Commodities
Five Things to Consider About Crypto SROs
The idea of self-regulation makes for a good soundbite, but the practicality of the matter leaves much to be desired.
ION's Openlink Acquisition Shows Deeper Strategic Moves at Work
The Openlink deal is the latest in a string of acquisitions by ION as it consolidates power in treasury, derivatives and commodities, with the help of Carlyle Group.
Chicago Code: A Profile of DRW's Seth Thomson
Seth Thomson, CIO of DRW, talks to Waters about his career, innovation and how the firm has expanded into new asset classes, including cryptocurrencies.
Top Stories of 2017: Best of the Buy Side
From cryptocurrencies to alternative data to machine learning, this past year saw major changes for the buy side.
Nasdaq Plans Bitcoin Futures for 2018, Will Track 50-Plus Reference Prices
The exchange group becomes third major operator to develop derivatives based on bitcoin.
OTCGH’s EOX Expands US Implied Volatility Pricing
The expanded pricing service adds implied volatilities for new locations, as well as historical volatility and other datasets.
WFIC 2017: Alt Data Dominates Day Two of Agenda
Besides satellite, Internet of Things, and social media, firms are looking for commodities and ESG datasets.
Beware the Commodity Swap Data Swamp
Data quality for over-the-counter commodity swaps reported to swap data repositories, as mandated by the Dodd–Frank Act, has worsened since reporting began more than four years ago, with some blaming the CFTC, while others blame resistance by the SDRs to…
Fidelity Continues Digital Currency Experimentation with Coinbase Link
Investment manager partners with Coinbase to allow digital currency holdings to be represented in portfolio views
Frontier Finance: Shaky Foundations Hinder Digital Currencies
Digital currencies are going through birth pains as an asset class, but some believe they can become the next commodity of choice for traders
Commodities Data Vet Browne Joins Barchart’s Agricharts Biz
Browne will leverage his 16 years of experience serving the commodities markets with data to expand AgriCharts' presence.
Updata Incorporates Platts Data into Analytics Workstation
The integration will allow Platts subscribers to view the vendor's data in Updata's Analytics workstation.
Lack of ESMA Data Fuels Energy Firms’ MiFID Woes
Stella Farrington reports on how a hold-up in data from ESMA is causing havoc for commodity firms that need to perform tests to determine whether they fall under the scope of MiFID II.
June 2017: Silver Lining in a Perfect Storm
Max says firms can find opportunities in the data challenges presented by regulation.
TGE Launches New Trading System Ahead of Harmonization Push
The Polish Power Exchange has upgraded its trading platform with new risk management and trading capabilities.
IHS Markit's Commodity Tracker Digitizes Tracking of Base Metals Inventory
Commodity Tracker uses optical character recognition and machine learning to digitize and normalize documents.
Drillinginfo Buys GlobalView to Expand Energy Data Capabilities
The acquisition will enable Drillinginfo to incorporate third-party content and GlobalView's MarketView platform.
Money.Net Integrates Weather, Natural Disaster Data from Riskpulse
Integrating Riskpulse's weather mapping will allow Money.Net customers to predict the impact of weather and natural events on financial markets.
CUSIP and Delaware Depository Team Up for Gold Identifiers
Initiative aims to modernize precious metals market
OTCGH Adds Analytics, Tools to EOX Live
Officials say the new content and tools respond to market demand for more transparency, intelligence and execution capabilities.
Thomson Reuters Sows Crop Data App on Eikon
The app collects crowd-sourced crop data directly from farmers, aggregates it for traders, then provides actionable market insight back to farmers.
DTN Enlists MT Newswires to Support International Equities Data Expansion
DTN is seeking to expand its equities coverage beyond just US active traders to those in other markets.
Platts, Cetip Ally for Brazil Derivatives Indexes
The indexes will allow market participants in Brazil to price OTC commodity derivatives contracts against S&P benchmark prices.
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.