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Buy-Side Technology Awards 2025 winner’s interview: Iress Trading and Market Data

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Iress Trading and Market Data won the Best cloud provider to the buy side category in the Buy-Side Technology Awards 2025. Michael Barbera, EGM, products and development at Iress Trading and Market Data, discusses the reason why Iress emerged victorious in what has become a challenging category.   

Key discussion points:

  • Iress FIX Hub (IFH), the firm’s cloud-based FIX connectivity platform, was responsible for delivering the win for the firm in this year’s BST Awards. Typically, what types of capital markets firms is the service aimed at, and what are you hearing from those firms regarding their biggest pain points?
  • To what extent do you see the IFH as unique across the market, and what are its competitive differentiators? In other words, what qualities do you believe set it apart from similar offerings?
  • All products and services serving the market need to adapt to their various clients’ demands, and those of the wider industry too. What is on your development radar that will help IFH maintain its position as one of the market leaders?

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