Traders and portfolio managers can now access Velocity Trade’s advanced, real time foreign exchange monitoring and execution services through the IRESS Canada trading platform, the two companies said Wednesday.

“IRESS is committed to ensuring that our customers have direct access to a broad range of dynamic, value-added services through the IRESS trading platform.” said Jim Davies, IRESS Canada’s CEO. “Access to Velocity Trade’s foreign exchange services is an expression of that continued commitment.”

“We are delighted to be able to provide IRESS customers with direct access to our real-time FX execution capabilities,” said Simon Law, Director at Velocity Trade. “By providing the flexibility to control and manage foreign exchange transactions in real-time, we offer IRESS customers competitive, dynamic FX execution capabilities.”

IRESS Canada’s order execution, order management and market data services integrates equities and derivatives trading, automated order management, smart order routing, market data, and compliance monitoring. Its customers included equity and institutional traders, portfolio managers, research analysts and compliance officers.

Velocity Trade is a global provider of FX services for institutions, corporations and broker-dealers. The firm supports its clients from offices in Toronto, New York and London.

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