Trading Tech
PTS Partners Taps OneMarketData's OneTick
Global quantitative fund PTS Partners has deployed New York-based tick database and complex event processing engine provider OneMarketData's OneTick tick database and complex event processing system to support its quantitative investment strategies.
Pershing Enhances PrimeConnect with Sec Lending Link
The securities services subsidiary of BNY Mellon says it has added a seamless link to the fully-paid securities lending program, among other upgrades, to its PrimeConnect application.
SIX Financial Information Adds APA Austrian News to iD Terminal
Swiss data vendor SIX Financial Information has added real-time news from Austrian news provider APA-Finance to its Telekurs iD desktop data, news and analysis terminal, as a free add-on for Austrian subscribers to its Wealth and Asset Management…
Hawaiian Investment Manager Goes Mobile with IPC
The Honolulu-based firm Scotty D Group has moved its traders to IPC's Unigy Pulse Mobile solution, complementing its existing connectivity provided through IPC Network.
Activ Unveils Version 2.0 of Data Platform
Low-latency market data provider Activ Financial will this week launch an optimized version of its market data distribution platform, dubbed Activ Content Platform (ACP) 2.0, with enhanced features including a new API and next-generation FPGA (field…
Corvil Adds Monitoring for Database Systems and Others
Corvil, a Dublin-based provider of operational performance monitoring, has debuted a new range of solutions for monitoring applications and services.
UL Bridge FIX 5.0 Compliant
Ullink, a Paris-based provider of connectivity and trading solutions, has made its UL Bridge connectivity platform compliant with FIX 5.0, the preferred communication protocol for swap execution facilities (SEFs).
Eze Software Integrates Markit’s TCA Tools
UK-based data provider Markit has announced the integration of its Transaction Cost Analysis (TCA) product into Eze Software’s order management system (OMS) to provide users of its Eze OMS with a seamless access to pre- and post-trade analytics.
Markit Adds TCA Analytics to Eze OMS
Buy-side order management system vendor Eze Software is making transaction cost analysis capabilities from UK-based data vendor Markit available to clients of its Eze OMS, to allow users to vice pre-trade forecasts-covering the market impact nad…
SmartTrade Launches New FX-Focused OMS
SmartTrade Technologies has recently launched its next generation of Order Management System (OMS), focused on foreign exchange (FX).
Swift Eyes Further US Penetration by Staying 'Local'
Omgeo's move away from its long-standing Oasys platform to a new central trade matching (CTM) service for non-US trades is still playing out, but SWIFT business development director Paul Taylor says the industry banking utility already created new…
Does Speed Still Sell?
It’s been a very buy-side focused week, here at Sell-Side Technology. On Friday, we had the seventh annual Buy-Side Technology Awards, and around that, of course, all of the organizational and editorial work it entails. Thanks have to go to everyone…
Quincy Data Sets Up Weehawken PoP
Oakland, Calif.-based low-latency connectivity and market data provider Quincy Data has established a point of presence in Savvis’ NJ2 datacenter in Weehawken, New Jersey to provide firms co-located in the facility with ultra-low-latency futures data via…
Low Latency Still Sells, Says Microsecond-Breaking Exablaze
Count Australian hardware provider Exablaze among those who believe that the latency race is far from slowing down. The Melbourne-based vendor spun off from high-frequency trading (HFT) firm Zomojo in May with the intention of building high-speed network…
National Bank Financial Deploys NovaSparks FPGAs
Canadian investment bank National Bank Financial, a subsidiary of the National Bank of Canada, has rolled out French data technology provider NovaSparks' FPGA Matrix feed handler framework─which delivers deterministic "wire-to-memory" and order book…
Xignite Taps Nasdaq FinQloud to ‘Accelerate’ Data Cloud Adoption
San Mateo, Calif.-based on-demand data provider Xignite has migrated its entire web services data infrastructure to Nasdaq OMX’s FinQloud hybrid financial services-dedicated cloud computing environment, to accelerate cloud acceptance and adoption among…
Redline Preps Asian Feeds, HK Presence
Woburn, Mass.-based low-latency ticker plant vendor Redline Trading Solutions is adding support for datafeeds from Asian exchanges, and has established an office in Hong Kong to provide technical support to clients in the region.
Thomson Reuters to Retire 3000 Xtra
Thomson Reuters has notified customers that it plans to withdraw support for its Reuters 3000 Xtra legacy market data desktop terminal after Dec. 31, 2013, and has begun the process of decommissioning the platform’s corresponding services and local…
Congrats to the BST Award Winners, as Data/Risk Rule the Day
At an event today in London, the winners of this year's Buy-Side Technology Awards were announced. Anthony discusses what made those entrants special and also notes that data and risk management played a major a role.
Mongolia's ResCap Securities Live on NRI/Omnesys/GII Platform
Nomura Research Institute's Financial Technologies India (NRI FT India) division has partnered with Omnesys Technologies and Global Investment Initiative (GII) to build and modernize financial and trading infrastructure in the Mongolian marketplace via a…
BATS Enlists Interactive Data for Low-Cost Data Terminals
US exchange operator BATS Global Markets has launched two new desktop data and analytics workstations, developed in conjunction with Interactive Data and based on the vendor's own terminal products, utilizing BATS' free-of-charge equities data.
Investment Book of Record special report
November 2013 - sponsored by: Bloomberg, DST, Eagle Investment Systems, SimCorp, SunGard
Nanospeed Readies FPGAs for Asia, Europe
London-based startup hardware provider Nanospeed, which this week launched its Nano-TG ultra-low-latency trading gateway for US equities and options markets, is now developing support for a number of additional Asian and European markets in response to…
NYSE Euronext and ICE Postpone Merger Closing Date
NYSE Euronext and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) have delayed the closing date of the $8.2 billion merger transaction, as the deal is still pending European regulatory approvals.