Financial News looks at standards from Fix Protocol around high-speed trading, building up to the unveiling their first independent like-for-like comparison of trading speeds – also called latency, in March.

GreySpark Partners has opened its new office in Hong Kong, to support its APAC clients. The firm now has over 50 consultants delivering projects in 7 countries, with Hong Kong being the newest hub they open after London. This move gives GreySpark a firm footing in the region, as Asian markets continue to perform impressively.

GreySpark Partners, the capital markets consultancy, has revealed that low latency requirements are no longer just the confine of the equity trading markets and that the need for speed is equal, if not greater, in other asset classes. A new research paper entitled “Low Latency: Faster than Light”, shows that, in particular, FX, bonds and listed futures and options markets are benefitting from and demanding ultra-low latency trading platforms.