Inside Market Data - IMD 24 October 2016
Vol 32, No. 02
Articles in this issue
Colt Adds Data, Trading Venues to PrizmNet
The network provider is expanding its connectivity to equities and FX markets in the US and Canada
NovaSparks Cuts Book-Building Latency FPGA Ticker Plant
NovaSparks has taken 300 nanoseconds out of its feed-handling process by rewriting its book-building component.
CJC, TRG Ally For Managed Data Admin Services
The vendors will combine CJC's managed market data services and TRG's market data inventory software to offer a managed market data administration solution for the buy side.
xCelor Unveils ‘Next-Gen' Low-Latency Switch
The switch gives users new choices around filtering symbols and per-port portocol and format assignment.
Barchart Names CME's Petersen Head of Strategy
Petersen has held strategy and corporate development roles at CME Group and IMC Financial Markets.
FSMLabs Releases Time-Synch Compliance Tool, TimeKeeper Update
The new module will enable FSMLabs clients to meet the time-synchronization requirements of their internal business needs and new regulations.
Thomson Reuters Preps High-Frequency FX Feed
The vendor's announcement follows the recent launches of similar high-performance currency data feeds by EBS Brokertec and Currenex.
Colt Hires Faccibene, Promotes Hutchinson to Drive US Expansion
The move accompanies the vendor's addition of connectivity to new end-points in the region on its PrizmNet network.
MIAX Polishes ‘Pearl' Market With Expanded OneMarketData Deal
MIAX Options' holding company has used OneMarketData to support its main market for five years already.
Morningstar to Buy Private Equity, M&A Data Vendor PitchBook
Morningstar will add its own research capabilities to PitchBook's data and tools, enabling it to target a new audience among private equity investors.
CFN Services Creates ‘UltraFast' Cloud Data, Rebrands as Apcela
The new service will provide data to the increasing number and variety of infrastructures and applications being hosted in cloud environments.
Smartkarma Opens Hong Kong Office, Hires Research Vet Blennerhassett
The Hong Kong office will support Smartkarma's expansion in the region.
The Roberts Group Buys Priory Solutions to Boost Web Content Usage Tracking Capabilities
The deal will give The Roberts Group the ability to track usage of web-delivered content and apply that to clients' data cost management decisions.
Rimes Boots Up Benchmark Data-Tracking Workstations
The two new workstations will help firms analyze benchmark indexes, as well as their usage of benchmark data to comply with vendor licenses and new regulations.
Money.Net Preps AI News, Taps Ex-Bloomberg's Pearlstine
Pearlstine will be responsible for hiring a mix of journalists and developers to create a news service that uses artificial intelligence to capture key elements of news.
BATS Readies MiFID 2-Compliant Data Policy
BATS Europe will offer two commercial policies for its data──its existing policy, and one designed to help firms affordably meet the requirements of MiFID 2.
Opening Cross: Buy, Build or Bust?
In light of two recent developments in the market data world, Max looks at the pros and cons of each side of the buy versus build debate.