Organization & strategy
Eurex EBS Feed Cuts Latency, Jitter
German derivatives exchange Eurex is rolling out a new feed of derivatives data on Monday Dec. 3, dubbed Enhanced Broadcast Solution (EBS), which aims to reduce latency and also minimize "jitter"-variance in data latency at times of peak message traffic…
Ipreo Buys NSight to Bolster Bigdough
Ipreo, the data and technology vendor formed last year by the combination of Hemscott, I-Deal and MarketPipe, will this week announce that it has acquired New York-based CRM software vendor NSight Enterprise Software, Inside Market Data has learned.
Reuters Names Post-Merger Management
Reuters chief executive-elect Devin Wenig last week named the team that will lead the Reuters division of Thomson-Reuters, once the merger of the two companies is complete.
StatPro Divestment Boosts Tenfore's US Expansion
UK-based data vendor Tenfore Systems is in the process of migrating up to 100 new clients in North America to its datafeeds and terminals, after taking on the real-time data clients of FRI, a Canadian data and investment management software vendor…
Quant House Boosts US Presence
French low-latency data and trading technology vendor Quant House has opened a New York office and is looking to open another in Chicago before the end of the year to support existing US clients and the vendor's expansion plans in the region.
FISD, Asia Firms Ready Data User Group
Market data officials at a number of trading firms and FISD members in Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia are pooling their expertise to set up a market data user group organization focused on the Asia-Pacific markets, with the assistance of industry…
Turquoise Data to Mirror Boat
Project Turquoise, the European multilateral trading facility (MTF) formed by a consortium of banks is likely to base its data distribution architecture on that employed by trade reporting utility Boat, according to Cinnober, the vendor named last week…
Traderforce Bolsters Asian Presence
Paris-based data and trading technology vendor Traderforce is building up its Asian presence and making investments in new infrastructure, offices and additional staff to support growing demand for its products in the region.
Traderforce Bolsters Asian Presence
Paris-based data and trading technology vendor Traderforce is building up its Asian presence and making investments in new infrastructure, offices and additional staff to support growing demand for its products in the region.
Boat Floats Free Trial, Delayed Data
Trade reporting facility Boat (formerly known as Project Boat), is offering a two-month free trial of its real-time quote-and-trade datafeed between its launch on Nov. 1 until the end of this year, and has decided to also provide a delayed feed of data.
FTSE Readies Delayed Data Fee Hike
Index provider FTSE is set to double the charge for receiving delayed data on its indexes. Sources say FTSE introduced a monthly per-user charge for its delayed data of 25 pence earlier this year, and that this fee will rise to 50 pence next year.
Research Key as EC Probes Thomson-Reuters
The European Commission last week extended its inquiry into the competition implications of the proposed merger between Thomson and Reuters, saying it needs more time to investigate "serious concerns" with the merger.
CEP Start-up Kaskad Denies Demise
Boston-based complex event processing vendor Kaskad Technology says it will continue operations, despite the loss of key executives and its main client, the Boston Stock Exchange, and moving out of its office in downtown Boston.
Aleri Partners, Appoints Tech Gurus
Chicago-based event processing software vendor Aleri has struck a deal with low-latency data provider Fixnetix to offer clients hosted access to the vendor's analytical capabilities, and has hired data industry veteran Ian Hillier-Brook to pursue further…
Ipug Unveils New User Group Structure
UK market data industry association Ipug (the Information Providers User Group) is reorganizing the way its special interest groups (SIGs) are organized, to cover more issues and to elicit participation from a broader range of individuals at member firms.
Interactive Data Combines Exec Roles
Interactive Data is combining several management roles across its divisions, as part of an effort to unify its units and operate as "one company."
Xignite, WSH Ally for Earnings Calendar
Xignite, a provider of market data and applications via Web services, has partnered with Boston-based corporate actions calendars and analysis tools vendor Wall Street Horizon, to incorporate WSH's earnings calendar into the range of components Xignite…
Beat Koch Departs Telekurs
Long-time Telekurs Financial executive Beat Koch has left the Swiss data vendor after more than 15 years at the company, Inside Market Data has learned.