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Users Wary of Thomson-Reuters Deal

Market data professionals last week expressed caution over the proposed takeover of Reuters by Thomson Corp., but cited low product overlap and the combined entity's ability to take on rival Bloomberg as positive aspects of the deal.

Glitch Halts Euronext Data

A half-hour trading halt on Euronext's cash markets last Monday resulted in an interruption to market data dissemination to members after a technical glitch on its NSC trading platform slowed down the order-matching process.

Panel: EP to Marry More Analytics

Sophisticated analytics are likely to become ever-more tightly integrated with event processing engines as firms begin using them for more complex strategies in less liquid asset classes, according to a panel organized by Aite Group last week.

New York Exchanges Stumble

NEW YORK—The two largest U.S. stock exchanges experienced technical glitches late last week that led to quoting issues and delayed trade confirmations, DWT has learned.

JWG-IT: Firms Must Start Mifid Tests

LONDON—It is critical that firms get their testing strategies and plans for the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) together early, as the longer they wait, the more costly it will be downstream, say industry participants and…

RSJ Invest Taps BT Radianz Proximity

PRAGUE—Czech specialist brokerage RSJ Invest is utilizing the BT Radianz Proximity Solution to enable low-latency direct market access (DMA) from its Prague headquarters to exchanges in London, say firm officials.

Panel: New Markets Eye Event Processing Tech

NEW YORK—Event processing (EP) technology—typically employed in high-frequency equities and derivatives markets—is now being adopted more by less commoditized markets such as fixed income and foreign exchange (FX), according to a panel discussion…

BNY ConvergEx Preps TCA Offering

NEW YORK—Agency brokerage BNY ConvergEx Group announced last week that it plans to release its pre-trade, intra-day and post-trade analysis tool, dubbed Perform-Ex, on June 1 to fill out its suite of liquidity management offerings, company officials say.

Trading-Floor Synergies for Thomson, Reuters?

NEW YORK—Although the recently announced acquisition of Reuters by Thomson Corp. may lead to consolidation in market data distribution, industry insiders tell DWT that they expect to see the proposed merger leading to new synergies on the trading floor.

Tehran Exchange to Debut New Systems

TEHRAN—As part of a plan to introduce financial- and commodity-based derivative trading, the Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE) is in process of implementing new pre-trade, trade and post-trade systems from exchange platform provider Atos Euronext Market…

Vendors Await 'Yes' Decision

LONDON—Project Yes, an initiative devised by a consortium of continental European banks to rival post-trade reporting utility Project Boat, is expected to name vendor partners that will provide data and technology support for its planned services by the…

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