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> > Bump. Anyone? > > > > > Does any foreign buy-side firm actually sent orders by FIX to > > > mainland China brokers for execution on Shanghai or Shenzhen?? > > > > > > If you do this - please do get in touch with me - I'd like to see > > > what problems you encountered or if it was all smooth... > Hi John, The main issue isn't really on the FIX side, its more on > physical connectivity due to PRC telco regulations and costs, and of > course language depending on what firms you are dealing with. Some > issues with investor IDs but thats usually configurable. Feel free to > contact me if you want to discuss further. > > DLee STEP protocol has been designated as a national standard for connection between brokers and the exchanges in China. STEP is based on FIX and has been developed in close cooperation with FIX organization. However, it is a protocol "newly" published and is not yet widely supported by the exchanges yet. For buy-side firms connecting to brokers in China, I suspect most brokers in China may not have the corresponding capability to support FIX though I could not exclude the existence of a few exceptional cases. That could be confirmed through a survey with a few technology-more-aggressive brokers. Local regulatory restrictions on foreign investors participating in the markets "dampen" the need further, other than the telco and language issues raised by DLee. David [You can unsubscribe from this discussion group by sending a message to mailto:[email protected]] --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Financial Information eXchange" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/FIX-Protocol?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
