Data display and analytics
YCharts Launches Fundamentals Analysis Platform, Mulls Pro Tools
Chicago-based fundamental data analysis provider YCharts will this week launch a Web-based platform for fundamental analysis of US-listed companies, enabling users to track and analyse company fundamental data to help identify and incorporate trends into…
SystematIQ Boosts AlphaWorks Analytics
SystematIQ, the Chicago-based quantitative research group of Standard and Poor's Capital IQ Solutions division, this month rolled out a new version of its Web-based AlphaWorks market analysis and quantitative research tool, expanding the comparative…
Traderforce Unveils Silverlight Display
Paris-based data vendor Traderforce has developed a thin-client data display application, using the Microsoft Silverlight development framework, which can be white-labeled by banks and brokers to use as a single-dealer portal for their buy-side clients,…
SIX Telekurs Prepares to Issue New iD
SIX Telekurs is upgrading its Telekurs iD data display product to incorporate content and functionality currently available in the Market Rider data display from SIX Telekurs France (formerly known as Fininfo prior to its acquisition by Telekurs in 2007)…
TradeVec Preps Analytics Platform
Gibraltar-based trading and data technology vendor TradeVec is preparing to launch an analytics platform, which will allow clients to create their own real-time analytics and trading indicators, as well as to develop and back-test trading strategies…
Exegy Resumes MarketDataPeaks with Essex Radez
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant provider Exegy has resurrected its MarketDataPeaks.com Web site, which provides statistics on peak market data volumes, after enlisting Chicago-based market maker and data provider Essex Radez to supply exchange…
Bloomberg Preps Move to Open Architecture
Bloomberg is set to dispel its perception as a closed system with a range of initiatives designed to open up the data and functionality contained within its flagship data display and feed products, to make it easier for clients to integrate the vendor's…
Thomson Reuters Plots Roadmap to Utah
Thomson Reuters has announced a new product roadmap for the rollout of its next-generation market data desktop platform, also known as the "common platform" and internally dubbed Project Utah until the vendor reveals final branding, which will be…
EquityFeed Strikes Trading Alliances
Montreal-based data vendor EquityFeed has integrated its market data and idea generation terminal product with trading platforms from New York-based direct market access broker Lightspeed Financial and Chicago-based trading terminal vendor Sterling…
Caplin Adds Reuters News to Trader
London-based data technology and trading software vendor Caplin Systems has integrated RSS news feeds from Thomson Reuters into its Caplin Trader front end, for banks to distribute to clients as part of their single-dealer trading platforms.
Townsend Adds QuickStart Setup Tool to API
Chicago-based data and trading technology vendor Townsend Analytics has released a new version of its data API that is easier to use and requires less coding by clients to integrate the data with proprietary or third-party analytical systems.
Morningstar Launches Thin-Client QuoteSpeed Terminal
Chicago-based data vendor Morningstar is rolling out a new, thin-client version of its QuoteSpeed workstation, designed to utilize Web delivery to cut the cost of ownership for clients and to appeal more to a US-based audience.
Capital IQ Upgrades Platform to Broaden Client Demand
Standard and Poor's Capital IQ division has integrated new features and data into the latest release of its data desktop, to make it easier for users to customize the platform and to broaden its potential user base and use scenarios.
FirstRain Overhauls Interface, Gives Users Control
Web research aggregator FirstRain last month revamped its online research platform to enable users to create their own searches for information, and which consolidates the vendor's company news, data and "ecosystems" of related companies, industries and…
Fidessa Melds Data, Trading Platforms
Trading technology and data provider Fidessa has completed the integration of market data from its global ticker plants onto its US hosted trading platform, enabling users to trade on real-time market data and monitor their orders via a single screen.
CQG Grows Emerging Markets Data
Denver, Colo.-based data, charting and trading software vendor CQG is adding connectivity to exchanges in emerging markets in Asia, central Europe and Latin America to meet increasing client demand for emerging markets data and the ability to trade on…
Reuters First Approaches Last Days
Thomson Reuters is set to retire its Reuters First legacy Nordic data display product, which evolved from a desktop terminal developed by Falcon Information Services, a Norwegian vendor acquired by Reuters in 1991.
Aqumin Integrates Bloomberg Data into Heatmap Displays
Houston, Texas-based data visualization software vendor Aqumin will this week release version 2.0 of its AlphaVision heatmap display tool, which allows users to incorporate data from their Bloomberg Professional terminals into the charting displays.
YouDevise Adds Data Loaders, Analytics to HIP
Trade ideas distribution software vendor YouDevise has added extra capabilities for loading historical data and for pre- and post-trade analysis to its HIP Hedge Fund Information Provider system, to provide easier integration for funds of hedge funds…
Recognia Broadens Analysis Tools
Recognia, an Ottawa-based provider of predictive charting software for active traders, is expanding its range of technical analysis products to include analysis of more granular time increments and help automate users' trading decisions.
MSCI Barra Unveils Risk Reports
Index and analytics provider MSCI Barra rolled out a new reporting module as an add-on to its BarraOne risk analytics platform at the beginning of August, to provide more detailed, time-series risk reports on clients' trading data.
Wolfram Preps Professional Versions of 'Alpha' Portal
Wolfram Research, a Champaign, Ill.-based computational and analytical software vendor, is planning to introduce customized, subscription versions of its online Wolfram Alpha computational engine, tailored for use by financial firms.
Psydex Launches AIM 'News Bot'
Atlanta-based news analytics provider Psydex will this week launch its Psyng Bot news companion for AOL Instant Messenger, to provide sell-side and buy-side traders already using AIM with real-time news and analytics to support trading decisions.
YouDevise Devises New Analytics
Trade ideas distribution software vendor YouDevise has added features to its Web-based Trade Idea Monitor platform to provide users with a range of analytics and market context derived from trade ideas submitted by brokers, regardless of the trade ideas…