Sao Paulo Discount Brokerage Alpes Joins Fidessa’s Network

Fidessa group, which builds trading systems and provides market data to the buy-side and sell-side, announced that Sao Paulo-based discount brokerage Alpes has joined its connectivity network.

The move means Alpes will be able to provide an increased ranged of Brazilian trading and execution services to Fidessa’s global user base within the equities, futures, and options markets, Fidessa said in a statement. In turn, Alpes will gain greater exposure to a wide range of market players across the globe.

“We are seeing a huge surge of activity in Brazil at the moment and Alpes’ addition to our community is a further demonstration of the growth of the Latin American region and its position on the world stage,” Alice Botis, Fidessa’s head of Latin American business development said in a statement.

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