WFE Clear 2025: Insights from Seoul

Now that I’m back from Seoul, here are my reflections on the WFE Clear 2025 conference.
AFM & Exberry Tech Day: Accelerating the Exchange Revolution

The recent AFM & Exberry Tech Day in Amsterdam proved to be an exceptional gathering of minds and a catalyst for innovation.
ConFEAS 2024: A Growth Strategy for Exchanges

I’ve recently returned from the ConFEAS 2024 conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. The location, right at the heart of the ancient Silk Road, together with the conference gathering of international stock exchanges and market actors, perfectly illustrates how modern markets meet the past
The Gulf Exchanges, They Are a-Changin’

A couple of weeks ago I had the chance to visit the Gulf region. In particular, I attended both the Arab Federation of Capital Markets (AFCM) Annual Conference in Qatar, as well as The Capital Market Summit in Dubai.
Key Insights from WFEClear 2024 Conference

A few weeks ago, along with my colleagues, I attended the WFEClear 2024 Conference in Madrid, which focused on clearing and derivatives. Many relevant topics were discussed in the well-attended event and, specifically, I noted the panel on “Practicalities of DLT and Clearing” explored advancements in distributed ledger technology and its potential intersection with central clearing.
Boca Insights: “Tokenisation’s Turning Point”

A turning point for digital markets is predicted to take place this year, according to a panel at International Futures Industry Conferences which took place in Boca last week. Limited market structure and lack of customization options were cited as reasons why many other assets have not yet been tokenised.
Boca Insights: “Retail is the new frontier”

The wide-ranging conversation covered political risk, innovative products and latest technology developments.
Legacy vs Innovation: The Difficulty Facing Futures Exchanges

Amidst the backdrop of digitisation and cost concerns, a growing proportion of today’s futures markets are intent on improving their services – whether through updating their technology or developing new markets and products.
Why it’s time for a new approach to market infrastructure

Due to hyper-volatile markets over the past few years, financial exchanges have experienced exorbitant trading volumes and activity. At the same time, however, market infrastructure operators are facing shrinking margins, as well as competition from a more diverse set of participants hungry for cheaper costs and access to trade. How can the next generation of trading technology help market providers flex during these challenging conditions?
Exberry CEO Guy Melamed Talks Up Cloud-based SaaS Market Solutions with JLN’s Julie Ros at FIA’s IDX

JLN Correspondent Julie Ros interviewed Exberry CEO Guy Melamed at FIA’s International Derivatives Week (IDX) in June and asked him about the solution Exberry developed on a cloud environment and about its relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS).