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State Street to support entire ETF lifecycle through Alpha platform

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Earlier this year, the custodian added a Financial Information Exchange (FIX) application programming API to its Fund Connect ETF portal. Available to all participants on the platform, the enhancement provides connectivity and electronic communication through an industry protocol used in electronic trading.

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Bloomberg and S&P Global Market Intelligence launch workflow solution aimed at streamlining primary bond market

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The solution includes fast access to relevant new issue securities with the most up-to-date information, electronic order routing, and automatic delivery of final allocations. First, orders from various portfolio managers are staged and aggregated before being electronically routed to InvestorAccess.

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Tradeweb links repo and interest rate swap platforms to enhance institutional decision making

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Tradeweb claims to be the first electronic trading platform to make OIS curves available during the repo trade negotiation process, which will enable institutional clients to better assess the price competitiveness of different repo rates across different currencies and maturities.

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Appital Insights completes integration with FactSet Portware EMS

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Appital Insights went live in September 2023, helping unlock liquidity unavailable through traditional electronic trading venues. FactSet Portware EMS has also made a new functionality available, ‘Live Watchlist’, allowing buy-side institutions to assess the viability of executing larger ADV orders without alerting the market.

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Appital launches new initiative to help buy-side unlock liquidity

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Bookbuilding platform Appital has launched a new initiative to unlock liquidity unavailable through traditional electronic trading venues. Traders and portfolio managers will also be able to access exposure to liquidity events in relevant equities meeting their minimum ADC or pricing thresholds.

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Algorithmic trading: Smarter than ever?

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Algorithmic development has and always will evolve to achieve the best performance possible versus the client benchmark,” says Alex Harman, head of EMEA electronic and program trading at Goldman Sachs. The longer I take, the more opportunity/risk I’m exposed to.

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MarketAxess and Investortools partner on municipal bond offering

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Fixed income trading venue and data provider MarketAxess has expanded its integration with the Investortool platform for its municipal bond activity From now, MarketAxess’ offerings will be displayed on the Investortools Dealer Network (IDN) as it seeks to expand its electronic municipal trading.