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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.
UMB Integrates Temenos Multifonds for ETF Valuations
The integration looks to modernize and automate UMB's exchange-trade funds business.
BBOD, GMEX Launch Hybrid Cryptocurrency Derivatives Platform
Joint venture offers institutional investors the benefits of a high-speed centralized trading platform for cryptocurrency futures contracts.
Exegy Bows Fifth-Gen Data Appliances, In-House NIC
The new appliances leverage an in-house-developed network interface card that enables the vendor to boost data processing and distribution.
Velocimetrics Hires Two to Boost US Presence
Velocimetrics will leverage the pair's technical and sales experience to expand its presence in North America.
Bitfinex Joins Market Synergy’s Crypto Connectivity Infrastructure
The network will provide the crypto exchange with access to institutional clients and co-location services.
Dark Trading Caps Not Responsible for Periodic Auction Growth, Study Finds
FCA report find that growth in periodic auction trading is not a result of dark-trading bans.
Nasdaq Debuts ‘Direct’ Hong Kong Connectivity with New PoPs, Eyes Level 2 Data Sales in Asia
Beyond making its data more accessible to Asia-Pacific traders, the exchange is exploring options to also provide more in-depth data to investors in the region.
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.
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.
Crypto Markets Continue Breakneck Pace of Development
The release of professional-grade services by the largest digital currency exchange demonstrates a breathless pace of growth that may be masking wider issues with the nascent asset class, traders suggest.
Metamako Cements Firewall for Low-Latency Data Filtering, Logging
MetaProtect Firewall targets customers seeking a layer of security that also meets ultra-low-latency and high-port-density needs.
NovaSparks Bows Data Compressor to Boost Microwave Throughput Rates
The conflation feature will help clients sent more data than previously possible over ultra-low latency microwave networks.
Colt Taps NPL for Co-Lo Data, Trade Timing Info
The NPL timing data will help firms address regulatory time-synchronization requirements and competitive needs to avoid timing signal interference.
Metamako Buys xCelor’s Hardware Ops to Grow Switch Business
Officials say the deal will allow xCelor to focus on its network applications business, while Metamako will take over the provision of underlying switching technology, expanding its own FPGA switch business. Wei-Shen Wong reports.
Prop Shops Lock On to Crypto Markets
As the sell side hesitates, advanced principal trading shops are getting in on the crypto craze in a big way.
Velocimetrics Taps Ex-Goldman Sachs Research COO as Director
A 20-plus-year veteran of the banking and research industy, Tufft will be actively involved in Velocimetrics' industry positioning and new business initiatives.
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.
BSO Upgrades Singapore-Hong Kong Network
Electronic market makers will be able to trade derivatives on HKEx faster than previously possible.
OneZero Adds Cboe Top Feed for Co-Lo Clients
The Cboe Top Level 1 feed will now be available to clients of OneZero's co-location environment.
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.
Getting ‘Carded’: Current and Future Uses for FPGAs in Finance
With their origins in industries such as defense, aerospace, and medicine, FPGAs have been used by certain aspects of financial markets for about a decade to gain speed. Wei-Shen Wong examines the current uses for this specialized hardware in finance,…
Deutsche Borse Taps Metamako for Network Monitoring, Timestamps
After upgrading the co-location network for its cash and derivatives markets in 2017, Deutsche Borse needed an upgraded monitoring solution.
Buy-Side Technology Awards 2017: Best Low-Latency Network—Ullink
Ullink repeats as the winner of the Best Low-Latency Network category.