Instinet Incorporated | 14,775 followers on LinkedIn. When Instinet gave birth to electronic trading in 1969, we were a small tech-focused start-up with a simple point of view: technology can bring great efficiency to the financial markets. No one had coined the term “fintech” yet, but that’s exactly what we were. It’s been our mission to remain at the forefront of advancements that shape the financial markets ever since.