In 2024, Horizon Trading Solutions achieved certification to trade on the Toronto Stock Exchange, offering clients access to Canadian equities and derivatives on a single platform.
The global equity sell-off in early August highlighted the need for adaptive trading strategies and advanced risk features in algorithmic trading. Market participants are realizing the need to update their trading technology stacks.
In 2025, Sylvain Thieullent expects a year of transition and innovation for financial markets, with potential regulatory changes and new trading opportunities. Traditional retail brokers have an opportunity to regain market share by embracing technology.
Automation will continue to transform execution trading, emphasizing the role of execution traders as sophisticated managers of algorithms, market data, liquidity providers, and risk.