Cybersecurity threats, not surprisingly, continue to be top of capital markets agenda but they are becoming increasingly difficult to thwart. They are not only growing in number but also in sophistication. Cutting edge technology is a critical part of the defence but both buy and sell-side firms must also bolster their organisational frameworks as well as educational training for employees....
Taking no Prisoners – the Cybersecurity Threat to Financial Services
March 10, 2020January 21, 2023
A COVID-19 and FIX Trading Community Update
In the current climate of instability and growing concerns regarding COVID-19 Coronavirus, the FIX Trading Community has decided to postpone a series of events. Protecting the health and well-being of our members, delegates and staff is of the utmost importance; we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. Educating our community and providing high quality content and speakers is one...
February 28, 2020January 21, 2023
UPDATE: FIX Online Specification
The FIX Global Technical Committee is happy to announce an update to the baseline version of the normative FIX Specification, initially published under https://fixtrading.org/online-specification in early December 2019. The update includes a number of enhancements described below. It does not yet include Extension Packs beyond EP97 but is intended to facilitate the understanding of FIX concepts and enhance navigational support inside...
February 25, 2020January 21, 2023
The Orchestra has begun to play….
The FIX Global Technical Committee (GTC) is proud to announce the availability of Version 1.0 of the new FIX Technical Standard FIX Orchestra. It is a metadata standard that defines all elements of a messaging application as well as the syntax for the rules that govern these elements. The term FIX Orchestra file stands for the physical representation of an...
February 11, 2020January 21, 2023
ICE Expands ETF hub with FIX connectivity and multi-asset trading
ICE has rolled out a FIX API (application programming interface) to allow authorised participants to connect to the ETF Hub platform to manage create/redeem orders in an automated way. To read the full article, click here.
January 15, 2020January 21, 2023
The Down-low on Digital Currency
Everybody has heard about Bitcoin by now. It was the first cryptocurrency to go mainstream, but others are fast growing in popularity. There could be more than 1800 different types of cryptocurrencies in existence, and more are being developed every day. So how do we ensure digital currencies are safe? Please click here to view more.
December 19, 2019January 21, 2023
FINRA drops support of CTCI Protocol for TRACE and ORF, FIX Protocol recommended
Any clients, including Service Bureaus, that currently utilize CTCI and wish to continue to deliver electronic transactions should migrate to the FIX Protocol by Monday, 3rd of February 2020. FINRA announced their termination of CTCI protocol (CTCI/TCP; CTCI/MQ) support for both TRACE and Over-the-Counter Reporting (ORF) transaction reporting in August 2018, for more information please click here. Supporting Documentation: FINRA...
December 19, 2019January 21, 2023
FINRA recommends FIX Protocol as replacement for CTCI clients
FIX Protocol replaces Computer to Computer (CTCI) for reporting to Trace and Over- the -Counter Reporting (ORF) effective February 3, 2020. The final production test is January 11, 2020. Any questions regarding this notice should sent to FINRA Product Management or call (866)899-2107. Please click below for details: https://www.finra.org/filing-reporting/orf/final-2019-ctci-migration-production-test-trace-and-orf
December 5, 2019January 21, 2023
FIX Online Specification – Published
FIX Online Specification has been published
December 3, 2019January 21, 2023
FIX Online Specification has been published
The FIX Global Technical Committee is happy to announce that the normative FIX Specification has been successfully refactored on the basis of FIX Version 5.0 Service Pack 2 Volume 1 – 7 and is now published under https://fixtrading.org/online-specification. It is the starting point for the inclusion of the large number of Extension Packs that have been published since FIX Version 5.0...