Ticker plant
After acquisitions, Exegy looks to consolidated offering for further gains
With Vela Trading Systems and Enyx now settled under one roof, the vendor’s strategy is to be a provider across the full trade lifecycle and flex its muscles in the world of FPGAs.
US competing consolidators grapple with pricing uncertainty as SEC, exchanges battle over new Sip regime
Vendors who want to provide consolidated market data under the SEC’s new system can’t make plans until they know how they are going to be charged for market data. But the fee schedules are mired in legal action and confusion.
Vendors Continue to Move Products, Services to the Cloud: Some Examples
Last year, most (if not all) financial technology providers either completed or started major projects that involved moving their products and services to the cloud. WatersTechnology looks at 15 of the more interesting cloud-migration initiatives from…
FactSet Close to Debuting Cloud Ticker Plant
The vendor says it will be the first major data provider to deliver a ticker plant running completely in the cloud.
NovaSparks Gets New Backer in MBO Deal, Eyes Options Data & FPGA Trading Capabilities
With the support of new majority owner Peninsular Capital, NovaSparks plans initiatives to expand the use cases for its FPGA market data technologies into the trading and risk sectors.
Weighing the Benefits: Hardware Vs Software
In the pursuit of new ways to eliminate latency from the market data distribution and trading processes, vendors have invested in hardware-acceleration technologies, such as FPGAs. But with commodity chips now giving specialist hardware a run for its…
Exegy Sues Activ Financial: The Problem with Patents
Max Bowie recalls some hit-and-miss patent cases from the past two decades, and what this one might mean for the future.
Exegy Establishes Data Port POP in Hong Kong
Users will be able to receive cash equities and cash derivatives market data through the shared appliance, rather than installing ticker plants on premise.
Exegy Promotes Anderson, Hires Faulkner to Bolster Sales
Exegy officials say the new roles will help the vendor meet the needs of "a rapidly evolving" marketplace.
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.
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.
Exegy Hires Lansdowne for EMEA, Asia Sales
Lansdowne will help the vendor expand in Europe and Asia, where it has identified growth opportunities, officials say.
NovaSparks Supports US Equities Market on Single FPGA Ticker
To support the entire US equities market on one appliance, the vendor's engineering team quadrupled the ticker plant's processing power, officials say.
NovaSparks Adds Bats Options Feed Support
FPGA ticker vendor claims processing speeds for Bats options markets of less than one microsecond.
After ECC, EEX Clearing Rollout, KB Tech Eyes Data Deals
KB Tech's initial deal with ECC covers post-trade and clearing-related data, though, this may expand to other areas in future.
Redline Adds Handler for Quincy QED Feed
The feed handler will allow Redline clients to ingest and normalize data from Quincy's microwave-based feed alongside other data sources.
Redline Moves Lau to London
Lau moves from New York to London to spearhead Redline's sales expansion in the EMEA region.
With Exchange Nods And Network, Exegy Becomes Data Vendor
Exegy is now an official vendor of US exchange data, rather than just a technology supplier, which the vendor says will cut cost and latency for clients.
Redline Adds Aquis Feed to InRush Ticker, Expanding European Coverage
The new handler extends Redline's coverage to more than 30 venues, and provides an alternative source for prices on LSE-listed stocks.
Exegy Sets Up Managed Services Support in London
The vendor says the move is in response to increased and anticipated demand for its solutions in the region, delivered as managed services.
NovaSparks Cuts Book-Building Latency FPGA Ticker Plant
NovaSparks has taken 300 nanoseconds out of its feed-handling process by rewriting its book-building component.