Object Trading Becomes First Vendor to Conform to ASX New Trading Platform

Object Trading, a provider of global, multi-asset trading infrastructure, has announced that it is the first vendor which provides market access to the ASX to have conformed to the upgraded ASX 24 (futures) New Trading Platform Trading Platform In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real In the FX space, a currency trading platform is a software provided by brokers to their respective client base, garnering access as traders in the broader market. Most commonly, this reflects an online interface or mobile app, complete with tools for order processing.Every broker needs one or more trading platforms to accommodate the needs of different clients. Being the backbone of the company’s offering, a trading platform provides clients with quotes, a selection of instruments to trade, real Read this Term (NTP) from Cinnober, and is scheduled to go live in early 2017.

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ASX 24 market participants need to connect to the NTP in order to continue trading. Clients using Object Trading’s Direct Market Access (DMA) Platform can adapt to the NTP upgrade with ease. As exchanges globally continue to innovate, Object Trading remains ready for the multitude of updates and upgrades that occur as a result.

Technological Challenges

Managing the technological and business changes that are needed with each Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term update is a considerable challenge. By connecting to venues such as ASX through Object Trading’s DMA Platform globally, with a single, normalised interface supporting all forms of electronic trading for 60+ markets, participants save considerable resources in maintaining up-to-date exchange connectivity and dependent upstream front-end trading systems.

Object Trading’s platform provides the flexibility and adaptable infrastructure that is needed to continue trading in an ever-changing, global market.

We are delighted to be working alongside ASX on infrastructure connectivity for the NTP.

Dan Hubscher, Object Trading’s Director of Strategy, said: “We are delighted to be working alongside ASX on infrastructure connectivity for the NTP. At the heart of our business is the mission to ensure all our clients can trade across exchanges with minimal disruption, while we take care of the impacts of relentless updates, upgrades, and migrations. Exchange enhancements will continue indefinitely, and will benefit client’s businesses as long as they can keep up with an accelerating pace of technical change."

The ASX 24 NTP introduces significant technology changes, with a new matching engine, new protocol, and new interfaces. With all functionality testing complete, Object Trading fully conforms and is ready to support derivatives trading clients through industry-wide testing and implementation rehearsals, so that clients can continue to access ASX 24 with minimal changes to their own technology environment.

Object Trading has been working closely alongside ASX in the early stages of development and will support technical testing by clients on the new exchange platform.