DGCX Extends Cinnober Partnership to Upgrade Clearing and Trading Solutions

The Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX) has extended its collaboration with ‎technology provider Cinnoberas as the Middle East venue upgrades its trading ‎and clearing solutions with the latest version of the ‎TRADExpress platform.‎

The core trading and clearing applications of DGCX technology infrastructure were ‎already built on Cinnober's TRADExpress Trading System and TRADExpress ‎RealTime Clearing. The solutions are based on the ‎offering TRADExpress as a Service(TESS) which allows ‎trading venues to leverage Cinnober’s trading and clearing ‎technology while focusing on core business.‎

The upgraded platform will support the requirements of new DGCX products, such as the ‎recently announced physically-backed Sharia-compliant Spot Gold contract. It also caters to ‎the increasing global participation of HFTs while also attracts both regional and global ‎overseas Liquidity Liquidity The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent The term liquidity refers to the process, speed, and ease of which a given asset or security can be converted into cash. Notably, liquidity surmises a retention in market price, with the most liquid assets representing cash.The most liquid asset of all is cash itself.· In economics, liquidity is defined by how efficiently and quickly an asset can be converted into usable cash without materially affecting its market price. · Nothing is more liquid than cash, while other assets represent Read this Term pools to compete on a global stage.‎

DGCX said the upgrade, which successfully went live on March 23, will facilitate world-class risk-‎management, surveillance and clearing capabilities. It also secures the necessary capabilities of business ‎development, together with a more refined trade and market data protocol, leading to ‎improved bandwidth usage.‎

Cinnober is Sweden-headquartered provider of exchange ‎clearing technology, offering services to global stock ‎exchanges, clearing houses, banks, and brokerages. ‎Despite its improved net sales and recurring revenues in ‎‎2017, the company recorded an operating loss of SEK ‎‎93.4 million ($11.49 million) over the course of the year. ‎The operating loss marks a significant decline, relative to ‎‎2016’s operating profit of SEK 9.5 million.‎

Les Male, CEO of DGCX, commented: ‎“With this upgrade we’re benefiting from cutting-edge exchange and clearing technology and preparing for ‎further growth. The launch was smooth, operations have been enhanced, ‎and we’ve seen great results for member accessiblity [sic] and connectivity, as well as highly encouraging ‎feedback.”‎

Veronica Augustsson, CEO of Cinnober, added: ‎“DGCX has always been very agile and responsive to its market, continuously launching new innovative ‎products to serve client needs. They’re an excellent ‎example that demonstrates the benefits of an integrated solution, both in terms of the ease of adding new ‎asset classes and instruments, as well as efficient Risk Management Risk Management One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, One of the most common terms utilized by brokers, risk management refers to the practice of identifying potential risks in advance. Most commonly, this also involves the analysis of risk and the undertaking of precautionary steps to both mitigate and prevent for such risk.Such efforts are essential for brokers and venues in the finance industry, given the potential for fallout in the face of unforeseen events or crises. Given a more tightly regulated environment across nearly every asset class, Read this Term with the ability to act immediately on ‎real-time information.” ‎