Market Insights and Latest News
Keep up to date with the latest market insights, financial trends and in-depth analysis from Instinet Pacific's professional trading team.
We regularly publish real-time information to help investors make more accurate and wise decisions.
2025.05.01
The volume of conditional orders hit a record high, and BlockCross drove a breakthrough in market efficiency
In the first quarter of 2025, BlockCross's number of conditional orders in Hong Kong and new markets increased by 58% year-on-year, and professional traders rely more on efficient execution and hidden liquidity.
2025.03.11
A new generation of AI strategy models is launched to optimize the entry and exit points of institutional transactions
The latest AI model has successfully improved the accuracy of medium and large-scale transactions, making entry and exit points more stable, and effectively reducing slippage and market impact.
2024.12.20
Asia-Pacific dark pool usage increased by 40% year-on-year, BlockMatch became a safe haven for funds
Faced with a highly volatile market, BlockMatch's transaction share has climbed, and institutional funds in Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore have shown obvious risk aversion behavior.
2024.10.05
Singapore trading node upgrade completed, API latency compressed to 8ms
The data center upgrade strengthens the regional layout, the API response is more immediate, and the stability of program trading is improved.
2024.08.19
Defensive trading in Hong Kong stocks has increased significantly, and the application of conditional orders has risen rapidly
The trading ratio of high-yield stocks and consumer stocks in Hong Kong stocks has increased, reflecting that institutions are shifting to low-volatility asset operations.
2024.06.06
The third phase of the retail investor education project was launched, with enthusiastic participation in real-time simulation
Instinet's teaching group attracts hundreds of new retail investors to participate in strategy simulations to cultivate future professional traders.
2024.03.15
In the process of capital structure transfer, BlockCross transaction share exceeded 12% for the first time
Institutional funds prefer anonymous transactions, and conditional order transactions have become the new normal for high net worth individuals and family offices.
2023.12.02
Asian AI strategy test was successful, with Hong Kong Star Market performing most stably
The algorithm model has been tested in multiple markets in Asia, and Hong Kong and Singapore have the most stable performance returns.
2023.09.10
Helix Smart Router V5 is launched to enhance cross-market matching performance
The new version supports conditional orders and multi-market order-slicing strategies, improving the execution stability of large transactions.
2023.07.01
Dark pool trading strategies continue to penetrate institutional client portfolio allocations
Block trading and special execution are switched to BlockMatch, which greatly improves slippage control and transaction concealment.
2023.04.23
The real-time quotation module has been upgraded, and new risk control and delay monitoring functions have been added
The real-time abnormal quotation analysis module is launched to enhance the accuracy of program strategy feedback.
2023.01.18
BlockCross global deployment completed, Asian platform officially launched
The conditional order management platform has officially landed in Asia Pacific, with Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo being the first to be connected.
2022.11.10
Instinet acquires FIS Execution Services to strengthen strategic signaling
Fox River Alpha Model adds algorithm modules to further improve prediction and execution efficiency.
2022.07.20
BlockMatch Dark Market Asia Edition is launched, supporting hidden bulk matching
In response to the large order demand in Asia Pacific, BlockMatch launched a regional dark pool system.
2021.12.15
The conditional order education module is launched to promote the transformation of Asian trading concepts
Carry out professional user education courses to popularize conditional order mechanisms and risk control applications.
2021.10.01
FIX protocol upgrade completed, data synchronization performance improved by 30%
Added cover logic and quote information anti-fracture module to improve trading stability.
2021.07.12
Helix Routing System Launches in Asia, First in Hong Kong and Singapore
Supports real-time condition monitoring and automated multi-market trading strategies.
2021.04.22
OMS system upgrade to achieve real-time monitoring and management across accounts
Supports multi-role operation and regulatory integration to enhance corporate users' compliance capabilities.
2020.12.03
Instinet and Wolfe Research Establish Global Research Alliance
Trading customers can obtain research reports simultaneously and combine them with strategy models to strengthen order decisions.
2019.06.20
Fintech’s 50th anniversary reaffirms the original intention of technology-driven finance
A special issue was published to review major innovations since 1969 and affirm the role of electronic trading reform.
2017.09.14
Acquired BlockCross ATS to expand conditional orders and block trading functions
Through strategic mergers and acquisitions, we strengthen our ability to match large transactions and extend the application scenarios of high-frequency strategies.
2015.03.01
Instinet Europe becomes FCA approved payment broker
In response to MiFID II regulations, Instinet Europe has officially been certified as a payment institution by the FCA, becoming the first brokerage firm in the industry to obtain this qualification.
2014.11.18
Automated trading has become mainstream, with over 75% of US stock trading volume coming from system execution
According to statistics, more than 70% of stocks traded on U.S. exchanges are traded through algorithms and automated platforms, indicating that changes in market structure have already taken shape.
2012.08.10
As global regulations tighten, Instinet becomes Nomura Group's global execution arm
Faced with new requirements for transaction transparency and risk management, Instinet was officially incorporated into Nomura's global execution structure to strengthen international collaboration.
2009.06.30
BlockMatch MTF debuts in Europe, ushering in the era of hidden block matching
Instinet launches BlockMatch dark pool to help institutional traders execute large orders with less market impact, becoming a new liquidity tool.
2006.04.12
Chi-X Europe goes live, becoming the largest pan-European trading platform within five years
Instinet launched Chi-X in a low-key manner, and quickly seized the European market with its high efficiency and low-cost advantages, changing the traditional trading ecology.
2005.06.01
Reg NMS implementation promotes the growth of electronic trading and dark pools
The U.S. SEC's national market supervision system has been put into operation, which will improve quotation transparency and promote the accelerated expansion of high-frequency and dark pool trading.
2001.10.03
IBM paper shows algorithmic trading outperforms human operators
Research shows that in most market scenarios, systematic strategies have stability and return advantages, supporting the trend of quantitative trading.
1999.07.21
Instinet launches Helix, an intelligent routing technology to improve transaction efficiency
In the face of market diversion, Helix can instantly route orders based on market depth and price, effectively optimizing execution results.
1997.05.06
SEC Order Processing Reform Launches US Stock Technology Revolution
The implementation of new US securities regulatory rules stimulated the rise of electronic trading platforms, and Instinet became one of the earliest beneficiaries.
1993.03.01
Instinet Launches Early-Stage Stock Order Management System (OMS)
The advent of OMS has established a digital management foundation for institutional trading that integrates order placement, risk control and reporting.
1992.09.18
Financial Information Exchange Protocol FIX officially introduces real-time communication architecture
The FIX protocol makes it possible to standardize and automate transaction information, laying the foundation for global electronic trading standards.
1987.10.26
Launched SOES system to automatically process small orders on the NYSE
For the first time, automatic instant execution of small orders was achieved, marking the beginning of the electronicization of the New York Stock Exchange.
1986.02.20
The time point cross trading mechanism is launched to reform the price formation process
Instinet introduced a cross-matching framework in the United States to improve transaction efficiency and liquidity matching speed.
1984.12.10
SuperDOT is online, orders can be sent directly to NYSE trading experts
For the first time, electronic orders skipped the manual process, and the market entered a new stage of "semi-automation".
1977.08.04
The first quotation montage system was born, ushering in the era of real-time quotation
Instinet launches the Green Screen system to integrate quote information from multiple sources, improve pre-trade transparency and speed up decision-making.
