Trading Technology

Trading Technology

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

The capital markets value chain is complex, consisting of multiple pre-trade, trade, and post-trade processes. As trading has become increasingly…

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Trading Technology

Which Trading Functions are Best Suited to Cloud

In previous blogs, we’ve explored the factors driving capital markets’ embrace of cloud technology (link), the benefits firms are already…

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Trading Technology

Differentiation and Scale–Is Cloud Ready to Transform Trading Infrastructure?

Modern capital markets’ structure has been shaped by the adoption of new technologies. Major regulatory shake-ups, such as MiFID and…

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Trading Technology

Obstacles to Cloud Adoption in Capital Markets Trading

By Mike Powell, CEO, Rapid Addition. We’ve already talked about what’s driving capital markets’ growing interest in cloud technologies, and…

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Trading Technology

Trading in the Cloud–Has Its Time Finally Come?

By Mike Powell, CEO, Rapid Addition The structure of capital markets and how they are traded have, to a large…

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Technology Trading Technology

Platform for Growth – an Emerging Approach to Making Better Trading Technology Decisions

In this article, orginally published in Best Execution, our CEO, Mike Powell, looks at an emerging approach to making better…

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Sell-side Trading Technology

Trading Platform Oversight & Choosing the Right Monitoring Solution

Running a sell-side trading desk is a challenging business. Activity is highly regulated, customers are demanding, and competitors more than…

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A-Team Insight: Rapid Addition Teams with Overbond to Boost Bond Market Automation

Hot on the heels of its recently announced partnership with Valantic, AI-driven data and analytics provider Overbond has forged a…

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Technology Trading Technology

Post-Pandemic Optimism – a new era of technology enabled innovation for capital markets

I was lucky enough to join Nomura’s Japanese equity desk in London as my first job out of university. It…

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Technology Trading Technology

Beyond Crypto – realising the potential for digital assets with institutional investors

Crypto currencies have been making headlines again over the last couple of weeks thanks to Chinese regulators banning financial institutions…

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FX Trading Technology

The State of Capital Markets Tech – 5 key Takeaways

Discussing the state of capital markets tech In the unusual world we find ourselves, catching up with industry peers via…

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Trading Technology

Confidence to Move Faster – Control and Manage Complex Trading Infrastructure

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

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