Launch of FIX-protocol for market information distribution

Launch of FIX-protocol for market information distribution

The Ukrainian Exchange has launched providing information of its prices in real time through an interface that was built on the basis of international protocol FIX. TRDATA company became the first distributor that was connected through FIX-protocol.

From October 1st the Ukrainian Exchange starts to provide market information through FIX-protocol version 4.2.

FIX (Financial Information eXchange) protocol is developing by a non-profit organization FIX Protocol Ltd since 1998, and for a long time has been recognized as a standard for trading of financial instruments because it allows to reduce significantly the cost on building an information exchange between exchanges, brokers, institutional investors and other financial market participants.

“Leading global exchanges necessarily provide an access to their information and trading services through the FIX protocol. We are glad that our Exchange has become the first trading platform in Ukraine that has implemented this standard. At the beginning stage we provide information, but we also test the possibility to accept the applications”, – commented Oleg Tkachenko, Chairman of the Board of the Ukrainian Exchange.

“For us, as for developer of trading and information platforms, the advantage of using international standards is in the fact that they allow our software “to speak one language” with IT systems both clients and providers of information” – commented Richard Ogdon, director of TRDATA company, “FIX protocol for the market of financial information is like English for business communication. Now we can communicate “without translators” with the stock exchange in Ukraine”.

Please contact for details:

– Trading department of the Ukrainian Exchange by telephone: 380 (44) 495-7474

– TRDATA by telephone: +38 044 456 16 06 or e-mail: info@trdata.com

The Ukrainian Exchange – is the leading local market operator for both equities and derivatives. Starting in March 2009, the Exchange from the first months became the technology leader of the Ukrainian stock market, first in Ukraine has launched Order-Driven market, online trading, repo deals, central counterparty and derivatives market.

TRDATA – Fintech company that creates products for financial markets with offices in London, Moscow, Kyiv and Silicon Valley.

Company develops its own informational platform TRDATA, that provides real-time access to exchange prices and over-the-counter (OTC) quotations on bonds / Eurobonds, stocks, money market quotes, analytics and news.

www.trdata.com

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