Instinet Enhances BlockCross® with Integration of PureStream ATS to Expand Access to Streaming Liquidity
Instinet Incorporated (“Instinet”), a global leader in electronic trading and agency-focused brokerage services, announced today the successful integration of PureStream ATS (“PureStream”) into Instinet’s BlockCross UI application (“BlockCross”). This strategic collaboration allows BlockCross users to seamlessly access PureStream’s innovative “streaming block” liquidity directly from their existing desktop workflow.
“The integration of PureStream into Instinet’s BlockCross application is a natural evolution of our mission to provide clients with the most sophisticated tools for liquidity discovery,” said Gerry Milligan, President and Head of the Americas at Instinet LLC. “By combining BlockCross’ access to high quality mid-point Block liquidity with PureStream’s unique streaming protocol, we are giving our clients a powerful new way to execute large orders with greater efficiency.”
Armando Diaz, CEO of PureStream Trading Technologies said, “By collaborating with Instinet to bring this capability to the BlockCross community, we are expanding the reach of streaming liquidity to provide more execution choices for the buy-side that complement algorithmic execution.”
The PureStream integration is available immediately to all BlockCross clients that have been upgraded to version 10. Any PureStream order interaction is done on an opt-in basis. Please contact your coverage at Instinet or PureStream for implementation details, including more information on accessing streaming capabilities via Instinet BlockCross.
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About Instinet
Instinet Incorporated, through its brokerage subsidiaries (collectively, "Instinet"), provides technologically advanced, agency-model brokerage services to institutional clients worldwide. As the wholly-owned execution services arm of Nomura Group, Instinet seeks to add value across the investment life cycle, providing: Execution Services – a suite of smart, and flexible electronic trading strategies and experienced high-touch trading teams across equities and derivatives, including a unique collaboration with Nomura called Global Execution Services; Crossing and Liquidity – top-ranked BlockCross® , as well as regulated crossing pools in multiple regions offering opportunities for block-like execution; and Instinet Technology Solutions – offering award-winning, customizable desktop platforms such as Newport® EMS, a suite of Trading Analytics, and Plazma® , a Research Payment and Commission Management system. Instinet helps institutional investors create, protect and capture alpha, reduce complexity, and lower overall trading costs to ultimately improve investment performance. Over the course of its more than 50-year history, Instinet has been a pioneer in electronic trading, creating an array of now industry-standard technologies and the world’s first major electronic trading venue. For more information on how Instinet helps clients every day, please visit https://www.instinet.com.
About PureStream
The PureStream ATS delivers institutional liquidity solutions designed to minimize market impact through unique trading protocols. Its matching engine rewards liquidity provision over traditional price-time priority, enhancing liquidity discovery while leveraging existing market price discovery mechanisms, preserving market efficiency, and supporting institutional trading objectives. Please visit https://purestream.tech/modules/ to learn more.
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