IPC launches fixed income marketplace

IPC Systems, Inc., a provider of specialized communications and managed network-as-a-service solutions for the financial trading community, has launched fixed income marketplace, a connectivity solution for market participants to trade fixed income instruments electronically or via voice, the company said.

The company said that as the financial industry continues to see changes in market structure, regulatory impact on bank balance sheets, liquidity shifts to the buy-side, and fragmentation of trading venues and protocols, there is an emerging need for secure and reliable connectivity to source liquidity, link market participants and enable all-to-all trading for the fixed income asset class.

The IPC Financial Markets Network service portfolio includes the Connexus Financial Extranet, Direct Connect and MPLS WAN data services, as well as trader and enhanced voice connectivity services. IPC´s Financial Markets Network interconnects global financial centers and allows access to more than 6,000 market participant locations across 700 cities in more than 60 countries.

IPC powers financial markets globally, providing provide ways for customers to accelerate their ability to adapt to the ever–changing requirements for advanced data networks, compliance and collaboration with all counter-parties across the financial markets.