Data Management
Deutsche Börse Turbocharges Xetra Data
Deutsche Börse will this summer launch a feed of low-latency data from its Xetra cash securities market, based on the same CEF Ultra+ technology it already uses to distribute low-latency market data from its Eurex derivatives exchange, officials tell…
MSCI Barra Unveils Historical Packages
Index provider and risk management software vendor MSCI Barra has revamped its historical index data service to provide a more flexible offering for historical analysis, tailored to the needs of specific client types.
Turquoise Mulls Multicast as Quotes Rise
Having recently increased the number of stocks for which it provides real-time data, bank consortium-owned European multilateral trading facility Turquoise is now considering developing a datafeed using multicast distribution technology and an industry…
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Six Telekurs to Help Clients Facilitate Risk Management
Launches Intra-Day Ref Data Delivery Service
ECB Goes Live with Second Generation Data Model
Takes Reference Utility Proposal to Regulators
The Raw Standard Agenda
Commodities is rapidly becoming a major focus area in the data world. Carla Mangado reports on why the lack of a common identifier and sourcing challenges are pushing speciality markets to the forefront of reference data debates
Editor's letter - The blind leading the blind
Recently Buy-Side Technology hosted a derivatives pricing panel discussion in London. Present were three technology vendors - NumeriX, SunGard and Calypso - all of whom have made significant strides in providing their buy-side clients with the…
Markit launches multi-dealer valuations platform
Markit, a financial information services company, has launched Markit Valuations Manager, a multi-bank, cross-asset client valuations platform. According to London-based Markit, the new service provides a secure, standardised view of over-the-counter …
GoldenSource focuses on derivatives for buy-side initiative
GoldenSource, the New York-based provider of enterprise data management (EDM) technology and services, has unveiled GoldenSource for Derivatives, a new service dev-eloped to help buy- and sell-side firms accurately value portfolios and manage the risks…
A product of participation
One of the greatest challenges facing South African financial institutions relates to the cost of their technology, especially when it comes to buying applications from foreign vendors by virtue of the weak rand compared to the dollar and sterling. But…
To build or buy?
Ask most chief information officers whether they build or buy their technology and most would say they do a bit of both, with a heavy emphasis on the build side of the equation. Many firms have large in-house IT staffs - although those head counts are on…
Teaching an Old Dog New Tricks
In today's fast-paced financial markets, one could be forgiven for thinking that speed of raw prices is the be-all-and-end-all of market data. In fact, old-school inputs like financial research and commentary are alive and well, and adapting to the new…
Barchart Readies International Data
Chicago-based data and analytics provider Barchart.com is planning to expand the data and news available via its datafeeds and Web products this year, to grow its business with existing clients, and to appeal to a wider potential user base.
AQ Launches Online Research Procurement Platform
London-based investment research analysis provider AQ Research has unveiled the soft launch of a new online broker research selection and procurement platform, dubbed AQrex (AQ Research Exchange), that will simplify the research procurement and payment…
PGR Preps 'Interactive' Commentary
Mountain View, Calif.-based research provider Primary Global Research is beta testing a new product, dubbed Primary Perspectives World View, that will be part of its Client Portal that provides analysis from the firm's expert network of commentators and…