Trading and operations systems provider ION has launched connectivity to the recently launched FMX Futures Exchange. The connectivity will allow firms to trade via ION’s execution and post-trade product suite, officials say. ION will support transactions via the new futures exchange through ION’s “cleared derivatives front-, middle-, and back-office platforms.” ION’s offerings for cleared derivatives… Read More >>
Trading Glitch Spurs CFTC Fine for Interactive Brokers
An electronic trading system that was not ready to receive negative crude oil futures prices and to calculate margin upon them serves as the basis for the CFTC’s recently settled case against Interactive Brokers in its role as a registered futures commission merchant (FCM). The CFTC is alleging that Interactive Brokers failed to prepare its… Read More >>
