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Panel: Derivatives Automation Wanting but Needed
LONDON—Although the derivatives industry has seen an upsurge in post-trade automation, it’s not enough to meet the current demand, say industry participants who spoke last week during a panel discussion on the topic hosted by GL Trade.
Panel: Latency Measurements Need Help
LONDON—Although cutting message latency remains a top priority for most firms, the industry still needs to address standard measurements and performance optimization in order to conqueror it, say exchange, market data and network provider officials
CBOT Traders Await LDB Decision
Traders who use the Chicago Board of Trade's Liquidity Data Bank volume data to support trading strategies are concerned that the product will be withdrawn if the Chicago Mercantile Exchange's proposed takeover of the CBOT goes ahead.
Interfax Seeks Bloomberg Boost with News Trial
Russian news and market data agency Interfax is offering a free, two-week trial of its content to all Bloomberg Professional terminal users, starting today, Monday May 21, in a bid to increase usage of Interfax's content via Bloomberg.
STAC: Multi-Core Suns Tame Opera
Using a technology stack comprising the latest multi-core Sun Microsystems hardware and operating systems could enable firms to handle anticipated data traffic rises for the Options Price Reporting Authority's data feed while also reducing their hardware…
vwd Preps for Listed Status
As Inside Market Data went to press Friday, German market data vendor vwd group announced plans to go public and raise further capital in the second half of 2007 by completing a long-awaited downstream merger process with börsen-informations-systeme (b.i…
Telekurs to Merge with SWX, SIS
The SWX Swiss Exchange is expected to combine elements of its data infrastructure with those of data vendor and payment services provider Telekurs Group under plans for a three-way merger announced by the exchange last week that also incorporates…
Xinhua Growth Prompts Shared Group
Xinhua Finance last week announced the creation of a shared services group designed to meet the strategic development needs of the Shanghai-based vendor and its Xinhua Finance Media (XFM) subsidiary, which distributes Xinhua's content via various…
Reuters Board, Analysts OK Thomson Deal
Analysts last week reacted positively to Thomson Corp.'s proposed takeover of Reuters, saying that the deal should enable the combined vendor to offer more competitive products and pricing structures to compete against market leader Bloomberg.
Townsend, Zacks Combine Wares
Trading software and data vendor Townsend Analytics is integrating its RealTick front end with the research content and analytical capabilities of Zacks Investment Research in a bid to create a more comprehensive product to compete with services from…
Conquering Latency
As firms continue to wrest every millisecond of latency out of their trading systems, DWT editor Rob Daly sat down with research firm Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC) director Peter Lankford to discuss the industry's approach to latency…
JPMorgan Rolls Out FinIQ
SINGAPORE—JPMorgan is in the midst of rolling out a structured deposit pricing and processing system from options-linked structured deposits solution vendor FinIQ for the bank's foreign exchange (FX) business, say bank officials.
Intel Opens Low-Latency Lab
LONDON—Intel has opened a low-latency laboratory that will help financial institutions fine tune their trading systems, vendor officials tell DWT .
Chi-X Plans for European Cross-Market Routing
LONDON—Chi-X, Instinet's Mifid-prompted multilateral trading facility (MTF), is planning to introduce U.S.-style onward routing to other exchanges and trading venues, officials tell sibling publication Inside Market Data .
Caplin Debuts Web-Based Trading Platform
LONDON—Market data management and real-time Web connectivity provider Caplin Systems released its Web-based trading application for foreign exchange (FX) and fixed income, dubbed Caplin Trader, today, vendor officials tell DWT .
FPL: FIX 5.0 Gains in FX Support
BOSTON—Although version 5.0 of the FIX protocol fully supports outright forwards and swaps for foreign-exchange (FX) trades, support for allocations and confirmation for over-the-counter (OTC) spot options remains minimal, according to findings in a…
NYSE, Nasdaq Prep New Crossing Sessions
NEW YORK—As part of a complete technology revamp, NYSE Euronext plans to launch a point-in-time crossing solution, dubbed MatchPoint, in July, pending approval by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), DWT has learned.
RSJ Preps Chicago Feeds via BT Radianz
RSJ Invest, a Czech brokerage firm specializing in automated derivatives trading, is to expand its use of BT Radianz's Proximity Solution to provide low-latency access to direct datafeeds from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board of…
Vendors Await 'Yes' Decision
Project Yes, an initiative devised by a consortium of continental European banks to rival trade reporting utility Project Boat, is expected to begin selecting vendor partners to provide data and technology support for its planned services by the end of…