Trading Tech
Eurex Adds Trade Capture Connectivity
Derivatives venue Eurex has announced that BrokerHub and Vectalis have connected to its Trade Entry Services, with ITG's RFQ-Hub set to sign up shortly.
Thomson Reuters Adds Platts Data to DataScope
Thomson Reuters has added commodities market data from McGraw-Hill Financial-owned commodities and energy data provider Platts to its DataScope Select product to provide clients with increased transparency to support valuations, risk management and…
Jefferies Joins Markit Collaboration Services Messaging Network
Investment bank Jefferies has joined Markit Collaboration Services, the open messaging network initiative developed by data vendor Markit that allows financial professionals to communicate and share information across communication platforms.
Confluence Signs Lombard Odier For Automated Expense Budgeting Solution
Lombard Odier Funds, the Luxembourg-based fund management arm of Lombard Odier Investment Managers, has selected Confluence to provide its automated budgeting application for asset managers.
EDI Expands African Economic Database with Beta Client Feedback, Preps Options Corporate Actions Data
Exchange Data International, a London-based provider of pricing and reference data, is finalizing beta testing of its African Financial & Economic Data (AFED) database, and is in the middle of developing a new pricing and reference data product to help…
Thanachart Taps IMS From Charles River
Thailand’s Thanachart Fund Management has selected Charles River’s Investment Management Solution (IMS) and joined its global FIX network to support its automated portfolio management, trading and compliance monitoring.
Vendors Begin Testing GMEX Feeds, Driven by Buy-Side Demand
Data vendors have begun testing new market data feeds from derivatives exchange operator and exchange technology platform provider Global Markets Exchange Group, ahead of the launch of its trading platforms for futures, fixed income and currency markets…
Scila Snatches Contract Win with Optiver
Scila AB has announced a six-month contract with high-frequency trading (HFT) firm Optiver, in which its market surveillance product will be evaluated for its capabilities in the Asia-Pacific region.
Sapient Global Markets Enhances Emir Reporting Services
Sapient Global Markets has enhanced the capabilities of its Compliance Management and Reporting System (CMRS) to support collateral and valuation reporting.
Interactive Data Rolls Out FutureSource 4.0
Interactive Data has released version 4.0 of its web-based FutureSource market data and analytics platform, featuring new content sets and capabilities.
Thomson Reuters Debuts KYC Web Portal
Thomson Reuters has announced the launch of its web-based portal for Accelus Org ID, its platform for know-your-customer (KYC) compliance.
Update: Cape City Command Calls on Quinn, Barker
Wilmington, NC-based Cape City Command, a provider of appliances that analyze trading session latency and enable trading applications to route to the fastest sessions in real time, has bolstered its sales and development functions with the hires of Terry…
New Approaches to Corporate Actions
In a July 8 webcast, four industry experts analyzed the approaches firms should take to capture and process the data they need about corporate action events and fully understand the impact of these events
EDI Readies Derivatives Corporate Actions Tool
Pricing and reference data provider Exchange Data International has announced plans for Exchanged Traded Derivatives, a new service that will offer more than 30 types of corporate actions from derivatives instruments
CME Clearing Europe Approved as CCP
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange Group's (CME) European clearinghouse, CME Clearing Europe, has received regulatory approval to operate as a central counterparty clearinghouse (CCP) in accordance with the European Market Infrastructure Regulation (Emir).
Rise of the Machines
Machine learning and the Waters Rankings lead this week's coverage.
IBOR: No Walk in the Park
The investment book of record (IBOR) phenomenon currently sweeping the buy side shows no sign of slowing down, as asset managers on both sides of the Atlantic start moving down the road toward managing their investment positions and cash, not only on an…
Thomson Reuters Taps Celoxica Tech for FPGA Feed
Thomson Reuters has rolled out Elektron Direct Feed, a hardware-accelerated datafeed, using FPGA cards from UK-based data technology vendor Celoxica to deliver single-digit microsecond latency.
StockViews Eyes Institutional Market for Retail Ratings, Research Platform
London-based startup crowdsourced investment platform StockViews plans to start selling its product to institutional investors within the next 18 to 24 months, to respond to demand for cheaper and more accurate research, officials say.
Vienna Exchange Debuts Intraday Corporate Actions
Wiener Börse's new Corporate Action Service offers data from more than 300 firms on an intraday basis, including those in six other markets covered by its central and eastern European parent group
Wiener Börse Bows Intraday Corporate Actions Data to Grow Trader Appeal
Wiener Börse, the Vienna Stock Exchange, has released a new service designed to attract new investors to the region's markets, by providing data vendors, analysts, traders and index trackers with timely, intraday access to corporate actions data from…
Quandl Adds Nasdaq Index Data to Free Financial Search Portal
Toronto-based online economic and financial data search engine Quandl has added Nasdaq OMX's global index family to its web-based platform for financial, economic and sociological datasets, to provide analysts, traders and economists with daily index…
Update: HP Vet Potter Joins Solarflare Board
High-performance network technology provider Solarflare has appointed Mark Potter, senior vice president and chief technology officer of hardware supplier HP's Enterprise Group, to its board of directors, to help "guide" the company to a leading position…
Lombard Risk Looks to Leckie
London-based Lombard Risk Management, a provider of regulatory compliance, reporting, and collateral management technology to the capital markets, has appointed George Leckie to lead sales and business development for ComplianceASSESSOR, the firm's web…