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The world’s largest futures exchange CME Group is aiming to capitalise on this year’s surge in money managers’ demand for cryptocurrency exposure with the launch of bitcoin spot trading on its platform, according to a report by the Financial Times.
Lightkeeper, a provider of portfolio intelligence tools to the hedge fund sector, has launched Idea Analytics Software (IAS), a software solution purpose-built to deliver comprehensive analysis and attribution for all investment ideas.
LTX, a subsidiary of Broadridge Financial Solutions, has integrated with MultiLynq, a provider of electronic fixed income trading connectivity and integration solutions, in a move to improve connectivity to the LTX platform.
S&P Global has completed its acquisition of Visible Alpha, a financial technology provider of deep industry and segment consensus data, creating a new offering of fundamental investment research capabilities on its Capital IQ Pro platform.
Ai For Alpha, a fintech specialising in AI investment strategies, has launched its “CTA Flows Oracle” technology, which intends to leverage the firm’s hedge fund strategy replication tech to predict flows of managed futures funds across asset classes.
Compliance software solutions specialist Encore Compliance has enabled management of Material Non-Public Information as part of its generative AI expert call surveillance technology, directly aligning with greater scrutiny by the SEC on the effective handling and prevention of insider trading risks.
New York-based diversified financial services firm Clear Street has launched futures clearing and execution services on US exchanges for global clients, including hedge funds, professional trading groups and family offices.
Automated global electronic broker Interactive Brokers has added Hong Kong spot bitcoin and ether exchange traded products (ETPs), which are available to trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, to its product line-up.
By AlternativeSoft – 2023 was a remarkable year for financial assets. USA inflation rates started to decrease from 6.45% in 2022 to 3.5% in 2023. Both the equity and fixed-income markets saw a strong rebound after the significantly bearish conditions of 2022. The 30-year average fixed mortgage rates in the United States hit 7.79% in October 2023, the highest since the US housing market crash of 2008.
Institutional digital asset prime broker FalconX has launched Prime Connect, an exchange settlement solution which enables institutional investors to trade on exchanges while their funds remain in bankruptcy-remote, regulated custody.
