How crucial is an immediate tech overhaul for buy-side traders?

In Blog by Abdullah Hiyatt

The buy-side is on the cusp of a significant transformation, fuelled by volatile market conditions, regulatory changes, and rapid technological advancements. As Gavin Little-Gill from Aite-Novarica rightly highlights, technology has become the great enabler​. However, I would like to offer an alternate perspective on the progress made by incumbent buy-side trading technology providers. While some advancements have brought about useful changes, the …

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Azure OpenAI Service

In Announcements by Abdullah Hiyatt

Exciting news! THETA has been granted access to the Azure OpenAI Service! As I mentioned previously, this cutting-edge AI technology has the potential to revolutionise the trading experience on a number of fronts. With our Apollo platform, it can provide traders with the ability to quickly analyse large amounts of pre-trade data leading to smarter, more informed decisions, targeted executions, …

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Protecting your business in the digital age

In Blog by Abdullah Hiyatt

Cybersecurity is a significant concern for businesses in the digital age. With increasing numbers of high-profile cyber attacks, it is imperative for organisations to take proactive measures to safeguard their systems and data from potential threats. THETA selected Microsoft Azure as its cloud technology partner, benefiting from their robust security features that help minimise the risk of cyber attacks. The …

Paul Flanagan Joins THETA

In Announcements by Philippe Miguet

Fixed Income veteran appointed as Strategic Sales Advisor London, 30 July 2021 – THETA, the specialist provider of buy-side trading technology as a service, has appointed Paul Flanagan as Strategic Sales Advisor, managing relationships with Asset Managers, Hedge Funds, Fund Managers and Pension Funds. Paul has worked in Fixed Income sales to financial institutions for over 30 years. Most recently …

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THETA has been accepted onto the London & Partners Business Growth Programme

In Announcements by Philippe Miguet

Pleased to announce that we have been accepted onto the London & Partners Business Growth Programme, starting in September. The programme helps to grow businesses and boost innovation, productivity, and profitability.  Launched in 2017, the programme has supported more than 900 companies in expanding their teams, creating jobs, raising finance, launching new products, and strengthening their management talent. https://bit.ly/aboutbgp

The TRADE: With the basics covered, it’s all about innovation in the EMS space

In Industry Insights by Philippe Miguet

I’d add that an EMS, a construct of equities order staging and routing, designed to support workflows required 20 years ago is not suited or fit for purpose to meet the gaps buy-side traders have or even to address the future trading landscape and demands. That is why THETA is launching Apollo – a purpose built digital multi-asset multi-channel trading …

THETA accepted on the Microsoft for Startups programme

In Announcements by Philippe Miguet

We are pleased to announce THETA has been accepted onto the Microsoft for Startups programme. Through this programme, THETA will continue to build a strategic collaborative technology partnership with Microsoft. We will have access to a variety of Microsoft technical and business resources including partners and tools which will help us to build and scale our business and service offerings …

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The Third Wave of Electronic Trading

In Media coverage by Philippe Miguet

Source: OTC Space Future Focus Interview on 1 April 2020 Future Focus – The Third Wave of Electronic Trading We spoke with Abdullah Hiyatt, CEO and Co-Founder of THETA Trading Systems, about the changing requirements of the buy-side, the inflexibility of incumbent vendors’ solutions, and the need for a modular and flexible technology infrastructure to increase efficiency, flexibility and transparency. …

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THETA accepted on the NatWest Entrepreneur Fintech Accelerator

In Announcements by Philippe Miguet

We’re thrilled to announce THETA has been accepted on the NatWest Entrepreneur Fintech Accelerator . As part of NatWest’s commitment to encouraging entrepreneurship, the fully-funded accelerator programmes have been tailored to empower established businesses looking to grow. #NatWest #PowerUp #FinTech #CapitalMarkets #TradeSmarter #SaaS

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THETA has been accepted into FinTech Sandbox’s Data Access Programme

In Announcements by Philippe Miguet

We’re thrilled to announce we’ve been accepted into FinTech Sandbox’s Data Access Programme.  We join a driven group of entrepreneurs, finance professionals, VCs, and thought leaders that all claim one thing in common, we’re data nerds! FinTech Sandbox offer early stage start-ups financial data feeds and APIs for development purposes. They provide a robust set of market, banking, investment and …