Trading floor technologies
Tora Adds Latency Measurements to EMS
NEW YORK-Electronic trading platform provider for Asian liquidity Tora Trading Services announced today, Sept. 15, that it has deployed software from Trading Metrics, a provider of latency monitoring tools, to measure its trading latency.
ASCI Readies ActiveBatch Release
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Job-scheduling software vendor Advanced Systems Concepts Inc. (ASCI) will release the newest version of its ActiveBatch platform by yearend, vendor officials tell DWT .
MUSI Takes RAP for Algo Rates Trading
LONDON-Mitsubishi UFJ Securities International (MUSI), the European hub of the global securities and investment banking business of Mitsubishi UFJ Securities Co., is finding new rates trading opportunities after implementing Real-time Analytics Platform …
Report: Algos Face Uphill Battle in FX Landscape
BOSTON-Although the foreign exchange (FX) market has adapted to electronic trading, the industry might not see a proliferation of broker-provided execution algorithms in the short to medium term, according to an impact note from research firm Aite Group.
Fragmentation Spurs Algo Re-Think
LEXINGTON, Mass.-The proliferation of trading venues is making firms adapt algorithmic trading strategies by taking a more entrepreneurial approach in their development, according to an industry insider.
DMA Ramps Up in India
BANGALORE-Direct market access (DMA) trading, which will account for 11 percent of India's overall market share in 2010, will spur new investment in technology among smaller domestic firms, according to research by financial consultancy Celent.
Cicada to Launch Hosted SOR
LONDON-Trading infrastructure technologies and data management vendor Cicada is preparing a September launch of its hosted smart order routing (SOR) MarketPrizm service, which enables firms to conduct algorithmic trading within the European market, say…
Pipeline Expands Algo Control
NEW YORK-Customers of crossing network-provider and agency brokerage Pipeline Trading now have full control over their access to the firm's suite of third-party trading algorithms, according to Pipeline officials.
SunGard Eyes Europe with GL Buy
NEW YORK-At press time, SunGard officials announced the vendor's intention to acquire controlling interest in Paris-headquartered rival GL Trade for about €400.7 million ($623.9 million), a move observers say bolsters SunGard's global footprint.
Thomson Reuters in Legal Tussle; RM Stays On
NEW YORK-Users of the Reuters Messaging Compliance Manager (RMCM) are running a new logging and archiving engine developed by Thomson Reuters in conjunction with technology partner Global Relay that was deployed last Tuesday to avert the shutdown of…
Weeden Adopts FlexTrade's FlexOMS
NEW YORK-To handle its 162 percent trade volume increase since 2006, institutional brokerage Weeden & Co. has deployed FlexTrade Systems' new FlexOMS platform in the broker's middle and back office, sources tell DWT .
Knight Readies New London Floor
LONDON-In an effort to grow its European operations, broker-dealer Knight Capital Group is in the process of building out a new trading floor in London, DWT has learned.
Thomson Reuters to Keep Desktop Lines
NEW YORK-Trading systems and market data provider Thomson Reuters plans to maintain support for its Thomson One and 3000 Xtra trading desktops for the foreseeable future, say officials, commenting on the vendor's product integration roadmap.
Analyst: SOR Still Gathering Traction
NEW YORK-Smart order routing has not become "super critical" in the European markets yet, but it will be critical in the future, according to an industry observer.
Smart Trade Goes Dark
NEW YORK-In a defensive move, cross-asset liquidity management system (LMS) provider Smart Trade Technologies will soon have a dark pool as an option for its European customers when routing orders, DWT has learned.
Newsflows Now a Necessity
LONDON-According to a recent white paper commissioned by Thomson Reuters on the role of news feeds in algorithmic trading, 65 percent of those surveyed say they could increase trading profits through automatic trading on news and 75 percent say it was…
Front-Office Quant Spending to Increase
BOSTON-Traders in the front office need to make room for quantitative analysts, as the role of the model-generators has shifted in the past several years, according to a recent report on alpha-generation platforms from research firm Aite Group.
TraderTools Adopts SmartTrade LMS
NEW YORK & PARIS- Foreign exchange (FX) trading technology vendor TraderTools has adopted SmartTrade's STTP 5.5 liquidity management system for use within its Liquidity Management Platform, say vendor officials.
Landsbanki Kepler Debuts GL Trade's SOR
PARIS & LONDON-European investment bank Landsbanki Kepler has gone live with GL Trade's smart order routing (SOR) technology, say officials.
Misys Eyes Latin American Operations
NEW YORK-Technology and software vendor Misys is expanding its operations in Latin America by beefing up its operations in the Brazilian market, DWT has learned.
StreamBase Expands Reuters Integration
NEW YORK-Complex event processing (CEP) software vendor StreamBase Systems is planning enhancements to its StreamBase Reuters Edition (SRE), a development framework for building applications utilizing data from Thomson Reuters' Reuters Market Data System…
Speakerbus Debuts I Turret
LONDON-Trading floor communications system provider Speakerbus announced today, June 30, that it has entered the turret market with its first voice over IP (VoIP)-based turret, DWT has learned.