Time synchronization
Waters Wrap: Banks explore new avenues for cloud cooperation
As banks and asset managers move more workloads to the cloud, they’re trying to find ways to cooperate to cut costs and exert more influence over the likes of AWS, Google and Microsoft. Anthony wonders if these early efforts will yield beneficial results for the industry, or prove fruitless.
Brazil’s B3 Exchange Enlists Perseus for Trader Time Synch
The agreement is exclusive for an initial two-year period, and marks the first deployment of a Grand Master clock in a southern hemisphere financial center.
ICE Partners with NPL for Atomic Timestamping
Intercontinental Exchange has linked up with UK's National Physical Laboratory to ensure co-location customers at its Basildon datacenter, home to its European derivatives exchange, meet MiFID II timestamping requirements.
IPC Debuts Precision Timing Service for Finance
The service will provide accurate and consistent time data that will also help firms comply with new regulatory requirements.
It’s About Time: MiFID II Scrutinizes Firms' Clocks, Time-Synch Tools
In a multi-timezone, pan-European marketplace, the accuracy of timing sources and timestamps will be an important factor in maintaining orderly, transparent markets.
FSMLabs Releases Time-Synch Compliance Tool, TimeKeeper Update
The new module will enable FSMLabs clients to meet the time-synchronization requirements of their internal business needs and new regulations.
Corvil Launches MiFID 2-Compliant Latency Monitoring Tool
The vendor has adapted its existing latency management tools to cover the time-synchronization requirements of Europe's MiFID 2 rules.
Colt Enlists Partners for Managed Services ‘Ecosystem’
The network provider is planning to assemble an "ecosystem" of partner vendors running on its infrastructure.
Exablaze Slashes NIC Latency; Improves Compatibility, Synchronization
The vendor's latest NIC card features improvements designed to improve latency and increase ease of deployment.
Metamako Releases MetaWatch Network Monitoring, Analysis Tool With MiFID 2-Compliant Timestamps
The new tool expands Metamako's reach beyond HFTs to any firm dealing with MiFID 2's timestamping rules.
FSMLabs Adds Windows Support for Enterprise Cloud Time-Synch
Windows support will allow the vendor to support large enterprise time-synchronization requirements.
ESMA’s ‘Final Countdown’ to MiFID 2 Targets Time Synch, Data Disaggregation
ESMA's new rules target time synchronization to ensure consistent, standardized timestamps for best execution.
Solarflare Improves Capture Techs, Targets Big Data Analytics for Network Traffic
The updates will help users more precisely monitor data networks for potential intrusions.
FSMLabs Preps Customers for ‘Leap Second' to Avoid Datafeed Disruption
Vendor preps client tests to help data systems handle insertion of 'leap second' without disrupting market data timestamps.
Why Clock-Watching is Good
Perseus' Jock Percy looks at the need for clock standardization.