ETD, a provider of symbology, reference data, corporate actions and legal entity data for the derivatives market, has partnered with capital markets services provider Options Technology, to provide clients with access to the global FX and CFD markets.

ETD (previously Euromoney TRADEDATA), a provider of symbology, reference data, corporate actions and legal entity data for the derivatives market, has partnered with capital markets services provider Options Technology, to provide clients with access to the global FX and CFD markets.

The announcement follows Options’ acquisition of ACTIV Financial and the subsequent integration of its normalised data services and API. Options now provide clients with consolidated access to global market data sources across multiple asset classes, alongside hosted trading infrastructure and direct connectivity to counterparties in the wider capital markets ecosystem.

Options facilitates trading at hundreds of venues worldwide with fully managed infrastructure and connectivity available in conjunction with the firm’s private financial cloud services which combine hosting with direct market access, TCO reduction, and best-in-class resiliency and security.