FIX Trading Community

FIX releases DeFi manual for TradFi

FIXTrading Community — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:23:47 +0000

The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has released a comprehensive manual on digital assets and blockchain technology for finance professionals – Blockchain Basics.

Developed in partnership with QUBIC Labs, Blockchain Basics bridges the gap between DeFi and TradFi. … read more

FIX releases DeFi manual for TradFi

FIXTrading Community — Tue, 19 May 2026 10:12:47 +0000

Blockchain Basics provides finance professionals with comprehensive education on tokenization, digital assets and blockchain technology

19 May, 2026 (London/Boston): The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has released a comprehensive manual on digital assets and blockchain technology for finance professionals – Blockchain Basics.

Developed in partnership with QUBIC Labs, Blockchain Basics bridges the gap between DeFi and TradFi. It covers core concepts; regulatory context; tokenization; digital asset types and uses; technical integration from a FIX perspective; workflow assessments and impacts; future trends; and provides useful guides and checklists for firms to get started using DeFi assets and tools.

Co-author and FIX Director Lee Saba, who is also FIX Global Steering Committee Co-Chair, said this guide finally tackles an issue in traditional finance traditional finance that has been known about for a long time.

“Until now there has been no single, vendor-neutral source of information and education on how to understand, think about and implement DeFi into systems and workflows based on FIX,” he said. “All firms that trade use FIX in some capacity, and Blockchain Basics captures all the information they need in one place when they’re considering DeFi products and solutions.”

Co-author and QUBIC Labs Executive Chairman, Ian Cain, said FIX was the ideal partner in its efforts to bridge DeFi and TradFi. “QUBIC Labs exists to help integrate these two worlds for the benefit of everyone – markets, firms and individuals,” he said. “FIX is the universal language of trading, and its members represent the world’s most respected TradFi firms, so this is an excellent way to educate more finance professionals about the ways DeFi can help bring new efficiencies and innovation to their work – and vice versa.”

Blockchain Basics is available free on the FIX website here. FIX has also published a set of recommended practices for digital assets, guiding firms on technical implementation matters around digital asset workflows and trading, available here.

FIX will hold an event with the paper’s authors in Boston on June 11^th from 4:30-7pm at State Street, One Congress Street, Boston. The event is free for FIX Trading Community members and interested parties can find out more and register here.

The FIX Trading Community is an independent global community where capital markets firms come together to solve common issues and shape the evolution of capital markets. FIX groups in over 60 countries are working on a range of global issues including digital assets; reference data; carbon trading; AI; algo trading; FICC and ETFs, while country and regional committees work together to manage local regulation and market structure matters.

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From Speed to Quality: How OneChronos Is Redefining Trading in Europe

FIXTrading Community — Tue, 19 May 2026 07:39:25 +0000

Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference, this episode of FinTech Focus TV brings together some of the most important voices shaping modern market structure. Hosted by Toby Babb, the conversation features Adam Sherlock and Scott Bradley from OneChronos, offering a deep dive into innovation, trading infrastructure, and the future of capital markets.

The Plumbing Problem Behind Tokenized Finance

FIXTrading Community — Mon, 04 May 2026 11:17:22 +0000

Sometime in the next twelve months, a portfolio manager at one of your clients will want to post tokenized treasuries as margin alongside traditional government bonds. The position of economics, credit risk, and legal claim on the underlying sovereign debt is identical. And your systems will treat them as though they arrived from different planets — because, operationally, they did.

Liquidity is Broken: The Liquidity Problem in European Markets

FIXTrading Community — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:51:16 +0000

Market Structure, Liquidity and the Future of European Trading

In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, hosted by Ian Bailey, we are joined by Laetitia Visconti, Head of Market Structure and Product Innovation at Aquis Exchange. Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, this conversation delivers a sharp, insight-led view into the realities shaping European capital markets today. For anyone involved in FinTech recruitment, trading technology, or capital markets hiring, this episode provides a grounded and practical perspective on the challenges and opportunities defining the industry.

Fixed Income Trading Is Changing Fast: Automation, AI & the Rise of Complexity

FIXTrading Community — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:57:21 +0000

How Fixed Income Trading is Being Reshaped by Automation and Regulation

The fixed income trading landscape is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by a combination of regulatory change, increasing automation, and the growing complexity of institutional workflows. In this episode of FinTech Focus TV, host Ian Bailey is joined by Steve Toland to explore how global banks, hedge funds, and financial institutions are adapting to a rapidly evolving trading environment. Recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026, the conversation offers a front-line perspective on the forces shaping capital markets technology today and what this means for hiring, skills demand, and FinTech recruitment strategies.

FinTech Recruitment, Digital Assets and the Evolution of Capital Markets

FIXTrading Community — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:42:54 +0000

The conversation recorded live at the FIX EMEA Trading Conference 2026 in London brings together two highly relevant voices in today’s financial technology landscape. Hosted by Toby Babb on FinTech Focus TV, this episode features Roland Chai, President of European Markets and Head of Digital Assets at Nasdaq. Set against the backdrop of one of the industry’s most important gatherings, the discussion captures a moment where capital markets, digital assets, and market infrastructure are converging in a way that feels both urgent and inevitable.

FCA consultation: SIs could ‘distort’ the tape, experts warn

FIXTrading Community — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:03 +0000

The FCA’s consultation questioned whether SI quotes should be used to determine the best bid offer (BBO) alongside venue quotes, or whether all quotes provided from SIs should be published and/or a BBO from public SI quotes as a separate figure to the trading venue-derived BBO.

FIX Calls for UK Regulatory Changes on Market Data and Reporting

FIXTrading Community — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:28:35 +0000

The FIX Trading Community has called for changes to UK financial regulation in response to consultations from the Financial Conduct Authority, focusing on post-trade transparency and transaction reporting requirements.

FIX Urges Changes To UK Financial Regulation

FIXTrading Community — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 08:26:52 +0000

The FIX Trading Community, the industry association that manages the world’s trading language, the FIX Protocol, has called for changes to UK financial regulation as part of its responses to FCA consultations on the UK consolidated tape (CP25/31), and transaction reporting (CP25/32).