Data
Exchanges, Opra to Ditch FAST Protocol
The FIX/FAST Protocol -- developed to help reduce the rising bandwidth consumed by growing options data volumes -- is being scrapped in response to new data delivery paradigms and a lawsuit against exchanges and vendors utilizing the standard's data…
Open Platform: Shining a Light onto ‘Dark’ Markets with Market-Derived Fixed Income Data
While market forces and regulation have led to transparency and high availability of market data for many asset classes, many aspects of the over-the-counter fixed income markets remain opaque, with market data either unreliable or incomplete. To…
Time to Consider Consolidation
As vendors vie with each other to provide the most comprehensive range of data management solutions, consolidation provides an attractive path to increased market share