VWD Transactionsolutions AG

VWD Transactionsolutions AG (also referred to as Transaction Solutions AG or vwd TransactionSolutions AG) is a German financial technology company focused on the operation of securities trading centers and transaction platforms. According to its official description, the company acts as an "Online Brokerage Partner" and specializes in running securities trading venues in various forms — on-exchange or off-exchange, limit trading, request for quote (RfQ), and matching systems — providing customized, state-of-the-art solutions built on a flexible platform architecture and efficient transaction processes. The company is part of the Infront group, a European provider of market data and software for wealth managers, traders, and other finance professionals. Infront describes itself as one of Europe's leading WealthTech providers, serving more than 3,500 customers and processing billions of data points daily. Within this group, VWD Transactionsolutions AG supplies the transaction and trading-venue infrastructure layer. Its flagship platforms include TradeLink, an over-the-counter distribution system for securities trading that has linked product providers and market makers with intermediaries since 1998. TradeLink operates as an open, neutral, and bank-independent middleware connecting market participants in an N-to-M relationship, supporting direct business via quote request procedures as well as limit trading, with extended trading hours and selected weekend trading. Other named offerings include Quotrix and X-Hub. The company also operates TradePlus, an Organised Trading Facility (OTF) for structured products and bonds, for which an operating MIC (Market Identifier Code) was allocated. The OTF was scheduled to go live in January 2018. Through these venues and platforms, VWD Transactionsolutions AG serves banks, brokers, market makers, and product providers active in European securities markets.

VWD Transactionsolutions AG is a German financial technology company that operates securities trading venues and transaction platforms. It is part of the Infront group, a European WealthTech provider of market data and software. The company's best-known platform, TradeLink, has been linking product providers or market makers with intermediaries since 1998 as an over-the-counter distribution system for securities trading. TradeLink connects market participants in an N-to-M relationship, allowing any participant to potentially enter into a direct business relationship with any other. It supports direct business transactions via a Quote Request Procedure (RfQ) as well as extensive limit trading, with trading hours from Monday to Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m., and trading in selected classes also possible on weekends. TradeLink is described as an open, neutral, and bank-independent system, positioning it as middleware for safe securities trading. In addition to TradeLink, the company's offerings include Quotrix and X-Hub. It also operates TradePlus, an Organised Trading Facility (OTF) for structured products and bonds. An operating MIC (Market Identifier Code) was allocated to TradePlus, and the OTF was scheduled to go live in January 2018. The company presents itself as an "Online Brokerage Partner" and focuses on operating securities trading centers in various forms — on or off the exchange, limit trading, request for quote, or matching systems — providing customized state-of-the-art solutions. Customers benefit from a flexible platform architecture and efficient transaction processes. As part of the Infront group, VWD Transactionsolutions AG contributes the transaction and trading-venue infrastructure to a broader suite of market data and software tools used by thousands of wealth managers, traders, and other finance professionals across Europe.

• 2018

  TradePlus, an Organised Trading Facility (OTF) for structured products and bonds operated by vwd TransactionSolutions AG, is scheduled to go live in January 2018.

• 1998

  TradeLink, the over-the-counter distribution system for securities trading, begins linking product providers or market makers with intermediaries.

Online brokerage partner and operator of securities trading centers, providing flexible, bank-independent transaction infrastructure within the Infront group.

• TradeLink

  Over-the-counter distribution system for securities trading linking product providers or market makers with intermediaries since 1998; supports RfQ and limit trading, open, neutral, and bank-independent.

• Quotrix

  A trading venue offering listed among the company's solutions.

• X-Hub

  A platform listed among the company's solutions.

• TradePlus

  Organised Trading Facility (OTF) for structured products and bonds operated by vwd TransactionSolutions AG, with an operating MIC allocated and scheduled to go live in January 2018.

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