One Trading, a regulated European derivatives venue developing technology for markets that never close, has secured a strategic investment from Nasdaq Ventures, opening the door to a potential partnership focused on round-the-clock equity futures trading.
As part of the deal, Nasdaq and One Trading will look at ways of pairing Nasdaq’s track record in building sophisticated market infrastructure, along with its worldwide distribution network and client base, with One Trading’s low-latency trading and risk engine, which runs in the cloud. Areas under review include upgrading the infrastructure that underpins derivatives markets and broadening the range of instruments on offer to traders, such as futures with longer maturities.
At the heart of One Trading’s offering is a single deterministic system that handles trading, risk and settlement together. It is built to enable netting across collateral, settlement on a continuous basis and automatic liquidations at scale. According to the company, this approach ties up less margin and removes the requirement for a shared default fund. The platform blends traits more typically found in digital asset markets, such as non-stop trading and automated liquidations, with the oversight and openness expected of a regulated European venue.
One Trading Exchange B.V. builds next-generation markets for both digital assets and derivatives. It runs an Organised Trading Facility regulated under MiFID II, which holds authorisation from the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM) and De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB). Through its in-house high-performance infrastructure, the firm offers direct regulated access to derivatives, covering listing, trading, custody and settlement.
One Trading CEO Joshua Barraclough said, “Nasdaq Ventures shares our belief that markets must continue to evolve to better support clients’ liquidity and capital needs. We believe the future of derivatives markets will be shaped by advances in technology, risk management and market infrastructure that make markets more efficient, responsive and resilient. Together, we see an opportunity to explore new approaches to derivatives innovation and help define the next generation of market infrastructure.”
Nasdaq Ventures global head Gary Offner said, “At Nasdaq Ventures, we look for teams building disruptive technologies that are uniquely positioned to expand liquidity and transparency while addressing market participants’ needs — advancing the modernization of capital markets.
“One Trading has developed a differentiated approach to integrating trading, risk management and settlement, and we believe the company is well positioned to play an important role in the evolution of derivatives markets.”
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