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Opinions

December 11, 2019

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

It’s easy, and perhaps convenient, to forget the mad scramble to be ready for MiFID II. Many firms struggled to…

Press Release

December 4, 2019

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…

Opinions

November 20, 2019

Beware the Onboarding Nightmare in the Battle for Client Order Flow

Regulatory scrutiny of buy-side broker selection and best-execution benchmarking, together with research unbundling rules, have led many asset managers to…

Opinions

November 1, 2019

Standing Out From the Pack or Reinventing the Wheel?

Last week our CEO, Mike Powell, took part in a panel exploring the much debated issue of whether firms should…

Opinions

October 17, 2019

Living with Giants—Tough Times for the Institutional Sell-side Market

The institutional sell-side market has had a tough time over recent years. Concerns over economic outlook, shrinking commissions and rising…

Opinions

October 7, 2019

Fluid Dynamics—The Evolving Shape of European Market Liquidity

Nearly 2 years after the implementation of MiFID II, the equity market landscape is now taking shape. What was initially…

Trading Technology

October 3, 2019

Connecting Markets—Welcome Aboard!

Regulatory scrutiny of buy-side broker selection and benchmarking, together with research unbundling rules, has meant that many asset managers are…

Opinions

October 3, 2019

Connecting Markets: Going with the Flow

With the competition for buy-side order flow more challenging than ever, and a crowded market with an uncertain outlook for…

Opinions

September 24, 2019

Nordic Trading—Market Insight a Competitive Advantage

Rapid Addition was in Stockholm last week for the FIX Trading Community’s Nordic Trading Briefing 2019 event. A strong turn…

Events

September 17, 2019

TradeTech FX Shines Light on Evolving Industry

The fact that last week’s annual forex event was well attended may have had something to do with the choice…

Press Release

July 17, 2019

Mike Powell joins Rapid Addition as CEO

Mike Powell has joined the organisation as Chief Executive Officer. Majority shareholder, Kevin Houstoun, will remain in his role as…

Trading Technology

June 20, 2019

How RA FastLane Became the Flagship Hub Solution for FPGA Trading

A quick look behind the scenes at the FPGA accelerator technology that’s taken electronic trading to a whole new level…