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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Rapid Addition 9th March 2020

Standing on the Shoulders of Giants Europe’s institutional sell-side firms have had a tough time in recent years. As well as the costly overhead of implementing and complying with MiFID II, the industry continues to grapple with a deteriorating economic outlook (compounded by the Covid-19 outbreak) and shrinking commissions, while structural changes have made equity […]

View from the beach – TradeTech FX Miami

Rapid Addition 18th February 2020

Last week’s TradeTech FX event at Miami Beach brought together buy-side, sell-side, trading platforms and technology providers for two days of discussion on the current state of the FX market. This year saw a major focus on the impact of electronification of buy-side FX trading. The limited attention paid to crypto currencies perhaps reflected the […]

CEO CHAT: Traders Magazine sat down with Rapid Addition

Rapid Addition 18th December 2019

Optimizing economies of scale is the way to go – especially when it comes to growing in the foreign exchange space. Rapid Addition specializes in the provision of high-performance enterprise solutions for electronic trading. The firm is a pioneer in FIX/FAST and FPGA technology and offers a messaging platform that combines the benefit of software […]

A Match Made in Heaven? The Growing Importance of Systematic Internalisation

Rapid Addition 11th December 2019

It’s easy, and perhaps convenient, to forget the mad scramble to be ready for MiFID II. Many firms struggled to interpret the operational implications of the 1.7 million paragraphs of text, turn them into policy and assess their potential business impact. The ‘day 1’ priority was just getting compliant with the new regime, and few […]

Citi Partners with Rapid Addition to Grow Market Share in FX Electronic Trading

Rapid Addition 4th December 2019

London: Citi has appointed electronic trading platform provider Rapid Addition as one of its core FIX platform partners for currency trading, based on the company’s latency performance and scalability to meet business requirements. Citi has integrated the Rapid Addition FIX engine, as well as the Rapid Addition Hub platform into its new pricing technology for […]

Beware the onboarding nightmare in the battle for client order flow

Rapid Addition 20th November 2019

Regulatory scrutiny of buy-side broker selection and best-execution benchmarking, together with research unbundling rules, have led many asset managers to rationalise their broker lists. With sell-side firms being held to ever higher standards, winning and retaining client mandates has never been more challenging. Typically, sell-side firms look to differentiate themselves through the quality of their […]

Standing out from the pack or reinventing the wheel?

Rapid Addition 1st November 2019

Last week our CEO, Mike Powell, took part in a panel exploring the much debated issue of whether firms should buy or build trading technology at the JSE’s SA Trade Connect event in Johannesburg. A familiar topic, but one that is constantly worth revisiting given advances in technology and the margin pressure facing financial institutions. […]

Living with Giants – tough times for the institutional sell-side market

Rapid Addition 17th October 2019

The institutional sell-side market has had a tough time over recent years. Concerns over economic outlook, shrinking commissions and rising costs driven by regulatory and structural change make equity broking and client facilitation ever more challenging. And while competing with the large global investment banks can appear daunting, the regional players, national champions and domestic […]

Connecting Markets – Welcome Aboard!

Rapid Addition 11th October 2019

Regulatory scrutiny of buy-side broker selection and benchmarking, together with research unbundling rules, has meant that many asset managers are looking to rationalise their broker list. Winning and retaining mandates is harder than ever. Typically, sell-side firms look to differentiate themselves through the quality of their execution or TCA performance, but a poor onboarding experience […]

Fluid Dynamics – the evolving shape of European market liquidity

Rapid Addition 7th October 2019

Nearly 2 years after the implementation of MiFID II, the equity market landscape is now taking shape. What was initially a race to be compliant has rapidly morphed to a battle of who can evolve their business models to take advantage of the new market structure and behaviour.

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From Startup to Scaleup: The Role of Culture in Successful Fintechs

Rapid Addition Launches New Web UI to Simplify Trading Workflow Deployment and Monitoring

FIX Protocol–The Journey to Frictionless Electronic Trading

What is API Integration in Finance and Why Do You Need it

Under Pressure: What does DORA mean for FinTech firms?

ipushpull and Rapid Addition Transform Trading Activity Monitoring

Building Competitive Advantage: The Evolution of Buy and Build in Financial Technology

Rapid Addition and Chainlink To Build FIX-Native Blockchain Adapter for Institutional Digital Asset Trading

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