A Maturing Market: Crypto Derivatives and Standardisation
The price of Bitcoin is still going through a phase of adolescent mood swings and, until relatively recently, cryptocurrency trading has been approached cautiously by most financial institutions. However, this volatility means profit. Like cautious schoolkids, many market participants have avoided being the first to dive in. There’s always a risk of ridicule when advocating […]
Read MoreHorizon Software deploys global business continuity plan to avoid any business disruption during the pandemic crisis
March 19th 2020, Paris, the Horizon team would like to share important information on the recent actions taken internally. We were prepared to a quarantine scenario and had implemented or checked the relevant organizations and facilities to test comprehensive and efficient business continuity procedures. The safe, secure and resilient remote work environment we recently implemented […]
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Just about managing: How cloud can help boost trading profits
By Francis Leclerc, Head Of Americas- Although revenues have jumped from the spike in trading activity, it’s been a tough environment for trading in recent years. Margins have been squeezed across the board to the extent that some major investment banks are completely withdrawing from certain asset classes upon discovering they are not making a […]
Read MoreCircuit breakers: Is there really an alternative?
Sylvain Thieullent, CEO of Horizon Market volatility is back with a vengeance. We’ve not seen this level of trading activity since 1987 and it has presented fresh challenges to global markets. Back in 1987, the trading infrastructure failed to cope, and the collapse of equities overwhelmed the trading communication systems of the time, which caused […]
Read MoreWarrants Order Canceller, discover the new Horizon feature for market makers
How does it work? Automaton will send the latest raw Bid/Ask from the Stock (received from the Spotter) in its Order Commands Custom Fields Warrant Order Canceller Service will store the latest Bid/Ask from the Summary of each Stock Warrant Order Canceller Service will store, for each Warrant, the raw Bid/Ask from the latest Automaton […]
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Small markets will be the winners of tomorrow
Sylvain Thieullent, CEO of Horizon The next few years will be characterised by deglobalisation. There was already creeping isolationism, but the knock-on effects of the crisis will accelerate a trend towards more locally focussed investment models. As investors adjust their portfolios to the post-corona world economy, small markets and exchanges – particularly those in Asia […]
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Embracing the new regime of trading models
By Sylvain Thieullent, CEO of Horizon Very few people predicted or planned for the current crisis. What was unthinkable earlier this year has happened and triggered extensive losses in the markets. As ever though, it’s what a business does to adapt in the face of change that defines it. Most regions are entering something more […]
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Build vs buy? It’s already too late
The crisis has pushed banking IT systems to their very limit. And, although the dust has settled, it is now that the cracks are beginning to show and we begin to see which banks are just coping, and which are thriving. The key to differentiator lies in how the firm has approached software implementation and […]
Read MoreHorizon Software shortlisted “Multi- Asset Trading System” at FOW Asia Capital Markets Awards 2020
25 August 2020, Paris & Hong Kong: Horizon Software (Horizon), provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology for capital markets players all over the world, today announced that it has been shortlisted by the FOW and Global Investor Asia Capital Market Awards in the ‘Multi-Asset Trading System of the Year’ category. The Asia Capital […]
Read MoreEmmanuel Faure joins Horizon to accelerate APAC expansion
September 3rd 2020, Hong Kong-Paris: Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading SaaS provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, announced the appointment of Emmanuel Faure as Head of Sales APAC to support its rapid growth in the region. Emmanuel brings exceptional experience and leadership, having worked as a Managing Director and Head of Business […]
Read MoreHorizon Software named Best Multi-Asset Trading System of the year at FOW and Global Investor Asia Capital Market Awards 2020
Paris & Hong Kong: Horizon Software (Horizon), provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology for the global capital markets, today announced that it has won the FOW and Global Investor Asia Capital Market Awards in the ‘ Best Multi-Asset Trading System of the Year’ category. The Asia Capital Markets Awards are an expansion of […]
Read MoreHorizon voted best trading system in Bobsguide Rankings
17 December 2018, Paris & Hong Kong: Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has been named a winner of the Bobsguide Software Rankings in the ‘Trading Systems’ category. The announcement comes in the midst of a successful few weeks for Horizon, as it was recently named a […]
Read MoreTradingTech Awards shortlist Horizon as ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ & ‘Best Sell-Side OMS’
12 December 2018, Paris & Hong Kong: Horizon Software (Horizon), the world’s leading provider of electronic trading solutions and algorithmic technology, has been shortlisted for ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ and ‘Best Sell-Side OMS’ by TradingTech Awards Europe 2019. Horizon has previously won ‘Best Sell-Side EMS’ awards at the ITT (Intelligent Trading Technology) Awards in 2017 and […]
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