Articles by Jake Thomases
Tradewire Brings on Titan for Behavioral Research
Titan's TickAnalyst platform uses proprietary models to analyze 10 years of market and social media data.
S&P Capital IQ Acquires QuantHouse
The deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by the McGraw Hill subsidiary.
O'Hanlon Finds a Home at Numerix
Steve O'Hanlon moved from startup to startup before settling at the analytics provider, which he has helped guide to great growth and a new frontier in risk.
Keller Named COO at Information Mosaic
The Information Mosaic board member had previously been CIO at Swiss Life Insurance.
CME Aims for Smooth Migration of GreenX Contracts
CME acquires GreenX Holdings; environmental products will keep trading and clearing on Globex and ClearPort, respectively.
The Alpha Cooperative Deploys Linedata Products
The new hedge fund helper will use two Linedata solutions on a hosted basis.
ICE Releases WebICE Version 12.6
The latest version of WebICE allows for customized strategy building and a position keeper.
After Delay, OpenGamma Releases Risk and Analytics Platform
Version 1.0 of the open-source platform was held back to include a Bloomberg module.
NYSE Technologies Signs MOU with Korean Tech Firm
The memorandum of understanding renews and formalizes an earlier technology sharing agreement.
TradeStation Adds Chart Trading to its Platform
The click-and-drag functionality will make it simpler to place, edit, and cancel orders.
Brazilian Firm Selects Investran for Accounting
The SunGard product was chosen for its scalable infrastructure and reporting capabilities.
SGX Faces a Resignation and a Restructuring
Singapore Exchange will reshuffle its business operations in a month, and also moves on without its co-president.
Renaissance Capital Picks Fixnetix in London
The bank, which specializes in emerging markets, will have low latency trading through colocation.
JPMorgan Releases Hedge Fund Reporting Tool
Alternative asset managers can extract and consolidate data and generate reports with Alternative Investment Reporting, part of the Access platform.
Brazilian Brokerage Deploys FlexOMS
The OMS from FlexTrade provides DMA to BM&FBovespa and algo trading.
SunGard Adds Collateral Management Tool
The enterprise solution should assist with risk management and collateral allocation in the era of OTC derivatives trading.
Brady Promotes Hobbs to CTO
Hobbs has worked for the tech vendor for 17 years.
United Nations Connects Equity Volatility to Commodity Markets
The UN study has implications for investors attempting to diversify through commodity investment.
United Nations Connects Equity Volatility to Commodity Markets
The UN study has implications for investors attempting to diversify through commodity investment.
Singapore Exchange Introduces Dual Currency Trading
Securities listed on SGX can now be bought or sold in any two currencies.
Jake Thomases: The Greed for Speed
In recent years, various constituents in the financial services industry have played their part in reducing latency, to a point now where we’re seeing diminishing returns. And as Jake points out, trading firms don’t necessarily need to operate at any pre…
Broadridge Disengages its FinancePro Solution
The securities financing solution now includes extra functionality, including a Tri-Party Allocation Simulator.
Instinet and JPMorgan Reach Liquidity Agreement in Asia
Institutional clients at both firms will have access to one another's dark liquidity pools in Asia-Pacific.
DirectMarkets Hires a Pair of Sales Leaders
The new electronic trading platform purveyor brings on Jim Feingold and Richard Moore.