Options
Trade Alert Expands Flex Options Content
IM-based trade data provider has now integrated data on this growing options class with other options trade data.
OptionsCity Launches Rebranded, Web-Based Metro NOW
Metro NOW offers traders a customizable options and futures trading platform.
ISE Preps New Feeds Ahead of Mercury Options Market Launch
Feeds for ISE's Mercury market will follow the same formats as the datafeeds operated by its main market.
Data Glitch Delays Eurex Open
Officials say the issue, which caused a 75-minute delay to market open, is now fully resolved.
BOX Licenses RealVol for Realized Volatility Options
Seeks SEC approval for planned listing
Update: Redline Bows Managed Consolidated US Feed; Eyes Broader Datacenter Access, Vendor Partners
Consolidated option will broaden appeal to firms that are more cost-sensitive than latency-sensitive.
Redline Bows Managed Consolidated US Exchange Feed
Woburn, Mass.-based low-latency ticker plant and feed handler vendor Redline Trading Solutions has unveiled a fully managed consolidated datafeed of US equities and options market data, dubbed RedlineFeed, using the vendor's InRush ticker plant to…
Options Hires Ex-KPMG Exec as CFO to Support Growth
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options has appointed Brian McKimm as chief financial officer, to support the vendor's continued growth plans by overseeing the development of a global finance function.
WEX Introduces Options Vega Trader
Applet geared towards multi-strike trading
eOption to Add OptionsPlay Ideas to Platform
eOption becomes first online broker to launch OptionsPlay as free service
Quandl Adds ORATS Options Data to Financial Data Search Engine
Toronto-based economic and financial search engine Quandl is adding fee-liable options data from Chicago-based options analytics provider Option Research and Technology Services (ORATS) to its online data portal to support users' equities technical…
Deutsche Börse Adds Options Liquidity Indicator to Eurex Analytics
Deutsche Börse Market Data + Services, the data arm of German exchange group Deutsche Börse, has introduced a new analytics product for options contracts, dubbed Eurex IOC Liquidity Indicator for Options, to provide trading participants with greater…
OptionsCity's CEO Discusses Optionshop Acquisition
Clients will see new products/functionality over next 6-12 months
OptionsCity Nabs Optionshop
Electronic trading solutions provider OptionsCity Software has acquired Optionshop, which specializes in futures trading solutions.
Recognia Unveils Options Analytics
Ottawa-based technical analysis software vendor Recognia has unveiled a technical analysis tool for options trading, dubbed Options Ideas, to help brokers educate equities trading clients on options strategies.
Options Expands Into CME, Completes US Co-Lo Map
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options (formerly Options IT) said it has expanded into CME Group's co-location facility in Aura, Illinois, completing its coverage of all US exchange co-location facilities.
Options Grows Velocity Feed Coverage, Eyes Wider Reach
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options (formerly Options IT) has added new European markets to its connectivity and managed co-location platform, providing customers with direct access to equities and derivatives feeds from Spanish exchange group…
OptionsPlay Ideas Available on Scivantage Investment Platforms
Scivantage will offer OptionsPlay Ideas, an equities and options investing tool, through its Scivantage Investor and Scivantage Professional platforms.
NovaSparks Launches OPRA FPGA Feed Handler
French FPGA feed handler and data appliance provider NovaSparks has released a new FPGA-based feed handler for the Options Price Reporting Authority’s (OPRA) consolidated cash equity options feed, that will enable trading firms and investment banks to…
Options Turns to Morrow for Account Management
Managed data and trading infrastructure provider Options has appointed Stephen Morrow senior vice president and global head of account management, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Options Integrates Markit’s Collaboration Services Network
Cloud provider Options has integrated Markit’s Collaboration Services network, its message-interoperability technology, into its core platform to allow clients to communicate and share information seamlessly with industry peers, regardless of their…
Markit Signs Options to Collaboration Services
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options has integrated federation and directory elements of Markit's Collaboration Services──including the Markit Directory "phone book" of validated identity and contact data, and the Federated Chat platform──into…
Options Partners with Orchestrade for Cross-Asset Platform
Options has announced that vendor Orchestrade's risk management and operations platform has been integrated with its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) offering.
Options Expands Belfast Office, Eyes International Growth
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options is expanding its office in Belfast, Northern Ireland, with plans to grow its local staff from about a dozen at present to around 30 by next year, in a move mainly designed to boost its Velocity market…