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How to Effectively Manage Complex Trading Infrastructure

Running a complex trading infrastructure in large sell-side firms is a tough gig. Not only are you responsible for perhaps…

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The Seventh Wave: What Next in Electronic Trading Innovation?

According to surfing folklore, the seventh wave is the largest of the set. This is perhaps a fitting metaphor for…

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Competing for Order Flow—The Differentiation Dilemma

The economics of providing sell-side execution services have become increasingly challenging since the financial crisis of 2008. High costs and…

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Trading Platform Strategy for a Faster Changing World

Rapid Addition CEO Mike Powell explores how the traditional barriers to platform modernisation can and need to be broken down…

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Press Release Kevin Houstoun elected as Director at FIX Protocol Limited

Kevin Houstoun Elected as Director of FIX Protocol Limited

Rapid Addition’s Executive Chairman, Kevin Houstoun, was appointed as a Director of FIX Protocol Limited following a recent membership ballot.…

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Rethinking ‘Buy or Build’

Best Execution speaks to Rapid Addition CEO, Mike Powell about market trends, the Buy or Build debate and the launch…

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Rapid Addition Launches Next Gen Platform Technology for Electronic Trading

Rapid Addition balances the trade-offs between buy versus build with the launch of its next generation trading technology platform. RA…

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White Label Trading Solutions: How Regional Brokers and Global Banks Benefit from Market Partnerships

Europe’s institutional sell-side firms have had a tough time in recent years. As well as the costly overhead of implementing…

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TradeTech FX Miami Overview

Last week’s TradeTech FX Miami organised by WBR brought together buy-side, sell-side, trading platforms and technology providers for two days…

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Optimizing Low Latency FX Trading: Rapid Addition’s Role in Citi’s FX API Strategy

Optimizing economies of scale is the way to go – especially when it comes to growing in the foreign exchange…

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The Evolving Role of Systematic Internalisation Under MiFID II

The MiFID II Challenge and Systematic Internalisation It’s easy, and perhaps convenient, to forget the mad scramble to be ready…

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

London: Citi has appointed electronic trading platform provider Rapid Addition as one of its core FIX platform partners for currency…

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