F-I-X
Empowering Trading Communities
B2B SaaS for the Trading Community
F-I-X is a B2B SaaS cloud and connectivity platform delivered through six distinct SaaS offerings, tailored to key segments in the Capital Markets Industry. These key segments include Buy-sides and their Vendors, Sell-sides and their Vendors, as well as Exchanges and Regulators.
With F-I-X comes choice, Public or White Labelled, F-I-X Order Routing Clouds connect Buy-sides with Sell-sides across the globe.
F-I-X flexibility allows for services to be bundled together, taking full advantage of the extensive financial cloud that has been designed and built-out to provide Sell-side firms access and quality order flow from a high number of Buy-side networks and Buy-side firms access to the top brokers on a global scale.
F-I-X B2B SaaS
F-I-X Buy-side
Buy-side Connectivity
as a Service
The F-I-X Buy-side platform has been designed to serve the diverse needs of the buy-side community and the technology providers servicing them.
F-I-X Buy-side delivers value through its SaaS delivered Multi-tenant Messaging Technology, Broker & Venue Connectivity, Trading Surveillance and Analytics solutions. With connectivity to the world’s largest brokers on a global scale, F-I-X Buy-side de-couples the connectivity layer so that it can be managed separately from any OMS/IMS applications. Furthermore, the platform allows for on the fly creation, aggregation or dis-aggregation of connectivity pipes enriched with powerful dashboards and analytics. All powered by enterprise grade FIX technology combined with a powerful multi-asset class connectivity cloud,
F-I-X Buy-side forms the bridge to top players in the global financial industry offering hundreds of execution venues and powerful execution algorithms.
F-I-X COR
Global Public & Private Order Routing Clouds
F-I-X COR is a powerful institutional platform offering its members an independent Cloud Order Routing service. In an industry undergoing transformation,
F-I-X COR delivers innovation and value to a global community consisting of several hundred interconnected trading counterparties. Through its low-latency Order Routing Cloud and broad range of connectivity options, F-I-X COR brings a rich collection of innovative services that catalyze and simplify the business of informed electronic trading.
F-I-X Sell-side
Sell-side Connectivity
as a Service
The F-I-X Sell-side platform provides sell-side firms with the ability to receive high value order flow from most established Buy-side networks or through peer-to-peer arrangements. F-I-X Sell-side receives orders and routes them to the Sell-side’s market access layer, front-office system, or directly to execution algorithm providers. Concurrently the built-in drop copy service enables a customizable channel for risk, compliance and margining purposes. F-I-X Sell-side benefits from the CMT connectivity cloud and provides low-touch order management and exception handling capabilities. The flexibility of the platform allows it to add significant value and operate alongside incumbent platforms as well as stand-alone or together with in-house configurations. The value of F-I-X Sell-side is further extended when combined with CMT’s swift onboarding and certification services or through optional and powerful self-service capabilites tailored for sell-side business and IT professionals.
F-I-X Engine
Enterprise Connectivity Technology
as a service
F-I-X Engine is a managed connectivity engine that can be leveraged for a wide range of use cases.
Built on Enterprise Grade FIX technology, F-I-X Engine is bundled with CMT’s powerful connectivity cloud for accessing the global financial industry. Depending on preferences and intended application, the engine can either be CMT managed or managed in-house with a powerful, yet optional self-service ability.
F-I-X Compliance
Regulatory Compliance
as a Service
F-I-X Compliance caters to firms who need to implement a real-time ability to monitor trading activity and execution algorithm behavior in order to fulfill compliance requirements. The platform will detect breach events such as front-running, wash trades etc. and then document the incidents in a compliant way in order to avoid fines and reputational damage. The service supports regulatory reporting in accordance with the MiFIR and EMIR regulations.
F-I-X Compliance is SaaS based. The core Risk components of the platform are delivered in cooperation with a CMT business partner specialized in Risk & RegTech, and have been implemented on a global scale with numerous firms on both the Sell-side and Buy-side.
F-I-X Risk
Real-time Risk
as a service
F-I-X Risk caters to firms that need to implement a real-time ability to monitor trading activity and execution algorithm performance for surveillance and risk purposes across the enterprise. Risk limits and intuitive dashboards can be set up on several levels.
F-I-X Risk is SaaS based. The core Risk components of the platform are delivered in cooperation with a CMT business partner specialized in Risk & RegTech, and have been implemented on a global scale with numerous firms on both the Sell-side and Buy-side.
F-I-X is underpinned by CM.T’s strong enterprise grade, low-code/no-code FIX technology. It supports a significant number of value adding Apps in buy- to sell-side order flow related areas such as Client Connectivity, Message Routing, Low-touch Technology, Hi-touch Applications and Venue Connectivity. For Inter-operation & intelligence, further Apps can be paired for Real-time Data Analytics, Dashboards, powerful REST APIs and enterprise grade BI capabilities. Trade Compliance and Trade Surveillance solutions complete the offering, while in-house built and 3rd Party vended applications are optionally supported.
In addition to its SaaS solutions and managed services, CMT offers onboarding and certification services, professional services, testing and testing automation services on a global scale.
CMT’s staff has vast experience with working with some of the world’s largest Financial Services Organizations in this regard.
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Technology in the Capital Markets industry is in a transitional phase. Hyperscale technologies are disrupting global industries, challenging the efficiency, agility and scalability of deployed systems throughout the entire technology stack. Taking advantage is not easy, a set of solutions is needed that can enable interoperability with this disruptive, growing technical landscape, without uprooting what is being relied upon today.
Introducing F-I-X, a secure platform designed and built for the Trading Community. Primed for disruption, F-I-X offers its users instant Cloud presence and access to a broad range of value creating Cloud Enabled Business Solutions provided by CM.T and its strategic partners.
CM.T is on a mission to disrupt the technology value chain for buy- to sell-side trade flow across all major asset classes. At the core of CM.T’s offering is F-I-X, an Institutional, B2B SaaS connectivity platform empowering trading communities through innovative services and a hybrid cloud technology base.
F-I-X is a B2B SaaS cloud and connectivity platform delivered through six distinct SaaS offerings, tailored to key segments in the Capital Markets Industry. These key segments include Buy-sides and their Vendors, Sell-sides and their Vendors, as well as Exchanges and Regulators. With F-I-X comes choice, Public or White Labelled, F-I-X Order Routing Clouds connect Buy-sides with Sell-sides across the globe. F-I-X flexibility allows for services to be bundled together, taking full advantage of the extensive financial cloud that has been designed and built-out to provide; a) The Sell-side access and quality order flow from a high number of Buy-side networks and b) The Buy-side access to the top brokers on a global scale.