Connectivity
Self-Service SDNs: The New Era of Networks
The networks that carry market data and trade orders are on the verge of a paradigm shift that will place more control over provisioning and configuring network services into the hands of financial clients.
Omniex Bolsters Crypto Trading Platform
San Francisco-based crypto-asset solutions provider adds new features to Omniex Edge for institutional investors.
Itiviti Plans Tbricks Roadmap in Asia-Pacific
The company is also revamping and adding more capabilities to its low-touch platform.
PTDL Teams Up with GBBC
The partnership will enable PTDL members to interact with a wider network of key industry participants and have regular updates on blockchain-related issues.
VMware Taps Equinix for Private Connectivity
The integration enables VMware's clients to tap into its services on Amazon's cloud using a private connection at multiple global locations.
Barclays Leads Pack on $14 Million Funding Round for Cloud9 Platform
The platform aims to modernize communications among counterparties and deliver sophisticated data analytics.
IBM and CLS Join Forces on Blockchain
The LedgerConnect project aims to provide a secure network for deploying and consuming relevant information and services.
Bitfinex Joins Market Synergy’s Crypto Connectivity Infrastructure
The network will provide the crypto exchange with access to institutional clients and co-location services.
Best Market Data Provider (Vendor): Thomson Reuters
IMD/IRD Awards 2018
BSO Preps Network, Office Expansion to Meet Growing Asia Demand
To support the growth of its network in Asia Pacific, BSO is looking at potentially rolling out microwave connectivity from recent acquisition Apsara across the region.
Location, Location, Location
The Australian Securities Exchange outlines key considerations for firms weighing up their choice of co-location facility.
Avelacom Adds Second Warsaw PoP for Low-Latency WSE Connectivity
The new PoP in Warsaw's Altman datacenter will allow clients to co-locate in the same facility as the Warsaw Stock Exchange and local market participants.
Eze Connects with NEX for Trade Reporting
Software vendor expands partnership with NEX APA for transparency requirements under Mifid II.
Trading Technologies Plots Evolution Away from Screens
Chicago vendor touts move away from screens—sort of—and into infrastructure and analytics.
Banks and Buy Side Ally for Desktop App Interoperability
Led by OpenFin, FDC3—which includes the likes of RBC, JPMorgan, AllianceBernstein, Citadel and Barclays—aims to create a common language for desktop app interoperability.
Asia’s New Tigers: Exchanges Overhaul Aging Systems
Waters looks at major projects being rolled out in 2018 at exchanges in Japan, Australia, Hong Kong and Singapore.
Malaysia and Singapore to Establish Trading Link
The exchanges and central banks of both countries will iron out details in the coming months for it to be operational by year-end.
Metamako, Redline Ally for Low-Latency Data
The agreement will provide mutual clients with access to normalized market data at the lowest possible network latency for a wide range of asset classes.
Mifid II and the Emergence of the Connectivity Hub
With the second Markets in Financial Instruments Directive now in effect, firms are still adapting to the new requirements and their long-term implications. Richard Bentley, chief product officer at Ullink, explores how the industry can remain compliant…
Horizon to Connect More Crypto Exchanges in Q2
The firm is looking to add itBit and Coinygi to the list of exchanges it is connected with.
IPC, JPX Launch Chicago Managed Connectivity
With the launch of Topix futures on CME, the new service will connect traders in Chicago with the contracts' primary mraket in Japan.
MOEX, Fluent Partner for FX Connectivity
Fluent has signed a deal with the Moscow Exchange to deliver a turnkey solution to its institutional FX marketplace.
Avelacom Opens Aussie PoP
The move is being driven by demand for connectivity to ASX from India and the Middle East.
Finbourne Debuts Lusid Platform, Aims to Become Market Utility
UBS Delta, Nomura and RBS vets launch platform that aims to simplify infrastructure concerns for asset managers.