencies, NDFs as well as Base and Precious Metals READ MORE +
FlexTrade Systems, Inc., a global leader in multi-asset execution and order management systems, today announced Phillip Futures, a member of PhillipCapital Group , has deployed MaxxTrader, its full STP, white label FX trading system to process client NDFs, spot currencies and precious metals. READ MORE +
FlexTrade is a global leader in broker-neutral, execution and order management trading systems for equities, FX, options, futures and fixed income. A pioneer in the field, FlexTrade introduced the first trading system that allowed clients to control and customize their proprietary algorithms while maintaining the confidentiality of their trading strategies. Change is the only constant in electronic trading. That's why FlexTrade is continuously upgrading its products and services. All can be tailored to meet the demanding requirements of a global client base of more than a 225 buy- and sell-side firms.
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