ATFX Connect ties up with Centroid Solutions for enhanced risk management

Karthik Subramanian

ATFX Connect, the institutional arm of ATFX, has announced its close partnership for enhancing their risk management solutions and taking it to the next level.

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ATFX Connect serves hedge funds, HNIs and large institutional clients and for this client base, risk management is a key aspect. Centroid Solutions provides a variety of services to brokerages but the key among those services is risk management. It also provides connectivity, liquidity management and hosting services as well.

ATFX Connect would be using the real-time analytical tools of Centroid Solutions to monitor their liquidity flow and other areas of potential risk so that any aspect that needs immediate attention can be looked into. Centroid Solutions provides the Centroid24 Risk management suite which has these real-time tools that consolidate data from all the parts of the platform and trading systems and generate an in-depth view.

“We have incorporated the latest risk management and analytics tools helping us to take our risk management to the next level. With an advanced lineup of products and technology that caters to different institutional clients, and a highly experienced team, ATFX Connect is well on its way to becoming one of the major players for the institutional brokerage industry,” said Matt Porter, Head of Operations at ATFX Connect.

ATFX Connect, considering that it serves very large clients, has a platform that caters to clients who wish to trade on an Agency, Margin or Bridge account via a Fix API or GUI. This section of ATFX was started in 2019 and is focused on professional traders and investors and hence its need to provide them with tools to manage their trading and risk. The company would believe that their tie-up with Centroid Solutions would help them to serve their clients better in this aspect.

“We are truly pleased to be working with ATFX for the past years and be part of their journey to become a major player in the institutional space. It matches our mission to provide excellent services and solutions to help brokers from around the global excel. We look forward to our on-going collaboration, to provide innovative and world-class solutions,” said Cristian Vlasceanu, CEO of Centroid Solutions.

Cristian is a veteran of the FX industry having served as the CEO at PrimeXM which is one of the market leaders for bridging and liquidity solutions. His and his team’s knowledge of the industry and dealing desk operations, liquidity management, etc led to the creation of a suite of tools for risk management.

 

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