In the News

OptimX Markets Europe Receives FCA Authorization

April 23, 2024

OptimX Markets, the innovative institutional liquidity management platform, today announced its UK entity, OptimX Markets Europe Ltd, has been authorized as a service company by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”).

Peter Coffey Joins OptimX Markets as Advisor to Canadian Markets

March 27, 2024

OptimX Markets is excited to announce the appointment of Peter Coffey as our strategic advisor to the Canadian markets. With over 30+ years in equities sales and trading, Peter brings a deep knowledge of and extensive experience in the Canadian marketplace.

OptimX Welcomes Michelle Butler as Head of Institutional Sales EMEA

March 21, 2024

OptimX Markets is thrilled to announce the appointment of Michelle Butler as Head of Institutional Sales EMEA. Michelle has over 25 years of valuable experience collaborating with the buyside and delivering technology solutions and innovation to the liquidity space.

OptimX Announces Strategic Partnership with LiquidityBook

December 12, 2023

OptimX Markets, an innovative liquidity management platform built to optimize interactions between institutions and their broker counterparties, today announced a new strategic partnership with LiquidityBook, a leading provider of cloud-native trading solutions.

Partnership Announcement: Peel Hunt

December 7, 2023

Peel Hunt is excited to announce its participation as a block provider in OptimX Markets’ liquidity management platform scheduled to be launched in the first quarter of 2024.

New Hire: Patrick DeGroat

December 5, 2023

OptimX Markets is excited to announce the appointment of Patrick DeGroat as Executive Director of Client Services. Most recently, Pat held the role of Director, EMS Sales at SS&C Eze, a unit of SS&C Technologies.

Partnership Announcement: Liberum

November 28, 2023

Liberum’s new A-PEX algorithm, which connects to Clearpool’s algorithmic management system (AMS), is set to allow the business to more easily smart order route, with extra configuration abilities, to OptimX.

24 for ’24: Prediction #2

November 21, 2023

David Barnett, Founder and CEO of OptimX, shares his prediction for 2024 for the financial services industry along with other senior executives from buy- and sell-side firms, technology providers, venue operators, and market structure consultancies.

OptimX Welcomes John Cosenza as Strategic Advisor

October 10, 2023

OptimX Markets is excited to announce the appointment of John Cosenza as a strategic advisor who brings over two decades of equity market expertise, knowledge and relationships including his most recent role as Head of Americas Electronic Trading and Global Co-Head of Product, Research and Development at Goldman Sachs.

Aquis Acquires Minority Stake in OptimX Markets Inc

August 7, 2023

Aquis Exchange PLC (AQX.L), announces that on 7 August 2023 it acquired a minority stake in OptimX Markets Inc. (OptimX) a, US-based financial services start-up focused on the block trading market (the “Investment”).

Deutsche Börse’s DB1 Ventures to invest in block trading platform OptimX Markets

August 7, 2023

Deutsche Börse’s Corporate Venture Capital arm DB1 Ventures has led the Seed funding round in OptimX Markets, a future block trading platform.