Data consumers
Icap Bows Tervela Low-Latency Messaging
Interdealer broker Icap has begun rolling out a low-latency messaging infrastructure from hardware messaging provider Tervela, as part of a broader initiative to increase performance of its electronic trading platforms, while creating the "building…
Brokerjet Terminal Takes Flight with VWD
Brokerjet, the online brokerage subsidiary of Austrian bank Erste Group, has rolled out a new market data display and trading terminal from Frankfurt-based vendor VWD Group, dubbed Pro Trader, to institutional clients in Austria and neighboring countries…
Fator Taps Apama for Algo Trading
Brazilian bank and brokerage Banco Fator Corretora has rolled out technology from Progress Apama to support development of algorithmic trading strategies by the firm and its clients for trading on Brazilian exchange group BM&F Bovespa, officials tell…
IASG White-Labels CarryQuote Data Platform
Chicago-based managed futures brokerage Institutional Advisory Service Group has begun reselling a white-labeled version of Zug, Switzerland-based desktop and mobile data vendor CarryQuote's financial information application, to provide its professional…
Citi Aims DART at Data Spend, Compliance
Citigroup has begun a pilot project to begin migrating some of its market data administration and exchange data reporting functions to the managed DART (Data Administration and Reporting Technologies) provided by NYSE Technologies and market data…
Jupiter Enlists CJC for RMDS Support
UK-based fund manager Jupiter Asset Management has recruited data consultancy CJC to take over technical management and support of its Thomson Reuters Market Data System (RMDS) infrastructure, officials say.
Sources: Citi Taps RTI Data Messaging
Citigroup is rolling out a new low-latency data messaging layer from Sunnyvale, Calif.-based middleware vendor Real-Time Innovations to support its algorithmic equities trading operations, sources tell Inside Market Data .
2010 Forecast: Very Cloudy
Opinion
Crossing the Data Chasm
The main driver for outsourcing reference data management is typically cost control, but data control is also a key concern. Netik's Colin Close explains how this can be addressed
LatAm Taps CMA for Price Display
Miami, Fla-based broker-dealer LatAm Investments is using market data and technology from Brazilian data vendor CMA to enable it to display orders from client firms in the US to clients of clearing brokers in Mexico and Brazil.
UNX Initiatives Cut Internal Data Latency
Los Angeles-based agency broker and trading technology provider UNX has reduced its internal data latency by up to 15 percent as a result of a series of projects conducted in the fourth quarter of 2009, including a move to using multicast technology for…
City Index Preps StreamBase Pricing System
City Index, a provider of equities, options, indexes and contracts for difference trading and financial spread betting, is rolling out a pricing engine that will enable it to expand the number of products it trades, based on technology from complex event…
Spotlight on Carrick Pierce
After a number of years working on technology projects for both sell- and buy-side employers, Carrick Pierce has moved to a third-party vendor, options pricing and risk visualisation technology developer, Derivix. Previously, Pierce served as chief…
QAP Mulls CarryQuote Data Expansion
Swiss hedge fund Qarun Advisory Partners is evaluating an expansion of the range of market data it sources via Swiss mobile data and workstation provider CarryQuote’s mobile application, as the firm seeks to expand its trading portfolio, officials say.
Dutch Asset Managers Form User Group
A group of seven Dutch asset management companies have formed a market data user group to discuss and develop industry best practices around data-related issues, officials say.
CMC Deploys StreamBase for Pricing
UK-based derivatives market maker CMC Markets is developing a pricing system based on technology from complex event processing software vendor StreamBase, which will be used to price all of the derivatives that it trades.
UBS Streamlines Market Data Team
UBS has axed or reassigned roles for a number of long-serving market data executives as part of a broader move to streamline its market data sourcing, administration and technical operations, sources say.
Robeco Targets Cuts to Data Spend in 2010
Dutch asset manager Robeco has embarked on a series of initiatives designed to reduce its annual data spend by up to 15 percent over the course of the next year, officials say.
Nomura Taps Caplin Xaqua for FX Portal
The European operation of Japanese bank Nomura has rolled out a new messaging middleware platform from UK-based data technology and trading software vendor Caplin Systems, to support the bank's recently launched single-dealer foreign exchange trading…
Kairos Bows StreamBase for Algo Data
Brazilian hedge fund Kairos Asset Management has begun rolling out a new algorithmic trading system based on technology from complex event processing software vendor StreamBase Systems, to enable the firm to maintain a trading advantage in the face of…
BarCap Expands Sentinel Data Monitoring
Barclays Capital is expanding its use of a network monitoring tool from New York-based System Sentinel to its offices worldwide, to provide end-to-end monitoring of activity on the firm's market data network.
ITG Deploys Aleri in Infrastructure Revamp
Agency brokerage and financial technology provider Investment Technology Group is upgrading its global market data infrastructure, and as part of that venture recently rolled out complex event processing vendor Aleri's Market Liquidity Analysis engine to…
Saxo Initiatives Slash Data Spend
European investment bank and online broker Saxo Bank will cut its market data costs by 28 percent this year compared to 2008 as a result of a series of initiatives imposing tighter controls on data usage, to reduce the firm's usage of services that do…
Chimera Securities Rolls Out OneTick
New York-based proprietary trading firm Chimera Securities is deploying the OneTick historical and real-time tick data processing solution from tick data management and analytics vendor