Emerging Technologies
Opening Cross: Market Data at the Movies
They say art imitates life. But does the art form of movie-making imitate data?
Burton-Taylor: Risk, Regulations Drive Data Spend
Annual spend on financial market risk-related data peaked at $2.52 billion in 2013, equating to roughly 10 percent the $25.77 billion spent each year on market data worldwide, and is growing by 5.74 percent year-on-year as a result of increased…
Satherlund Hangs her Hat on Hatstand
Martina Satherlund has joined IT consultancy Hatstand as principal market data consultant, serving as a project manager for client engagements, covering market and reference data projects including cost optimization, exchange and vendor audits, desktop…
FIX Eyes ESMA Talks, User Participation in MMT
Trading standards body FIX Trading Community plans to boost sell-side participation in developing the Market Model Typology trade reporting tag standard, and to broaden the coverage of the standard to new areas, after absorbing the effort under its…
New CEO Lane Promises Major Changes at Trading Technologies
Rick Lane left his job as principal architect at Trading Technologies (TT) for Google in 2011. Yesterday, a little more than two years later, he was put in charge of the Chicago-based software vendor, which counts 19 of the world’s top 20 futures brokers…
Morgan Stanley Appoints New Head of Electronic Trading for FX
Morgan Stanley has announced the appointment of Shamyl Malik as its head of electronic trading for foreign exchange (FX) in London.
First Derivatives Opens Singapore Presence
Software vendor and consultant First Derivatives has opened an office in Singapore, with the aim of consolidating its Asia-based activities.
CTO Rick Lane Assumes CEO Role at Trading Technologies
Trading Technologies (TT), a Chicago-based trading software provider, has named CTO Rick Lane as its new CEO, effective immediately. Harris Brumfield, majority owner and CEO for the past 11 years, remains with the company as chairman of the board.
CenturyLink Tech Solutions Changes Bandwidth Buying Process to Cut Connectivity Costs for Clients
Network and datacenter hosting provider CenturyLink Technology Solutions, the subsidiary of internet and telecoms service provider CenturyLink formerly known as Savvis, is rolling out a revised commercial model that offers clients more flexible options…
Tabb Report: Illiquid Bond Pricing is "World's Most Complex Sudoku Puzzle"
The data industry must work harder to improve pricing of illiquid fixed income asset classes by harnessing contextual data to understand instruments, particularly as demand continues to rise for intraday and real-time pricing, according to a report…
Money.net Nabs ex-Bloomberg Commodities Head as CEO
New York-based low-cost financial data display provider Money.net has hired Morgan Downey as chief executive, responsible for all lines of business and functional groups within the company.
GreySpark Partners Targets APAC Region with Sydney Office
Global technology consultancy GreySpark Partners has opened an office in Sydney to expand its operations across the Asia Pacific region and provide consulting services to local institutional investors and banks.
Reval Poll Indicates Half of Respondents Not Ready for EMIR Compliance
According to a recent poll conducted by Reval, a New-York based provider of treasury and risk management technology, 65 percent of firms are not ready to fall in line with the February 12 EMIR compliance deadline.
Fundtech Appoints McGaffey as Head of Sales for the Americas
Jersey City-based Fundtech, a provider of transaction banking technology and services, has hired Kyle McGaffey as sales manager for the Americas.
Bats Completes Merger with Direct Edge
Bats Global Markets has announced the completion of its merger transaction with fellow US exchange group Direct Edge.
FIX ‘Adopts’ MMT Post-Trade Data Standards
Standards body FIX Trading Community-the organization formerly known as FIX Protocol Ltd, which governs the development of the FIX Protocol-has adopted the Market Model Typology post-trade reporting initiative as a FIX standard, adding support for MMT in…
Marco Polo New World Appoints Christian Robertson CEO
Trading solutions provider Marco Polo New World has appointed Christian Robertson as its CEO to lead the firm into new global markets and lines of business, while expanding its existing platform and revenues.
Calypso Unveils DTCC Interface to Support EMIR Reporting
San Francisco-based Calypso Technology has released an interface to the Depository Trust and Clearing Corp’s (DTCCs) Global Trade Repository (GTR) service, a repository holding global OTC derivatives transaction data, to assist firms with their European…
Opening Cross: Want Ketchup and Mustard on Your Data Dog?
What do sausages and market data have in common? A complex mix of ingredients, a balancing act of flavors to satisfy any hunger, a list of tasty add-ons, and a ravenous consumer base. So dig in!
Bloomberg Embeds OneMarketData for Trade Analytics
Bloomberg has integrated tick database and complex event processing system provider OneMarketData’s OneTick CEP engine into its EMSX execution management system, an integrated component of the vendor’s Bloomberg Professional terminal, to provide users…
AIG's Kotch on Bridging the Cultural Gap in South America
AIG's Mary Kotch discusses the challenges faced when expanding US-based IT programs to Latin America.
BSB International Gets New CEO
Marwan Hanifeh has been named CEO of BSB International, an asset management software provider based in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium. He replaces CEO and company founder Jean Martin, who stepped down on Jan. 29.
Bats, Direct Edge Receive SEC Merger Approval
Bats Global Markets and Direct Edge have announced that the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light for their planned merger.
Broadridge IM Business Boosts Ref Data Expertise with SmartStream, Paladyne Hires
Former SmartStream exec Lou Longhi and former Paladyne MD Jonathan Cross have joined Broadridge's recently created Investment Management business, where they report to its president, Bennett Egeth