Trading Tech
Co-sourcing Benefits the Buy Side
Weintraub discusses what makes for an ideal co-sourcing relationship
Emerging Exchanges: Partnering for Power
Exchanges in emerging markets are teaming up with developed exchanges for technology and knowledge.
Uneven Regulatory Approach Encourages Return to Silo Model
While banks have been implementing centralized, global infrastructure models for years, uncoordinated and varying regulation is forcing a return to silos and regional thinking. This also has the potential to impact the widespread roll-out of cloud…
Eris Puts Futures Trade Data Online
Futures marketplace Eris Exchange recently began making real-time trade data available via a "Trade Recap" page on its website.
OptionsCity Nabs Optionshop
Electronic trading solutions provider OptionsCity Software has acquired Optionshop, which specializes in futures trading solutions.
TR Expands Mobile Support for ‘Anywhere' Wealth App
Thomson Reuters has added support for new wireless platforms to its Thomson One Anywhere dynamic mobile site for its Wealth Management clients, including iPhone, Android and Blackberry Z10 smartphones.
Aequitas Ready to Launch Neo Exchange Next Year
Aequitas has received regulatory approval from the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to launch Aequitas Neo Exchange in the first half of 2015.
Strong Mistrust of Banks Accelerates Risk-Related Spending
The fallout from the financial crisis is continuing to affect public perception of banks, while spending on risk is set to consume billions of dollars in the next few years, according to a senior UBS executive.
McObject, Lucera Offer eXtremeDB Database in Cloud
Federal Way, Wash.-based in-memory database provider McObject will make its high-performance eXtremeDB Financial Edition database available on an as-a-service basis in the cloud to clients of New York-based high-performance infrastructure provider Lucera…
SEC Votes to Strengthen Systems Compliance and Integrity
Regulation Systems Compliance and Integrity requires entities to have a plan for when systems fail.
Microsoft Azure Suffers Interruption
For the second time in less than four months Microsoft's cloud-computing platform falters.
OTAS Adds Customization, Text Generation to Analytics Platform
New OTAS Views feature will provide greater customization for clients.
OTAS Tech Enhances Portfolio Management Functionality, Looks to EMS Space & Sell Side for 2015
OTAS will also roll out out a new natural-language generation engine
OTAS Technologies Previews Move into Sell-Side and EMS Spaces, Preps OTAS Views
OTAS will also roll out out a new natural-language generation engine
Deutsche Bank Brings AxiomSL's Regulatory Platform to the US
Deutsche Bank also deployed the platform in the Asia-Pacific region.
Estimize Adds Analyst Confidence Score to Estimates Platform
Signal will give analysts greater confidence in estimates-based trading strategies.
Big Data Analytics Vendor VoltDB Hires Ex-HP, Vertica, Greenplum Exec
VoltDB, a Big Data analytics and database vendor co-founded by StreamBase and Vertica founder Michael Stonebraker, has hired Shyam Sundar as head of sales for Asia Pacific, to expand the vendor's presence in the region.
Lucena Incorporates AirSage Cell Phone Data into Predictive Analytics
Vendor uses consumer mobile location data to predict store fortunes and share prices
SunGard Adds Connectivity to Fixed Income Venue MTS BondVision
SunGard facilitates cross-asst trading with connectivity to fixed income market MTS BondVision.
EBS to Launch Third Liquidity Pool With EBS Select
EBS Select represents a third liquidity pool in parallel to EBS Market and EBS Direct
Thomson Reuters Adds Regional Elektron PoPs, Expands Managed Services Datacenters
Vendor ups local technical presence in Africa, India, Asia, Canada and Central America
Caplin Steps Aside, Promotes COO Ashworth to CEO
Data industry icon Paul Caplin becomes chairman, veteran executive Ashworth takes reins.
SmartMarketData Preps for Jobs Data Analytics
Startup data provider SmartMarketData is preparing to enter the second phase of its launch, where it will develop proprietary analytics to accompany the datasets it distributes, to make it easier for investment professionals beyond quantitative analysts…
Instinet to Focus on Automated Routing for Newport Platform
The broker recently enhanced Newport's position management capabilities.