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kACE launches Order Management System for FX Options
LONDON, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- kACE, a division of Fenics Software Limited, an entity within the BGC Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGCP) ("BGC Partners,"
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[{"type":"text","content":"LONDON, Feb. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- kACE, a division of Fenics Software Limited, an entity within the BGC Partners, Inc. (Nasdaq: BGCP) (\"BGC Partners,\" \"BGC\" or the \"Company\") group of companies, announced today the launch of kACE OMS, a key new module of its award-winning platform kACE Pro, that delivers an Order Management System (\"OMS\") for the FX options market.\nkACE OMS is unique in offering functionality FX options trading desks need to leverage internal and external liquidity, and risk management. Launched with out-of-the-box connectivity to major trading venues of FX options and 16 liquidity providers, kACE OMS manages client orders through the quoting process and risk-offsetting workflow from multiple sources, including kACE Sales, e-commerce platforms, and third-party applications. Per the clients' preferences each of the processes can be automated in the system or handled manually, including price construction, spreading, streaming updates, credit checking, quote management and risk-offset of the entire market risk or the delta position only.\nRich Winter, Senior Managing Director and Global Head of Fenics Market Data and Information Analytics, said, \"kACE OMS democratizes electronic price making and distribution, allowing firms with lower flows or narrower remits than the tier one banks to build a bespoke trading infrastructure, leveraging white labelled liquidity to automate and provide electronic price making across a wide range of FX and structured products.\"\nRichard Brunt, Managing Director at kACE, added, \"The market is evolving. Tier one banks are now making their trading APIs more widely available to clients for FX options. Participants are recognising the benefits to white labelling external liquidity, allowing them to provide a full bureau service to their clients with broad currency pair and product coverage.\" Brunt continued, \"The desire for best execution is another driver, with MiFID II regulation in Europe strengthening the wording around this. Banks see the application of best practices as a valuable component and differentiator for the service they are offering to clients. kACE OMS benefits the liquidity provider and their client, bringing more business more efficiently.\"\nJohn Crisp, Director of Product Strategy at kACE, added, \"A key component to successfully implement such a sol...