Trading Technologies Acquires Axetrading, Further Accelerating Multi-Asset Class Expansion With Major Move Into Fixed Income Markets

Mar 08, 2023•over 2 years ago

Acquiring Company

Trading Technologies

Acquired Company

AxeTrading

ChicagoSoftwareFinancial ServicesSoftware

Description

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform provider, announced that the firm has acquired London-based AxeTrading, a leading global provider of fixed income trading solutions. The acquisition marks a significant broadening of TT's multi-asset capabilities with an expansion into full coverage of corporate, government, municipal and emerging market bonds as well as over-the-counter (OTC) interest rate swaps, strengthening TT's leading position in fixed income derivatives and U.S. Treasuries. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

Company Information

Company

Trading Technologies

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

About

Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT) is a global capital markets technology platform provider, offering a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) technology platform to the global capital markets industry. The TT platform connects to major international exchanges and liquidity venues in listed derivatives, fixed income, foreign exchange (FX), and cryptocurrencies. It provides advanced tools for trade execution, order management, market data solutions, analytics, trade surveillance, risk management, and post-trade allocation to leading sell-side institutions, buy-side firms, and exchanges.

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