Emerging Technologies
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.
Opening Cross: Slow Summers and Long Lead-ins──My Rachel Maddow Moment
What do you get when you mix market data with a long, hot summer? Long, cool data cocktails!
Open Platform: Visual Effects──New Ways to Bring Your Data to Life
Sapient's Julie Rodriguez and Piotr Kaczmarek set out to prove that not only is a picture worth a thousand words; it's also worth thousands of dollars to your business.
Rise of the Semi-Transparent (Nontransparent?) Active ETF
Eaton Vance is the first to launch an exchange-traded managed fund, with Precidian (and others) looking to release similar offerings.
Sales Vet Maclay Swaps Data for Cyber Security
Maclay says Fortinet's cyber security proposition tempted him away from data after 25 years.
Deutsche Börse Launches Third Stage of Regulatory Hub Pilot Program
With the first two pilot stages completed, the exchange operator geared up for Pilot III, which started this week
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.
Not Safe for Work: Cybersecurity Training for Employees
Waters looks at some ways to encourage employees to report potential threats and get them to read IT policies.
Not Safe for Work: Cybersecurity Training for Employees
Waters looks at some ways to encourage employees to report potential threats and get them to read IT policies.
Asia’s Fintech Hub: A Long, Long Way to Go
Singapore and Hong Kong may be vying to be Asia’s biggest financial technology hub, but John thinks it will be some time before they can compete with the West.
Percentile Makes Key Hires
Company seeks to support growing buy- and sell-side demand for regtech
Symphony Teams with OpenFin for Interoperability, Standardization
The two entities will work to find a standard for HTML5 containers and promote open-source technology.
Redi Expands Data Center, Adds Staff in Hong Kong Office
Michael Rude, Redi's chief revenue officer, talks about the decision to add more support to the region.
Daiwa Securities Becomes Newest CLS Settlement Member
Japanese firm joins 65 other financial firms on CLS's settlement and risk mitigation system.
Roberts Group Names Tech Exec Thompson to Board, Reflecting ‘Repositioning' to Broader ‘Enterprise Spend Management'
The vendor is broadening the range of expense categories that can be tracked and managed in its FITS platform beyond market data.
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.
Tullett Prebon, Tradition Among First on GreenKey's Design Partner Program
The program also features seven tier-1 banks and several global exchanges.
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.
Dawn of the PTF: An Inside Look at Canada's Attempt to Revive the Mutual Fund Market
Invesco Canada, TMX Group and potentially even Fundserv are building products that blend ETFs and active mutual funds.
Opening Cross: Spare Some Change? Funding Isn’t About Charity; It’s About Strategy
This week, Max highlights one worthy recipient and two worthy seekers of expansion funding.
Illuminate Sinks £3M into Secure Data Mining, Sharing Tech Startup Privitar
Privitar's products allow firms to share data internally and with third parties while maintaining privacy, security and compliance.
Platts to Buy Energy Analytics Provider PIRA
The acquisition, which is expected to close before the end of September, will accelerate the development of S&P Global Platts' commodities analysis offering.
Waters Wavelength Podcast Episode 29: LedgerX's Paul Chou and Zach Dexter Talk Bitfinex Hack
Dan is joined by two bitcoin specialists to discuss the latest hack suffered by the cryptocurrency.