What's New:FPL Americas Quarterly Meeting December 10th in Boston
Join FPL at the Americas Quarterly Meeting on December 10th in Boston to explore market structure and how variables such as regulation, high frequency trading and dark pools are impacting trading strategies. For further event information please click here.
[16 November 2009] EMEA Trading Conference 2010 Sponsorship and Exhibitor Opportunities
A range of sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are now available for the 2010 EMEA Trading Conference, offering significant FPL Member firm discounts! To view the packages please click here. For detailed event information please contact Kelly.Creely@fixprotocol.org
[11 September 2009] FPL Announces the Appointment of New Leaders
FPL is proud to announce the election of new committee and regional co-chairs. FPL looks forward to the benefit that their fresh perspectives and ideas will contribute to the future development and promotion of the FIX Protocol messaging standard.
[9 September 2009] FPL Implementation & Optimization Working Group Releases Academic Journal
The FPL Implementation and Optimization Working Group is pleased to announce the release of the first issue of its Academic Journal. Participants from within the FIX community have contributed six white papers on a wide range of topics related to FIX implementation and optimization. Click the above link to download this.
If you are interested in submitting a white paper for the next journal please contact Ryan Pierce (ryan.pierce@fixprotocol.org)or John Prewett(jprewett@lavatrading.com)
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