Changelog
What's new
Features, improvements, and fixes.
Update 074
Update 074Connectivity
FIX 4.4 liquidity gateway
FIX protocol connectivity for institutional liquidity management platforms. Extends Virtex's venue connectivity to the broader FIX ecosystem.
Update 073
Update 073Risk & Compliance
OMS balance snapshots on demand
OMS can emit a full balance snapshot on demand for downstream consumers to hard-set their state. Clean reconciliation baseline.
Update 072
Update 072Infrastructure
v3 gateway adapter migration
Gateways dispatch typed v3 events directly to adapters instead of legacy FIX translation. Cleaner, faster, fewer moving parts.
Update 071
Update 071Connectivity
Zodia Markets gateway live
Custody and OTC venue gateway for institutional clients. Auth, order entry, and status tracking with Zodia Markets.
Update 070
Update 070Account & Ops
Broker onboarding workflow
Broker discovery, relationship request/accept/decline lifecycle, onboarding checklist with computed stages, and WebSocket push notifications.
Update 069
Update 069Risk & Compliance
Ledger reporting API
REST endpoints for querying ledger entries, transaction history, and balance movements.
Update 068
Update 068Risk & Compliance
Fee events in the ledger
FeeCharged events emitted on fills and projected into the ledger with correlation back to the original order.
Update 067
Update 067Risk & Compliance
Balance movement history API
Full audit trail of every deposit, withdrawal, fill, and fee that changed a balance. Queryable via API.
Update 066
Update 066Infrastructure
WebSocket reconnect state snapshots
On WebSocket login, the server sends a full state snapshot — open orders, positions, balances. Clients never miss anything during a disconnect.
Update 065
Update 065Infrastructure
Snowflake ID generation
All business IDs generated using a Snowflake-style generator. Deterministic, replay-safe, monotonically increasing.
Update 064
Update 064Connectivity
Banking rails integration
Virtual IBANs with webhook-based balance updates for fiat deposits and withdrawals. Supports GBP, EUR, and USD with automated treasury sweep functions.
Update 063
Update 063Infrastructure
Idempotent replay guards
Every projection handler is idempotent. Event stream replay doesn’t create duplicate database records.
Update 062
Update 062Infrastructure
Async projection writer
Database writes decoupled from the event stream reader. DB latency never blocks event processing.
Update 061
Update 061Risk & Compliance
Balance reconciliation engine
Internal balances reconciled against venue-reported balances on every gateway connect. Drift detection with auto-correction and alerting.
Update 060
Update 060Client Layer
White-label client experience
Client-facing portal branded as your own. Your logo, your domain, your client relationship — powered by Virtex infrastructure underneath.
Update 059
Update 059Risk & Compliance
Pre-trade balance checks enforced
OMS rejects orders when insufficient free balance. Funds locked on submission, unlocked on cancel or reject. No more over-trading.
Update 058
Update 058Client Layer
Interactive CLI (REPL) for trading
Terminal with tab completion: submit orders, cancel, deposit/withdraw, view positions, watch order flow, stream prices, run RFQs, manage accounts and venues. ANSI colour output.
Update 057
Update 057Infrastructure
MarketData Engine rewrite
Dedicated MarketData Engine with orchestrator managing transport lifecycle separately from data processing. Primitive-only event model — no object allocation on the hot path.
Update 056
Update 056Infrastructure
v3 event model rewrite
Complete rewrite using typed domain events, pure enum-based status codes, scaled-long arithmetic for prices/quantities, and zero-allocation hot path design.
Update 055
Update 055Infrastructure
Three-level reference data model
Asset → Instrument → Listing. Assets are the base (BTC, ETH). Instruments are tradeable pairs. Listings are venue-specific with lot/tick sizes.
Update 054
Update 054Infrastructure
Sequencer module for exactly-once processing
Strict ordering and deduplication of the business event stream. Ensures exactly-once processing semantics across all downstream consumers.
Update 053
Update 053Infrastructure
Runtime and framework upgrade to latest LTS
Running on the latest JDK LTS and Spring Boot with Jakarta namespace. Staying current.
Update 052
Update 052Connectivity
Gateway startup reconciliation
Gateways sync open orders and positions from venues on startup. Catches anything that happened while offline.
Update 051
Update 051Infrastructure
Venue API keys secured in AWS Secrets Manager
Venue credentials stored in AWS Secrets Manager with local file fallback for dev. Secrets never touch the event stream.
