TT^® Connect Blog

Regulators in both the UK and EU are taking steps to make it easier for asset managers to charge clients for research without their consent (which was required under MiFID II). While the re-bundling creates complexities, it brings huge opportunities for asset managers. Neil Scarth, Principal at Frost Consulting, addressed these changes at our TT Connect: Unlocking Profit with Data & Analytics event last September. We’ve since caught up with Scarth about what the changes mean for asset managers and how they can capitalize on the opportunities. 

Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are being applied to achieve significant efficiency gains across capital markets. One of the people who is deeply involved in the advancements of these technologies in our industry is Andy Simpson, Founder and CEO of financial markets analytics firm Sigma Financial AI. In the lead-up to our recent TT Connect: Unlocking Profit with Data and Analytics event, where he moderated the panel “AI – evolution or revolution?”, we caught up with Andy about how the growth of AI and ML is changing research and analytics.

If you’ve found your way to this blog, you may already be aware that the team at Trading Technologies is doing something extraordinary in technology and capital markets. We have assembled best-in-class tech talent to capitalize on a generational opportunity leveraging the unique assets TT has built in recent years. This is going to be a team to watch in the months ahead. 

Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) is experiencing a stellar year for derivatives trading with its recent September average daily trading volumes up 35% year-on-year and liquidity growing strongly across a wide range of asset classes. Ahead of FIA Asia in Singapore this week, we spoke with Matt Judge, European Head of Sales at the exchange about the trends that he is seeing in the market and how SGX Group is providing the global trading community with opportunities to trade hard-to-access markets in Asia.  

The continued growth of U.S. options markets has been a major story in listed derivatives over the past five years. Last week at FIA Expo, we announced that the TT platform will offer access to Cboe equity index options in early 2025, providing our global client base with connectivity to a deep and vibrant liquidity pool and the opportunity to trade Cboe’s flagship products – including S&P 500 Index (SPX) options and Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) options, which rank among the world’s most traded and liquid index options contracts. We recently spoke with Catherine Clay, Global Head of Derivatives at Cboe Global Markets, to discuss the U.S. options market and the importance of TT’s new connection to Cboe.