Data Management
Investit survey: managers identify priorities for 2010
Senior executives from the investment management industry feel sufficiently optimistic about the future that they are expanding into new geographical locations, according to a survey conducted at Investit's bi-annual industry conference.
Thomson Reuters and Lepus carry out data-management survey
Thomson Reuters and independent research firm Lepus have published a survey highlighting the responsibility fragmented IT systems played in the financial crisis and the role data will play as the market rebuilds.
Immediate risks, distant rewards
Research from Greenwich Associates and Omgeo published in February examines more pro-active hedge fund approaches to risk management aimed at dealing with counterparty risk and investor demand. Meanwhile, studies from Tabb Group and Celent Communications…
Omega Eyes Expansion with Atrium Link
Canadian alternative trading system Omega ATS is connecting to an "Exchange Ring" network of multiple Canadian trading venues provided by Atrium Network, to expand the ATS's potential client base of trading participants by making it easier for firms to…
Opening Cross: "Fragmented" Doesn't Mean "Broken"
This issue of Inside Market Data should be accompanied by our latest special report on Fragmentation (also available on our Web site), which includes a spirited Q&A on the changes to European equity markets since the introduction of the recent Markets in…
SD Expands Exotic Options Pricing
Options pricing and risk management software vendor SuperDerivatives plans to add pricing capabilities for correlation swaps and additional deposit structures to its SD-FX currency derivatives pricing platform, to capitalize on increased appetite for…
S&P Readies Risk-to-Price Credit Score
Standard & Poor's Valuation and Risk Strategies division is preparing to roll out a new Risk-to-Price (R2P) scoring mechanism, which quantifies how well investors are compensated for their willingness to take on risk, to provide a more predictive and…
Thomson Reuters Bolsters CreditViews Service
Thomson Reuters has added new data and analytics to the CreditViews credit data offering within its flagship 3000 Xtra data terminal, including credit derivatives liquidity scores from Fitch Solutions, credit-related corporate actions data from London…
Interactive Data Unit Adds New Content
Interactive Data's Managed Solutions division, which provides data displays and content delivery services for Web-based applications and financial portals, has rolled out a range of new content, including a multi-year tick history database and Dow Jones'…
LSE: Standalone Trade Data Key to EU Tape
The London Stock Exchange is to begin a consultation period with member firms to assess demand for a real-time feed of time-and-sales data via new subscription products, separate from its existing datafeeds, to help market participants create a…
CQG Grows Emerging Markets Data
Denver, Colo.-based data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding its coverage of market data from emerging markets exchanges in response to increasing demand from clients.
Chi-X Enlists Thomson Reuters for Euro Data
Pan-European equity multilateral trading facility Chi-X Europe has implemented low-latency, direct exchange datafeeds sourced from Thomson Reuters-along with access to the vendor's consolidated pricing and reference data-to benchmark the quality of…
Alacra Eyes Macro Algorithmic Data
Online business information provider Alacra is developing a database of macroeconomic data and commentary covering currencies and commodities for use by traders as an input into automated trading strategies in the equity markets.
'Avenues' Calls For Centralized Data Utility to Combat MiFID Abuse
A UK-based group of specialist consultants dubbed the Alliance of Independent Advisors to Financial Markets-or Avenues-has called for the creation of a centralized utility to create a pan-European "consolidated tape" of market data from European…
Icap Taps WHSS for Garban Feed Migration
Interdealer broker Icap has enlisted New York-based remote systems monitoring and support provider West Highland Support Services to assist clients migrating to Icap's new IP-based datafeed from its legacy Garban feed, which the broker plans to retire…
Redline Preps InRush Ticker Expansion
Woburn, Mass.-based ticker plant vendor Redline Trading Solutions is preparing to expand the capabilities of its hardware-accelerated InRush ticker plant with support for more exchange feeds, higher-bandwidth connectivity and more functionality around…
Algo Tech Readies Low-Latency Feeds
The new venture of Hirander Misra, former chief operating officer of pan-European multilateral trading facility Chi-X, plans to launch ultra-low-latency market data services by this summer, as part of a suite of services including smart order-routing and…
Fidessa Expands Bonds, Derivatives, Historical Data
London-based market data and trading technology vendor Fidessa is embarking on a project to expand its connectivity and broaden its asset class coverage with real-time and historical data on fixed income and derivative markets, officials say.
Stoxx Preps Global Index Expansion, Post-DJ
European index and data provider Stoxx plans to broaden its indexes and data offering with a focus on new international markets this year, following the vendor's split from its joint venture with Dow Jones Indexes last November.
Thomson Reuters Unveils Index Explosion
Thomson Reuters will this week roll out 7,500 new sector-level indexes, bringing the total number of indexes supported by the vendor and distributed through its data products to more than 8,000, officials say.
The Singletons
Regulators are pushing out new initiatives left, right and centre, and millions of dollars are spent complying with new requirements - some of which several data professionals claim there is little business reason for doing. The move to a single customer…