Articles by Dan DeFrancesco
CQG's Continuum offers Access Points in Illinois to TOCOM Market Data
Quotes Direct API will enable users to gain data in two locations in Illinois.
TradingScreen Teams with Asset Managers for Fixed Income Crossing Platform
Axa and Natixis among asset managers partnering with TradingScreen.
CQG to Offer Trading Platform
CQG AutoTrader can be used on CQG Integrated Client.
Xenomorph Includes Python in TimeScape
Scripting language integrated into data management platform.
Azul's JVM to Boost Orc's Automated Derivatives Trading Engine
Orc Liquidator to leverage Azul's Zing.
MDX Makes Enhancements To MDXT Connect
Platform to include server-based solutions.
TeraExchange Ups Security with BitGo
The bitcoin SEF will use BitGo's bitcoin security platform.
Cawley Takes Control at BGC's SEF with Eyes on the Client
James Cawley, who recently took over as CEO of BGC's swap execution facility (SEF), believes the key to success among the SEFs going forward is efficiently meeting customers' needs.
ITG's Triton to Integrate with FX Connect
Brokerage's execution management system to be combined with State Street's FX platform.
Fonetic Taps Maupoey as Head of Compliance Products
Maupoey spent 10 years with Unitronics.
SS&C Adds Explorer to its Portia Platform
New tool turns critical investment data into meaningful information.
Berkeley Futures to Use FlexTrade for Global FX Trading
MaxxTrader will be used for the full trading cycle of the UK broker's global FX trading.
Buy Side Turns to Managed Services to Alleviate Data Management Burden
Rimes' roundtable touches on alternative data management models.
Eze Castle Integration Adds New Tools To Cloud Offering
Eze Castle Integration announced enhancements to its Eze Managed Suite that include Microsoft and Varonis applications.
Mandell Joins MTS Markets International
MTS Markets International, a property of London Stock Exchange Group, has announced the appointment of Dan Mandell as a senior account executive.
NICE Actimize Teams With Alacra to Further Develop Its Customer Due Diligence Anti-Money Laundering Solution
NICE Actimize, a provider of a financial crime, risk and compliance software platform for the financial services industry, announced its partnership with Alacra, in an effort to grow its Customer Due Diligence (CDD) anti-money laundering solution.
Fairmat Offers Financial Risk Assessment Solution
Verona, Italy-based financial technology company Fairmat recently released Fairmat Cloud, a web-based financial risk service offering assessments of OTC and structured products.
DTCC Assembles Two Groups for T+2
Following in the footsteps of Europe, the DTCC has organized two industry group charged with leading the transition to T+2 in U.S. markets.
ITG Releases Posit Marketplace 3.0 Dark Pool Algorithm
In an effort to effectively tap dark pool liquidity and leverage the tools dark venues provide, brokerage ITG announced the launch of the Posit Marketplace 3.0 algorithm.
Buy-Side Firms Begin Trading Corporates Via MTS Bonds.com API
MTS Markets International announced liquidity-provisioned trades by buy-side institutions through its enhanced application program interface (API) on MTS Bonds.com have begun taking place.
Xignite Partners with FactSet
Cloud-based financial market data provider Xignite announced a partnership with data provider FactSet.
CME Group Enacts Tech Jobs Cut
CME Group announced a company restructure that will cut five percent of its workforce, or about 150 jobs, the majority of which will come from the company's technology division.
Fair Play? The Balancing Act of Finra's Involvement in the Selection and Bidding of the CAT
The fact the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is involved in both the selecting and bidding of the Consolidated Audit Trail has caused the regulatory body to take some heat.
CAT Conundrum: SROs, Vendors Vie to Build Consolidated Audit Trail
In 2012, the US Securities and Exchange Commission passed Rule 613, requesting the industry to develop a plan to build and run a platform capable of tracking and storing information on every order, cancellation, modification and trade execution for…