Great article in The TRADE today on the launch of Kepler Cheuvreux’s new electronic trading platform which integrates with big xyt’s execution analytics, including TCA, which the firm installed last year in a bid to gain more control over its data. The big xyt analytics platform was delivered via our powerful API and allowed Kepler Cheuvreux to add its own proprietary data layer, including trade and order history for compliance and best execution needs.
It’s now almost four months since the UK exited the EU, and from a trading and market infrastructure perspective, a clearer picture of the post-Brexit landscape is starting to emerge, although there are still many uncertainties that lie ahead. Mark Montgomery was interviewed by Mike O’Hara, A-Team Insight Special Correspondent, to get big xyt’s market structure insight on post-Brexit liquidity.
We’re pleased to share that big xyt has been featured in Harrington Starr’s The Most Influential FinTech Companies 2021 list in the latest issue of The Financial Technologist magazine. Our very own Mark Montgomery contributed the article “Data is Becoming More Complex – Are You Keeping Up?” (on Page 38). Featuring the brightest and most dynamic companies in the industry, this listing is particularly poignant as we see and hear from companies that have not only survived the pandemic, but come through stronger, bigger and even better than they were before.
We are pleased to announce that we have won the Best Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) Tool in the A-Team’s TradingTech Insight Awards Europe 2021. View the full winners report here. The Liquidity Cockpit put big xyt on the map as an independent reference for equity market structure and has also been a building block for more accurate benchmarking of global execution strategies. Our Open TCA offering for execution analysis is redefining independent analysis with optimal flexibility for the user.
Singapore, New York, London, Frankfurt, 23rd February 2021 – big xyt, the independent provider of smart data and analytics solutions to the global trading and investment community, is pleased to announce Philip Barnes has joined their executive team as Managing Director, Head of Business Development in Asia Pacific. Navigating fragmented markets remains a challenge for participants needing easily digestible information on trading analysis. The big xyt data analytics platform responds to these market challenges, and provides clients access to independent, accurate, and transparent data, transforming their trading performance and analysis, and reducing the complexity and costs of their technology and operational requirements.
With the valuable support from our clients, we continue to be nominated for key industry awards, the most recent for The TRADE’s 2020 Leaders in Trading: The Digital Experience (LiTDX) FinTech of the Year award. This nomination is testament to how far we have come over the past year, and the recognition we are now receiving from the financial services community. The winner will be decided by industry vote with results announced during
Fund managers and traders following the S&P 500 Index face a challenge when they frantically throw out the junk to make way for the new kid on the block. The company that sells fewer than 1% of total vehicles globally finds itself with a valuation equal to the largest nine car manufacturers worldwide. “How can this be?” you may ask yourselves. Part of the answer in recent weeks is the announcement (on November 16th) that Tesla has at last qualified for inclusion in the S&P 500 from the close of business this Friday 18th December. This has put investors into a spin as passive traders have had to buy the stock to adjust their index weightings whilst reducing many of their other holdings to maintain balance. Meanwhile, active traders don’t know whether to take their profits, buy some more, or close their eyes, cross their fingers, spin around three times and hope the problem goes away when they blink back to life.
Our image of the 21st Century Santa depicts a carbon neutral delivery of presents from technology-driven sources, prompting the question: Who will be the winner from the festive shopping season this year? With an ever decreasing number of retailers surviving on the high street, everyone is looking online for stocking fillers and we can expect Amazon to continue to surf this wave. Some, like Apple, have built their success through customers’ ability to buy direct and there is plenty of evidence that the brand hasn’t lost any of its appeal.
A key topic in the market this year has been whether the trading day should begin later in the morning, a move endorsed by many as a way to concentrate liquidity, especially in the earlier part of the day. We can use the daily volume curves to measure whether the profile of available liquidity is changing over time and so as part of our 12 Days of Trading series we thought we would see if the extremes of 2020 have changed the picture.
We are delighted that AFME (Association for Financial Markets in Europe) and their clients rely on big xyt as an independent reference for Equity market structure, with our analysis featuring in their quarterly Equity Primary Markets and Trading Report. Please get in touch to find out more about how we can improve data analytics for you and your clients.
