Chicago, IL — November 10, 2025 — Rival Systems, a leading provider of trading and risk management technology, is proud to announce that its multi-asset trading platform, Rival One, has been named “Best Buy-Side Order Management System (OMS)” for the 2025 Buy-Side Technology Awards by WatersTechnology. This marks the second consecutive year Rival Systems has received this honor, underscoring its continued innovation and commitment to delivering advanced trading solutions for buy-side firms and professional traders worldwide.

Built for speed, scalability, and simplicity, Rival One enables firms to view markets and trade across equities, futures, options, and crypto from a single, cloud-based system. Designed in close collaboration with active traders, the platform eliminates the need for multiple front ends, streamlining operations, reducing technology overhead, and improving performance and transparency across markets.

“Winning this award two years in a row demonstrates how Rival One continues to transform the way trading firms operate,” said Rob D’Arco, CEO of Rival Systems. “Our goal has always been to build technology that adapts to the trader, not the other way around. This recognition reinforces our vision to deliver innovative, intuitive tools that help firms thrive in increasingly dynamic markets.”

Recent Platform Enhancements

Rival Systems continues to evolve Rival One to meet the changing needs of the buy-side community. Key recent milestones include:

  • Expanded integrations with Instinet, Lightspeed, Trafix, Marex, and Wedbush enhancing execution flexibility and access to liquidity.
  • Depth Ticket for order entry, delivering an intuitive interface for securities-focused traders.
  • Proprietary algorithms for options execution, providing greater speed and control in multi-leg trading.
  • Auto-spreading capabilities across equities, options, and futures to improve efficiency.
  • New WebSocket API, offering a single interface to automate trading strategies, access normalized market data, and run real-time risk and scenario analysis.

These advancements reinforce Rival One’s position as a unified platform for multi-asset trading, combining OMS and EMS capabilities with built-in risk, compliance, and performance analytics.

Earlier this year, Rival Systems announced a strategic partnership with Wedbush Securities, one of the largest full-service investment firms in the U.S., to offer Rival One to Wedbush’s institutional and professional trading clients. The partnership expands Rival’s market reach and gives Wedbush clients access to Rival’s high-performance, multi-asset platform, enabling seamless trading across asset classes through a single interface.

Rival Systems’ recognition for Best Buy-Side OMS follows the continued success of Rival Risk, which earned the Waters Rankings title of Best Market Risk Solution Provider for three consecutive years from 2022-2024.

About Rival Systems

Founded in 2015, Rival Systems delivers an integrated ecosystem of enterprise trading and risk management solutions. The company’s technology suite includes market data feed handlers, multi-asset trading tools, enterprise risk management systems, and open APIs for algorithmic development—all built on ultra-low latency architecture. Rival’s products empower firms to compete in today’s fast-moving markets while achieving greater efficiency, scalability, and insight.

To learn more about Rival’s comprehensive solutions for market data, trading, and risk management, visit RivalSystems.com.