Update 050
Update 050Infrastructure
BBO order books for lightweight venues
Best-bid/offer top-of-book representation for venues where full depth isn’t needed. Lighter, faster.
Update 049
Update 049Connectivity
BTC Markets gateway and market data
Australian exchange gateway with commission tracking and liquidity indicator mapping. Full market data feeds.
Update 048
Update 048Infrastructure
Redis-backed market data pipeline
Python-based market data ingestors push to Redis, Java services consume. Allows non-Java feeds to participate in the market data pipeline.
Update 047
Update 047Infrastructure
WebSocket trading support
Full order entry and cancellation via WebSocket, in addition to REST. Lower latency for active traders.
Update 046
Update 046Connectivity
Bullish gateway and market data
WebSocket-based gateway with market data, order entry, and min/max order size enforcement from venue config.
Update 045
Update 045Connectivity
Phemex gateway live
REST-based gateway adapter for Phemex.
Update 044
Update 044Connectivity
Gemini gateway live
Full gateway adapter for Gemini with Auth0 integration.
Update 043
Update 043Execution
Post-only order support
Maker-only orders wired through the OMS to Binance and other venues that support participate-don’t-initiate execution.
Update 042
Update 042Risk & Compliance
Commission tracking per fill
Commissions captured per fill with currency and liquidity indicator (maker/taker). Stored in database and available via API.
Update 041
Update 041Connectivity
MEXC gateway and market data
Gateway with Protobuf wire protocol plus live market data from MEXC. Order entry, cancel, status, and streaming book data.
Update 040
Update 040Execution
Mass cancel for orders
Cancel all open orders for an account or a list of order IDs in a single command.
Update 039
Update 039Infrastructure
Machine-to-machine API users
Headless API access with M2M tokens for programmatic trading. No browser login needed.
Update 038
Update 038Connectivity
Binance Futures gateway
Perpetual futures trading on Binance with position mapping and settlement handling.
Update 037
Update 037Connectivity
Oanda FX gateway
FX price feed and gateway adapter for Oanda. Extends Virtex beyond crypto into traditional FX.
Update 036
Update 036Risk & Compliance
Ledger service live
Double-entry style ledger records created for every fill, fee, deposit, and withdrawal. Prime brokerage accounting from day one.
Update 035
Update 035Infrastructure
OpenAPI specification maintained
Auto-generated OpenAPI spec covering all REST endpoints. Bot and SDK clients generated directly from the spec.
Update 034
Update 034Execution
RFQ workflow live
Full request-for-quote lifecycle: client requests a quote, quoter streams live bid/ask with configurable BPS spread, client can hit or lift. Integrated into CLI and Telegram bot.
Update 033
Update 033Infrastructure
Role-based access control
Per-endpoint authorisation with roles: ADMIN, USER, QUOTE. Admin users see all accounts; regular users only see accounts they’ve been granted.
Update 032
Update 032Infrastructure
CQRS architecture formalised
API is a pure read-side projection. Commands go to the event queue, events are projected into Postgres for REST and WebSocket consumption. No business logic in the API layer.
Update 031
Update 031Execution
Force cancel for unresponsive venues
API endpoint and CLI command to force-cancel orders when venues are unresponsive. Ensures order state never gets stuck.
Update 030
Update 030Execution
Back-to-back broker order routing
Client orders automatically create a back-to-back order on the broker’s exchange account. Fills flow back through a three-level chain: client → broker → venue.
Update 029
Update 029Execution
Manual cross/fill support for OTC
OTC-style manual trade entry for off-venue crosses. Generates proper trade capture reports and position updates.
Update 028
Update 028Connectivity
Bybit gateway live
Spot trading on Bybit with multi-execution message support. Bybit sends multiple fills in a single message — handled correctly.
Update 027
Update 027Infrastructure
Queue-based config distribution
Reference data, accounts, gateways, and instruments distributed via event streams. All services read from the queue — no database dependency for hot-path config.
Update 026
Update 026Infrastructure
OAuth2/OIDC authentication
Secure authentication with Google, GitHub, and password login. JWT tokens with role-based authorities.
Update 025
Update 025Execution
Smart Order Router live
Aggressive orders routed to the venue with the best price across all connected exchanges. Configurable per client and per instrument.
Update 024
Update 024Execution
TWAP strategy engine
Time-weighted average price algo that slices parent orders across configurable intervals. Strategies survive restarts — state is persisted and resurrected on reboot.
