SunGard’s Valdi ATS has hit a record high number of volumes crossed, with over 13.8 million shares. Valdi leverages the high volume of daily shares processed through SunGard’s trading solutions. The Valdi ATS supports SunGards strategy to help traders become more competitive by improving fill rates, reducing transaction costs and achieving faster trade execution with minimal market impact.
Valdi has created a pool of liquidity via its diverse customer base, which includes retail, institutional and high frequency firms.
The Valdi ATS is accessible through SunGards trading solutions workstations, a FIX 4.2 API, and by the Valdi Liquidity Services’ dark-seeking algorithms. Valdi has also established integration links with several OMS and EMS providers. The Valdi ATS is a valuable part of SunGard’s ‘360 degree’ approach to trading, which helps customers increase transparency and efficiency throughout the trade lifecycle. Through bundled service offerings and the ability to monetize order flow through Valdis Shares Rewards Program**, customers of SunGard’s trading solutions and services benefit from economies of scale, reduced costs and improved fill rates.
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