Emerging Technologies
Options Clearing Corp. Appoints Morrison as Chief Security Officer
Morrison comes from State Street where he served as chief information security officer.
Ex-Reuters Vet Powell Joins Ballintrae Board as Strategic Advisor
Powell will support the Ballintrae board as it prepares to launch a new shared service utility offering in the coming months.
Redline Adds Handler for Quincy QED Feed
The feed handler will allow Redline clients to ingest and normalize data from Quincy's microwave-based feed alongside other data sources.
Visible Alpha Hires Research, Data Vets McNerney, Stemberger
In addition to McNerney and Stemberger, Visible Alpha hired 51 new staff in teh first quarter of 2017 -- a headcount increase of almost 30 percent.
JPMorgan Follows Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley in R3 Consortium Exit
JPMorgan becomes the latest bank to withdraw from the R3 blockchain consortium as the industry body seeks to raise $150 million.
Delta Capita Acquires Technology Provider Appendium
The acquisition is expected to enhance Delta Capita’s Securities Finance Managed Services (SFMS).
Fenics Adds Execs from Rival Brokers
Between them, Fitzpatrick adn Machado have more than 35 years' experience in data, financial technology and trading.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 67: A Farewell to Dan
Dan and Anthony talk about how technologists—and traders—are portrayed in TV and on the big screen, and just how accurate those portrayals are.
StatPro Joins Cloud Security Alliance
Cloud-based portfolio analytics provider becomes the newest member of the Cloud Security Alliance (CSA) aiming to raise awareness around the cloud computing environment.
"Arbitrary" Dark Pool Caps Leading to Increase in Block Trading and Innovation
Innovation and large-in-scale trading are set to be given a boost as the industry seeks ways to combat the dark pool double volume caps under Mifid II.
Trading Technologies Goes Big with TT Desktop
TT CEO Rick Lane talks with Waters about the vendor’s new desktop offering, which can accommodate 18 monitors, if not more.
Colt, NovaSparks Ally for FPGA-Normalized Tokyo Feed
NovaSparks has deployed its FPGA technology in the Tokyo Stock Exchange's co-lo facility, "wrapped in" Colt's MarketPrizm API for ease of access.
OCC Sued Over Fintech Firm Bank Charter Plan
The Conference of State Bank Supervisors claim the OCC has gone beyond its legal authority to determine what defines a bank.
Ta Ta for Now: My Goodbye to Waters
Dan issues his final weekly editor’s letter before leaving for Risk.net.
MarketAxess Taps MDX Tech for Data Distribution, Axes
MDX's platform will enable MarketAxess clients to access data and submit axes to its Open Trading marketplace via Excel spreadsheets.
YCharts Integrates Morningstar Custodian Data for ‘Portfolio Sync’
Portfoilio Sync allows wealth manager clients to automate the uploading of client portfolio holdings data, enabling them to analyze specific client account information within YCharts' platform.
Plato Aims to Standardize Block Trading Performance with New Utility
The not-for-profit company has collaborated with LiquidMetrix for research on setting the standards to block trading execution performance.
Don’t Stop that CAT: Why the Industry Needs to Aggressively Push Forward with the Audit Trail
The need for the CAT to be a top priority.
Opus Opens Singapore Office to Meet Asia RegTech Needs
The vendor says regulators in Asia, such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore, are encouraging companies to enhance their risk management and compliance programs.
Best Credit Data Nabs Muni Vet Metzold
Metzold joins Best Credit Data after a career spanning 35 years, many in senior muni bond portfolio management roles at Eaton Vance.
Redline Moves Lau to London
Lau moves from New York to London to spearhead Redline's sales expansion in the EMEA region.
NewsHedge, Metricle Bow Systematic Twitter Analysis API
The new offering identifies unusual trading activity and correlates it to news events on Twitter.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 66: Technologists & Film Portrayals
Dan and Anthony talk about how technologists—and traders—are portrayed in TV and on the big screen, and just how accurate those portrayals are.
Virtu Financial Buys KCG
In a $1.4 billion deal, the two HFT firms will merge into a market-making and agency execution company.