TradingScreen is a US-based
financial technology
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provider of
SaaS
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SaaS is cons ...
based trading services for
hedge funds
A hedge fund is a pooled investment fund that trades in relatively liquid assets and is able to make extensive use of more complex trading, portfolio-construction, and risk management techniques in an attempt to improve performance, such as shor ...
,
large asset managers,
mutual funds
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, and
brokers
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.
TradingScreen's system is broker-neutral, and is designed to handle multiple asset classes and changes in market structure.
TradingScreen, Inc. offers electronic trading. The
trading platform
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matches the SaaS based technology from TradeSmart with the ability to connect to Banks, nonbanks, and ECNs.
TradingScreen is headquartered in
New York City
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.
History
TradingScreen was founded in 1999 by Philippe Buhannic and Joseph Ahearn. In 2019, TS launched QUO, a cloud-based ‘software-as-a-service’ platform.
In 2021 Francisco Partners purchased and merged TradingScreen and Imagine Software to create an end-to-end investment management platform called TS Imagine.
See also
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Buy side
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Sell side
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Derivatives
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Derivative may also refer to:
In mathematics and economics
* Brzozowski derivative in the theory of formal languages
* Formal derivative, an ...
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Algorithmic trading
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Cloud computing
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Financial software companies
1999 establishments in the United States
Companies based in Manhattan
Privately held companies of the United States
Multinational companies based in New York City
Privately held companies based in New York City