Michael Shashoua
Michael Shashoua is editor of Inside Reference Data, a role he began in 2011. He joined Incisive Media in 2009 as deputy editor of Sell-Side Technology. His experience covering financial services industry operational issues includes eight years as senior editor of Global Investment Technology, and two years as an editor at The Deal. Shashoua completed a master's degree in Media Management at Fordham University in 2013, and began his career as a reporter and copy editor in local newspapers in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Florida.
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CBOE Banks on Demutualization, IPO
CHICAGO-The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) expects to complete its planned demutualization and initial public offering (IPO) by the end of the second quarter, according to exchange officials.E
Bats Set to Enhance Sponsored Access
KANSAS CITY, MO.-Bats Global Markets is working on improvements to its sponsored access tools for its U.S.-based Bats Exchange, as well as its European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Bats Europe, according to Bats officials.
Liquidnet Canada Deploys Triton Link
TORONTO-Canadian alternative trading system (ATS) Liquidnet Canada has gone live with a link to agency broker ITG's Triton execution management system (EMS), giving Canadian traders yet another entry point to block liquidity, DWT has learned.
Chi-X Europe Won't Fill Vacated COO Role
NEW YORK-Pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Chi-X Europe will not replace former chief operating officer (COO) Hirander Misra, who resigned Feb. 19, saying he planned to pursue other interests.
BoA-ML Shakes Up Broadcort
NEW YORK-Broadcort, the U.S.-based broker-dealer clearing and execution services unit of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BoA-ML), is regrouping its senior management team and its product offerings, as well as reaching abroad with its offerings in an…
UNX Eyes Europe, Multi-Asset Support
NEW YORK-Execution management system (EMS) provider UNX plans to expand its UNX Catalyst Portal to include more assets and greater geographic coverage, vendor officials tell DWT .
Introducing Brokers Ramp Up Application Spending
BOSTON-U.S. introducing brokerage firms are poised to increase spending on business applications this year, while clearing firms will compete to get more of that spending, according to the authors of a recent white paper from industry research firm Aite…
StreamBase Opens Developers Sandbox
NEW YORK-Complex event processing (CEP) platform provider StreamBase Systems has built an online service that will allow financial industry IT developers to download and share reusable components in a global community, vendor officials announced today,…
TT Targets Proximity-Based Trading Strategies
NEW YORK-Multi-asset trading technology provider Trading Technologies International (TT) expects to add proximity-based strategies to a yet-named new product in its Strategy Engine (SE) product line.
MarketAxess to Integrate CTT, RFQs
NEW YORK-Electronic fixed-income trading venue provider MarketAxess plans to integrate its click-to-trade (CTT) capability with its request-for-quote (RFQ) capabilities for its European market, vendor officials tell DWT .
Pragma Establishes Crossing ATS
NEW YORK-Quantitative trading services provider Pragma Securities recently launched Onecross, a multi-benchmark alternative trading system (ATS) and dark crossing network that allows traders to pair off on market-on-open and market-on-close orders,…