Horizon Market Maker

Horizon Market Maker is a cross-asset electronic platform designed to cater to the needs of principal and agency traders, market makers, risk managers, algorithmic traders, and compliance officers. According to the vendor, this platform offers a range of native trading functionalities and algorithmic capabilities. With Horizon Market Maker, clients can create, test, and implement automated trading strategies across multiple asset classes, potentially enhancing trading efficiency and enabling effective portfolio management.

Key Features

Market Making Solution: According to the vendor, Horizon Market Maker provides a solution for market makers, allowing them to efficiently create and manage quotes in options, warrants, futures, ETFs, and FX. It supports automated pricing, hedging, and risk management, potentially facilitating liquidity provision and enhancing trading efficiency.

Algo Framework: The platform offers an algo framework that enables clients to run and script their own trading algorithms. According to the vendor, it integrates Horizon's vol and dispersion algos for enhanced trading strategies and allows for back-testing and stress-testing of trading strategies. It provides flexibility and customization options for algorithmic trading.

Execution & Order Management: Horizon Market Maker includes a multi-asset Execution & Order Management System (EOMS) for efficient trade execution. The vendor states that it offers embedded algo execution strategies for enhanced trading performance, supports real-time monitoring and management of orders and executions, and provides connectivity to multiple markets and exchanges.

Pricing Integration, Position, and Risk Analysis: The platform integrates with pricing data sources to provide real-time pricing information. It enables position and risk analysis for effective portfolio management and offers risk management tools to monitor and mitigate trading risks. Additionally, it provides comprehensive reporting and analytics capabilities.

Managed Services: Horizon Market Maker offers hosting services with high-performance hosting and the possibility of exchange colocation. According to the vendor, it manages hardware and connections with exchanges for optimal performance, provides application management services, and offers 24/5 support to ensure the platform is always available and ready for use.

Native Trading: The platform supports trading across multiple asset classes, including equities, currencies, commodities, and derivatives. According to the vendor, it provides a single multi-asset market solutions approach for both principal and agency traders, potentially facilitating efficient trade execution and order management across different markets.

Cryptocurrency Trading: Horizon Market Maker supports trading of cryptocurrencies, allowing traders to access the growing digital asset market. According to the vendor, it provides connectivity to cryptocurrency exchanges for seamless execution, offers trading tools and functionalities specific to cryptocurrency trading, and enables efficient management of cryptocurrency positions and risks.

Advanced Trading: The platform includes an algorithmic framework for scripting and integrating advanced trading strategies. According to the vendor, it supports deep learning and intraday strategies, facilitates automation of trading workflows, and offers volatility and dispersion algos to manage market uncertainties.

Market Connectivity: Horizon Market Maker provides connectivity to multiple markets, exchanges, and liquidity providers. According to the vendor, it enables access to real-time market data and trading venues, facilitates efficient order routing and execution across different markets, and supports market connectivity protocols and APIs.