A version of the FIX electronic trading protocol that supports high-performance transactions and data feeds is officially launching via the FIX Trading Community standards body, in an effort to help securities firms keep up with high-speed hardware, software and network connections. The standards body is releasing “a standard, non-proprietary binary message encoding” upgrade, dubbed the… Read More >>
Moscow Exchange Picks Data Center Provider
The Moscow Exchange (MoEx) company has chosen Moscow-based data center vendor DataSpace to serve as its primary data center and services provider, according to a company statement. After a preliminary stage in which DataSpace will serve as a back-up facility for MoEx, the DataSpace1 data center will function as MoEx’s primary data center. As of… Read More >>
FSB Reports Progress on OTC Reform as SWIFT Debuts BIC-to-LEI Mapping
FSB Reports ‘Substantial Progress’ for OTC Reforms The Financial Stability Board reports that “substantial progress” is being made via standard-setting bodies, national and regional authorities and market participants toward meeting the goals of over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives reforms set by G20 Leaders four years ago. However, the FSB would like to see greater acceptance of centralized… Read More >>
