Data, Risk and Global Access: Asia’s Defining Trends in 2026
2025 was a year of strong momentum for Trading Technologies in Asia. As global participation in regional markets accelerated, we continued to capitalize on the growing opportunities across this vibrant region. We saw a healthy increase in international volumes flowing into regional markets alongside a successful expansion of our local client base.
This year promises even more opportunities both for TT and the broader trading community across APAC. In this blog post, I reflect on our key milestones from 2025, examine the core trends shaping Asian markets today and outline our strategic priorities for the year ahead.
Looking Back at 2025
At the start of 2025, we agreed that “setting records” would be the key theme for our Asia business, and we certainly can say we did that. We delivered 15% revenue growth and onboarded more than 30 new clients, ranging from five-person trading shops to large corporates, regional banks and brokers.
Volumes traded on APAC markets on the TT platform increased by just over 16%, outperforming underlying growth on most markets. But what was really interesting is the 25% increase in volume traded by our Asia-based users, a large part of which was traded on markets in Europe and the U.S.
While we’ve increased the number of users on the platform, this trend also reflects broader structural shifts: the region’s continued economic expansion, increasing investor sophistication, improved access to global markets and, of course, the need to diversify and mitigate risk in the face of heightened geopolitical uncertainty.
Product innovation was another major focus in 2025. We released Pre-Trade Portfolio Risk, and we launched TT Select for “protail” traders, both highly relevant offerings for the Asian market. We also partnered with regional exchanges to support new product launches and campaigns and collectively drive adoption and growth. These efforts were recognized with a record six region-specific industry awards. This is testament to the hard work of the entire team at TT, not just here in APAC but globally.
On a personal note, I’m incredibly proud of the team. TT has undergone significant positive change in recent years, with new business lines, products and workflows. Watching the team adapt and consistently deliver has been impressive.
Key Trends in Asia
Each December, the FIA Asia event is a great opportunity to connect with local and international peers to analyze the key trends driving growth. Unsurprisingly, the discussions at the most recent event were centered heavily on resiliency and risk management.
Geopolitical uncertainty, volatility as the new norm, fragmented liquidity and capital efficiency pressures were recurring themes. Together, these dynamics are driving a shift toward predictive risk management, anticipating stress before it happens and looking at how the market can manage margin and risk more proactively. The role of central counterparties (CCPs), regulators and technology providers in enabling this shift was a major focus of discussion.
AI was also top of mind. Its applications are expanding rapidly across risk detection, trading, automation, trade surveillance and operational efficiency. As our SVP and Chief Product Officer, Reena Raichura, noted at the conference: a successful AI strategy starts with a solid data foundation. It is very clear that data and analytics are becoming the new battleground for competitive advantage—and organizations that get this right will be positioned for long-term success.
Overall, these discussions reinforced that TT is on the right path to deliver long-term value to our customers. We continue to evolve our multi-asset platform far beyond execution and connectivity, delivering solutions across the entire trade life cycle. Our deepening focus on data and analytics, coupled with the recent acquisition of OpenGamma for derivatives margin and capital optimization, is delivering a very relevant and holistic ecosystem for our customers.
A Busy Year Ahead
Looking to 2026, we are focused on three core objectives for TT in Asia. First is targeted, geographic expansion with regional banks and brokers, building on our core execution and order management systems (E/OMSs) and clearing offerings across futures and options, fixed income and FX. Across these asset classes, we provide access to both local APAC and international liquidity venues, and the tools required to successfully interact with those markets.
Second, we aim to accelerate growth with the buy-side community. While we have very strong sell-side relationships in the region, 2026 is about expanding our footprint with commodity trading advisors (CTAs), commercial hedgers, proprietary traders and hedge funds. With the addition of our Data and Analytics—including transaction cost analysis (TCA)—and automated trading offerings, bolstered by the OpenGamma acquisition, we have the product suite in place. Now we’re investing in the specialized talent required to cultivate these relationships.
Our third priority is to better leverage our partner ecosystem, which is vital in a region as vast and diverse as APAC. Our partnerships—particularly with regional venues— span joint marketing and educational initiatives to co-selling our core offerings. Many of our partners are also customers, utilizing our platform for distribution and services. Establishing a more structured and strategic approach to these alliances is a major theme.
Ultimately, our focus is on building on the strong progress achieved last year. We remain committed to providing our clients with the tools and workflows they need to manage risk effectively and capitalize on new opportunities in what is shaping up to be another busy year for regional and global markets.
To learn how we can help grow your share of the Asia market, contact us today.