Connect to Nomura with ZagTrader

Who is Nomura?

Nomura is a Japan-headquartered financial services group and one of the longest-established names in Asian capital markets. Operating internationally under Nomura Holdings, the firm provides investment banking, global markets, and asset and wealth management services to corporations, institutions, and investors. Within global markets it acts as a broker, dealer, and market maker, supplying execution and liquidity across a broad range of asset classes from its base in Tokyo and across financial centers worldwide.

For asset managers, hedge funds, brokers, and banks, Nomura is a well-recognized execution counterparty with particular depth in Japanese and wider Asia-Pacific markets, complemented by a global presence across the Americas and Europe. Reaching that counterparty through a stable, certified, and well-monitored connection is a practical requirement for any desk that routes orders to it, and that is the role ZagTrader is built to fill.

How ZagTrader connects and routes to Nomura

ZagTrader provides institutional connectivity to Nomura through certified FIX sessions, established and tested so that order flow, executions, and acknowledgements travel over resilient, monitored links. The same connectivity supports direct market access (DMA) workflows, allowing desks to send orders through Nomura to the venues and liquidity it provides while retaining full control and visibility on the trading blotter.

Connectivity is delivered as part of ZagTrader's integrated Order Management System (OMS) and Execution Management System (EMS). Traders work from a unified blotter, apply pre-trade compliance and risk checks, and use smart order routing logic to direct orders appropriately before they leave the desk. Drop-copy sessions provide an independent, real-time stream of execution and order-status messages for reconciliation, surveillance, and risk monitoring. Because order management, execution, routing, and post-trade share one platform, there are no brittle hand-offs between disconnected systems.

• Certified FIX sessions for order entry, execution reports, and acknowledgements.
• Direct market access (DMA) order flow with full blotter visibility.
• Smart order routing managed within the OMS/EMS before orders are sent.
• Drop-copy sessions for independent reconciliation and surveillance.
• Pre-trade compliance and risk checks applied before orders leave the desk.

Markets and assets accessible through Nomura

As a global investment bank with deep roots in Asia, Nomura offers execution and liquidity across a wide range of asset classes, with notable strength in Japanese and broader Asia-Pacific markets. Routing through it via ZagTrader's multi-asset platform lets a desk reach that breadth of coverage from a single, consistent workflow rather than maintaining separate tools per product line or region. The instruments and services available always depend on a client's own agreements and onboarding with the firm.

• Equities — cash equities and related execution services, with strength in Japan and Asia-Pacific.
• Fixed income — government and corporate debt instruments.
• Currencies — foreign-exchange execution for institutional flow.
• Listed derivatives — futures and options for hedging and risk management.
• Asia-Pacific access — exposure to regional markets alongside global coverage.
• Funds and other instruments available under the relevant client agreements.

Post-trade, settlement, and reporting

Execution is only the first step in the trade lifecycle, and ZagTrader is built to carry flow routed to Nomura all the way through to booking. Fills captured over FIX and confirmed via drop-copy feed straight into the platform's post-trade processing, so that trades, allocations, and positions are kept consistent without manual re-keying.

The platform supports trade confirmation and allocation, generation of settlement instructions, and reconciliation against counterparty, custodian, and clearing records. Settlement itself takes place through the relevant market infrastructure and the client's own custody and clearing arrangements; ZagTrader's role is to manage the order and post-trade data flow accurately around that process. Reporting and audit-ready record keeping are produced from the same source of truth that runs from order inception, helping desks meet their internal control and regulatory obligations across the jurisdictions in which they operate, including the time-zone and market conventions of Asia-Pacific trading.

Why route to Nomura through ZagTrader

Routing to Nomura through ZagTrader means consolidating execution, routing, risk, compliance, and post-trade onto one multi-asset front-to-back platform instead of stitching together separate systems for each function. A single OMS/EMS blotter spans Nomura alongside other supported brokers and venues, so traders manage their full book in one place and operations work from one consistent set of records.

Certified FIX connectivity and drop-copy reconciliation give desks confidence that what was sent, executed, and booked all agree, while smart order routing and pre-trade controls keep execution disciplined. For firms seeking reliable access to Japanese and Asia-Pacific liquidity within a global workflow, the same platform scales to additional counterparties, asset classes, and markets without re-platforming, making ZagTrader a durable foundation for desks that route institutional flow to Nomura and beyond.

• One multi-asset OMS/EMS for Nomura and additional brokers and venues.
• Certified FIX and DMA connectivity with drop-copy reconciliation.
• Smart order routing and pre-trade compliance and risk controls.
• Integrated post-trade flow from execution through booking and reporting.
• Access to Asia-Pacific liquidity within a single global front-to-back workflow.