Nomura's Laser Digital Readies Institutional Trading Platform

Laser Digital is driving forward with plans to launch its trading platform in the first quarter of this year despite according to a story in The Block news. The digital assets firm, which is a subsidiary of banking giant Nomura, launched last year with plans for three core verticals: trading, asset management and venture capital. Laser Digital’s most mature vertical is its venture capital arm which allows for more digital asset investments to be made across a wider range of industry themes. The firm’s institutional trading services will be the second of the verticals to launch. It's being built so that Laser can become a liquidity provider for its current and prospective clients, which range from professionals to hedge funds, family offices and pension funds.