Portware, a US-based provider of electronic trading platforms for the financial industry, has connected its Enterprise trading system to Chi-X Europe, which is a UK company operating securities trading systems. The connection will allow Portware’s buy- and sell-side clients to trade directly on Chi-X Europe, a statement from Portware said. “We are pleased to provide access to our market through Portware’s advanced Enterprise trading solution, and welcome Portware to our growing list of certified vendors,” said Hirander Misra, chief operating officer, Chi-X Europe. Portware, headquartered in New York, develops and sells multi-asset, automated and algorithmic trading software and solutions to the global securities marketplace.