Articles by Joanne Faulkner
Currenex, EBS Face Off with New FX Feeds
The FX trading platform operators are bringing different approaches to the process of increasing transparency in the FX market.
BT Preps High-Bandwidth US Data Net
Officials say the new network, connecting six US datacenters, will provide sufficient bandwidth to cope with anticipated increases in the bandwidth of market data feeds.
LSE Hires Ex-Barclays Index CEO Samad to Lead Multi-Asset Benchmarks
Samad was previously CEO of the Barclays Risk Analytics and Index Solutions business, prior to its recent sale to Bloomberg.
Beeks Unveils On-Demand Data Connectivity Purchasing Portal
Officials say the Beeks Marketplace will allow users to provision servers and connectivity to get up and running and begin trading within hours, rather than weeks.
Tora Deploys OneTickCloud for Managing TCA Data Challenges
Using OneTickCloud makes it easier for Tora to properly manage ever-increasing volumes of historical tick data as it expands its market coverage.
Avelacom Sets Up Network PoP in DataSpace Datacenter Used by Moscow Exchange
The new POP in the same facility as The Moscow Exchange's trading engine, along with other network optimizaiton efforts, will provide faster access to Russian markets.
Smartkarma Adds Bruenjes to Spearhead European Expansion
Tim Bruenjes takes up a newly created role on Smartkarma's global business development team, following a funding round earlier this year.
McKay Brothers Sells Minority Stake to HFT Firm IMC
The investment will support the continued growth of McKay’s network business.
Thomson Reuters Sows Crop Data App on Eikon
The app collects crowd-sourced crop data directly from farmers, aggregates it for traders, then provides actionable market insight back to farmers.
Equinix Completes LD6 Datacenter Phase 2 Expansion
Datacenter provider doubles co-location capacity following £26 million investment.
Trendrating Unveils ‘Portfolio Momentum Rating’ for Aggregated Portfolio Analysis
The new capability enables fund managers to rate their portfolio by momentum to indetify underperforming stocks and ETFs.
Bloomberg Vows to Expand Barclays Index Unit Post-Acquisition, Keep Index Data Free
The vendor says it has been talking with clients to address any concerns about the transition of the index assets acquired from Barclays.
BATS Seeks Consensus on MiFID 2 Trade Data Collection, Reporting Process
BATS is hoping to encourage other European trading venues to coalesce around its approach to handling client data.
Chi-X Australia Taps Dion for Price Data App
Officials say the vendor has received positive feedback about the new real-time pricing app.
HK Startups Amareos, Oddup Build Sentiment, Research Apps for Eikon Users
The apps will enable Eikon users to compare startup companies in Asia against each other and against established public companies using sentiment and fundamental research.
BATS Bows MiFID 2 Order Data Reporting Process
BATS' solution will help firms comply with order data record-keeping requirements of MiFID 2.
Screen Adds Soft Commission Costs to Infomatch
The move will enable clients of the Infomatch platform to monitor data provided using soft-commission agreements with brokers.
Huddlestock Crowd-Trading Platform Taps CityFalcon for Personalized Investor News
The platform allows research and trade idea providers to reach a wide audience, while giving investors access to institutional-level trading strategies.
BSO Taps Accedian Monitoring for Network Flexibility
The Accedian technology will enable BSO to monitor and be flexible about the services it provides to clients, and to allow clients to monitor their own bandwidth.
CBOE, SMA Launch Social Media Sentiment Indexes
CBOE will calculate a series of social media sentiment-based indexes based on SMA's sentiment data.
Millistream Begins Carrying Nasdaq Baltic Data
Millistream is distributing market data from the Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius (in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, respectively) exchanges now owned by Nasdaq.
FCA Reveals Users' MiFID 2 Cost Concerns, Outlines Proposed Reporting Platform Fees
FCA meeting minutes show users expressing their concerns about the cost of data, post-MiFID 2, while the FCA outlines the costs of its own MiFID 2 reporting solution.
Asia-Pac Brokers, Vendors Distribute Nasdaq Data
The new distributors will market Nasdaq's data to investors in Asia Pacific seeking exposure to US markets.
Metamako Appoints Advisor, Tech Vet Covington CEO
Covington, who has served as an advisor to the Australian switch vendor, is taking on the CEO role to help Metamako grow.