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FlexTrade Launches New Issue Management System in Consultation with Neuberger Berman

January 23, 2024

FlexTrade Systems now empowers asset managers and multi-strat buy-side firms to streamline their new issue management workflows with FlexNIMS a fully integrated, end-to-end Equity Capital Markets solution for buy-side institutions. New York, January 23, 2024 …

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  • Options Market Structure: Fragmented Reality

    Some experts are debating whether the complexity of the listed U.S. options market structure is hurting liquidity providers and driving some market makers out of the business. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken May 16, 2017 Insights

  • FlexTrade Launches FlexAlgoWheel

    FlexTrade today announced the rollout of FlexAlgoWheel, the next generation, data-driven interface to algo selection that incorporates real-time internal and external inputs as well as TCA to optimize the broker and algo selection process.

    By Matthew Halicki May 15, 2017 Press Releases

  • TradeTech Europe Recap

    MiFID II, the Commensus voice recording integration and augmented reality at TradeTech Europe 2017.

    By Flex Advantage May 2, 2017 Insights

  • Order Protection Rule Tug-of-War

    by Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director There is still uncertainty around the fate of the Order Protection Rule, a key rule governing U.S. stock trading that has led to more complexity, speed and order types, but …

    By Ivy Schmerken April 25, 2017 Insights

  • FlexTrade Wins Two Markets Choice Awards: Best New Product and Best Multi-Asset EMS

    FlexTrade today announced the company was honored for Best New Product and Best Multi-Asset EMS at the 5th Annual Markets Media and Traders Magazine Markets Choice Awards ceremony, which was held in New York City on April 19.

    By Matthew Halicki Awards

  • FlexTRADER Named Best Sell-Side Automated Trading Platform

    FlexTrade today announced it has won the “Best Sell-Side Automated Trading Platform” category during this year’s Sell-Side Technology Awards, which was held by Waters magazine at the New York Marriott Marquis on April 5.

    By Matthew Halicki April 19, 2017 Awards

  • FlexTrade to Demonstrate Augmented Reality Trading at TradeTech Europe

    FlexTrade Systems is pleased to announce “FlexAR” – an augmented reality trading application offering an extraordinary, new way of visualising and presenting trading via the company’s award-winning FlexTRADER EMS.

    By Flex Advantage April 18, 2017 Homepage Spotlight

  • Next Steps in Bond Trading: All-to-All Matching Catching on?

    Corporate bond trading platforms are in the news again. Platforms that have launched innovative all-to-all trading protocols are attracting buy-side firms to their venues. FlexTrade’s Ivy Schmerken investigates.

    By Ivy Schmerken April 4, 2017 Insights

  • FlexTrade Appoints Vishal Pandya Chief Operating Officer

    FlexTrade Systems today announced the appointment of Vishal Pandya as Chief Operating Officer (COO). In this newly created position, Pandya will serve as a member of FlexTrade’s executive leadership team and have overall responsibility for the performance and development of the company.

    By Matthew Halicki March 29, 2017 Homepage Spotlight

  • Q&A: FX Trading in Asia Pacific (Part 2)

    As regulators place more scrutiny on best execution policies and transparency in OTC markets, institutions trading FX in Asia Pacific are watching closely. Hedge funds and asset managers are facing indirect pressure from investors to monitor the performance of their brokers and venues in FX spot, forwards and NDFs.

    In Part II of the Q&A: FX Trading in Asia Pacific, Vinay Trivedi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives and Head of FX Sales, APAC at FlexTrade Systems, discusses how the regulatory push for best execution is impacting FX trading in Asia, and why it’s driving demand for transaction cost analysis (TCA) through the execution management system (EMS).

    By Flex Advantage March 27, 2017 Insights

  • FX Trading in Asia Pacific: Q&A With Vinay Trivedi (Part 1)

    With the growth of electronic trading in FX markets, Asia Pacific has become one of the fastest growing regions for currency trading. Vinay Trivedi, Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Head of FX Sales, APAC at FlexTrade Systems, discusses trends in FX markets and trading technology, specifically how the buy side is using aggregation tools and algorithmic trading through the execution management system (EMS) to seek the best price in Asian currency markets.

    By Flex Advantage March 20, 2017 Insights

  • MiFID II Regulations to Impact U.S. Asset Managers

    By Ivy Schmerken, Editorial Director North American broker-dealers and asset managers domiciled in the U.S. are watching their European counterparts gear up for compliance with MiFID II. But will MiFID II affect U.S. broker-dealers and …

    By Ivy Schmerken March 14, 2017 Insights