Update 023
Update 023Connectivity
Binance live market data service
Dedicated Binance WebSocket service for real-time book and trade feeds, separate from the order gateway.
Update 022
Update 022Risk & Compliance
Lot and tick size enforcement
Orders validated and rounded to venue-specific lot sizes and tick sizes before submission. No more rejected orders from size mismatches.
Update 021
Update 021Account & Ops
Dynamic account creation on first login
New users get an account automatically on first JWT login. Accounts, entities, and gateway configs can be created at runtime.
Update 020
Update 020Infrastructure
API key authentication with HMAC
HMAC-based API key/secret pairs for programmatic access. Keys stored as salted hashes — never plaintext.
Update 019
Update 019Connectivity
Coinbase gateway live
Order entry, cancellation, position sync, and reject parsing on Coinbase.
Update 018
Update 018Infrastructure
Exchange simulator for onboarding and testing
Full-featured exchange simulator for client onboarding, sandbox testing, and development. Supports fills, rejects, positions, and WebSocket connectivity — no live venue needed.
Update 017
Update 017Infrastructure
WebSocket real-time streaming
Live order updates, position changes, market data quotes, and notifications streamed over WebSocket. Subscribers only receive events for their accounts.
Update 016
Update 016Client Layer
Telegram trading bot
Place orders, cancel, check positions, get price quotes, and run RFQs — all via Telegram. Live updates pushed over WebSocket.
Update 015
Update 015Infrastructure
REST API
Full API surface for orders, positions, trades, instruments, accounts, and users. Paged responses, validation, and auto-generated OpenAPI spec.
Update 014
Update 014Client Layer
Web trading UI live
React-based trading frontend with AG Grid tables, TradingView charts, order entry, positions, child orders, and transaction history. Real-time streaming via WebSocket.
Update 013
Update 013Account & Ops
Multi-entity, multi-account hierarchy
Entities (legal entities / firms) contain accounts. Accounts have counterparties, venues, and routing rules. Full CRUD via API.
Update 012
Update 012Risk & Compliance
Account-based position tracking
Positions tracked per account with locked and free breakdown. Updated on fills, deposits, withdrawals, and expired orders.
Update 011
Update 011Execution
Guaranteed cancel confirmation
Orders stay in pending-cancel state until the venue explicitly confirms. No optimistic cancellation that can desync state between Virtex and the exchange.
Update 010
Update 010Infrastructure
Distributed tracing with OpenTelemetry
Spans propagated across all services for end-to-end distributed tracing. See exactly where time is spent from order submission to venue fill.
Update 009
Update 009Execution
Limit, Market, and IOC order types
Full support for limit orders, market orders, and immediate-or-cancel with time-in-force handling.
Update 008
Update 008Execution
Parent/child order management
Client-facing parent orders automatically spawn venue-specific child orders. Fills, cancels, and status changes cascade correctly. Supports three-level chains for broker routing.
Update 007
Update 007Infrastructure
Instrument reference data from CCDATA
Assets, instruments, and venue-specific listings sourced from CCDATA. Full mapping between venue symbols and canonical symbols across the platform.
Update 006
Update 006Connectivity
Historical and live market data via Tardis
Stream historical and live order book data across all supported venues. Handles subscriptions, reconnection, and replay.
Update 005
Update 005Connectivity
Binance Spot gateway live
Full order lifecycle on Binance Spot — new orders, cancellations, WebSocket streaming for fills, and commission tracking. Native integration, no third-party dependencies.
Update 004
Update 004Execution
FIX 5.0 order protocol across the platform
All internal messages use FIX 5.0 semantics for consistency. NewOrderSingle, ExecutionReport, OrderCancelRequest — a standard protocol from order entry to venue.
Update 003
Update 003Execution
Deterministic sub-microsecond order processing
All order state transitions happen on a single thread with no locks. Guarantees deterministic replay and sub-microsecond processing latency.
Update 002
Update 002Infrastructure
Event-sourced order management system live
The entire order management system is built on an immutable event log. Every order, fill, cancel, and position change is recorded. The system can be fully replayed to reconstruct identical state.
Update 001
Update 001Infrastructure
Core platform deployed to dedicated infrastructure
Virtex runs on private server infrastructure from day one — no shared cloud tenancy. The base deployment pipeline, environment configuration, and CI/CD scaffolding are live.