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Orc Parent to Acquire Tbricks
Cidron Delfi Intressenter Holding to buy prop trading vendor.
Top Stories of 2014: Best of the Sell Side
Exchange developments and cybersecurity take the lead for the year's sell-side coverage.
CLS Expands Settlement Services in South Korea
FX risk management utility looks east.
IEX Using Kdb+ for Data
Trading venue has been using KX Systems' product since October 2013
Clearing the Holiday Outbox
Esma has kept up a furious pace over the past week.
Esma Releases Mifid II Implementing Rules
European regulator publishes 1,611-page final report and two-part consultation.
Top Stories of 2014: The Compliance Challenge
The best of our regulatory and compliance-focused coverage in 2014.
BGC Increases Offer for GFI Group
Firm's tender offer is now for $5.45 per share, a 20-cent increase from its previous price.
HFT May Account for Three Quarters of European Equity Orders
Esma study suggests, under certain approaches, HFT touches 76 percent of equity orders.
OTAS Breaks into Germany with Union Win
Asset manager adds big data capabilities with platform.
Stable Platforms
Waters USA coverage leads the week on Sell-Side Technology.
Dhaka Bourse Eyes Multi-Asset Push with Technology Overhaul
When it comes to naming markets in South-East Asia, the young nation of Bangladesh might not be the first that springs to mind, competing as it does with giants such as Singapore. But with its implementation of technology from Nasdaq, that might be set…
Markit Tackles Derivatives Paperwork with Thunderhead
Markit has announced a partnership with Thunderhead.com, which will see the latter's One platform integrated with the former's Counterparty Manager for the purposes of electronically managing master confirmation agreements (MCAs).
Eurex Strikes Deal with GMEX over Swap Futures
German firm licenses Euro-denominated constant maturity future.
BGC Further Extends GFI Offer Deadline
BGC Partners' determined efforts to acquire rival interdealer broker GFI Group continued last night, as the firm extended the deadline for its offer to January 6, 2015, the second time that it has done so.
ICE to Divest Remaining Stake in Euronext
The Intercontinental Exchange Group (ICE) is set to sell its remaining shares in Euronext, as part of its strategic roadmap following its 2012 acquisition of the exchange operator.
Cyber Monday for Financial Markets
Vendors go on a shopping spree.
Clearstream, BNP Paribas Sign T2S Agreement
Firms cooperating on asset-servicing model for European settlement platform.
Japanese and Singaporean Bourses Ink Partnership
Exchanges will cooperate on technology, product development.
DTCC, TriOptima Take Aim at European Repository Matching Rates
Connectivity between repository and reconciliation service looks to reduce matching failures.
DTCC Launches Canadian Repository
Move means organization now has presence in seven jurisdictions.
Citi to Shutter LavaFlow ECN
ECN is sixth-largest system in the US.
Update: CME Matches BGC in Battle for GFI
Increases offer to $5.25 per share, matching BGC's premium.
SmartStream Buys Credit Suisse's Fee, Expense Management Platform
TLM specialists buy platform from bank, sign it as customer.