Trading Tech
SuperDerivatives Applies to the CFTC for SEF Status
Derivatives pricing and risk management software provider SuperDerivatives has announced today it has filed an application with the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to become a swap execution facility (SEF).
HKEx Unveils Phase One of New ‘Orion' Data Platform
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing has begun deploying the first phase of its new Orion Market Data platform, which will enable the exchange to distribute low-latency datafeeds with differing content to meet the needs of data vendors, market participants…
Is the Low-Latency Race a Zero Sum Game?
Financial services firms will always strive to be faster and more efficient. But increasingly, the cost and risk of this evolutionary drive are proving too great for some. As a result, the ability to measure and monitor latencies across the enterprise…
Barchart Brews Market Data Cloud
Chicago-based data and analytics vendor Barchart has launched Barchart OnDemand, a cloud-based data service developed using Amazon Web Services, to provide access to the vendor's collection of exchange price data, newswires, reference and fundamental…
Bloomberg Bows ‘First Word FX' News
Bloomberg has rolled out a new dedicated foreign exchange news service, dubbed First Word Foreign Exchange, that provides concise 24-hour economic, geopolitical and currency-specific news, including daily event previews and exclusive market summaries,…
Anthony Malakian: Getting the Jitters
While poorly defined, jitter is an unavoidable byproduct of low-latency trading. But as Anthony explains, that doesn’t mean that firms need to submit to it.
October 2013: Proving the Worth of Marginal Gains
Just as cyclists focus on incremental improvements to enhance their performances, Victor points out that marginal gains in the high-frequency trading realm can still reap substantial rewards.
CQG Sets up Data, Trading Co-Lo at SGX
Denver, Colo-based data, trading and analytics provider CQG will establish a co-location presence at the Singapore Exchange's datacenter and connect directly to SGX's Derivatives Market Direct Feed, to provide clients in the region with low-latency…
FIX Post-Trade Group to Tackle Fixed Income, Equity Options
The industry standards body known as FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) rebranded itself as the FIX Trading Community (FTC) in August, but its mission remains the same. So too the Global Post-Trade working group within the FTC, which underwent a change last week.
IDC Automates Vantage Workflow
Interactive Data has enhanced the workflow module of its web-based Vantage application for viewing the data behind evaluated prices, such as anonymous trades, quotes, dealer runs and market posts, to include automated routines and price tests to enable…
Chi-X Canada on IPC's Connexus
Members on the connectivity provider's Connexus Extranet service can now access Chi-X Canada's automated trading system, as well as its recently-launched CX2 platform for small to mid-tier brokers and retail investors.
NYSE Euronext Taps ITRS Geneos for Performance Monitoring
NYSE Euronext is using ITRS Geneos to monitor its US cash equities trading infrastructure.
Turquoise Derivatives Arm Relaunched Under New LSEG Colors
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) today announced it has acquired the derivatives business of Turquoise, the London-based multilateral trading facility.
AIMCo Turns to SimCorp for Investment Management
Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo) has gone live with SimCorp Dimension for automation of investment workflow.
Linedata Launches New I-BOR Solution
Paris-based buy-side vendor Linedata has launch I-BOR, an Investment Book of Records (IBOR) solution, to answer the increasing demand from its client base to establish an independent and granular view of their investment positions.
All About the Uses, Less About the User?
Often, discussion of financial technology focuses on what it can be used for, rather than who can actually use it.
EACH Names Plata Secretary General
The European Association of Central Counterparties (CCPs) Clearing Houses (EACH) has appointed Rafael Plata as its first secretary general.
Marco Polo, Perseus Paired in Emerging Markets DMA Push
Marco Polo New World, a consolidated offering from the jointly-owned direct market access (DMA) and connectivity providers, looks to answer demand for broader access in untapped markets.
Thomson Reuters, ICAP Gain Temporary SEF Approval
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has granted Thomson Reuters and ICAP temporary registration to operate swap execution facilities (SEFs).
NYSE Taps ITRS for Performance Monitoring UPDATED
NYSE Euronext has completed the first phase of a multi-phase project to deploy UK-based real-time systems and latency monitoring vendor ITRS’ Geneos monitoring platform across its US equities and options exchange environment to gain an end-to-end view of…
Deutsche Börse Bows Historical Data Cloud
German exchange Deutsche Börse will this week launch a cloud-based historical data service, Data on Demand, to provide analysts, application developers and vendors with on-demand access to historical data from its Xetra and Eurex securities and…
Tech Panel: Act ‘Appropriate,' But Speed Still Needs Spend
With today's capital markets increasingly automated and reliant on high-performance technologies, budget constraints resulting from the economic crisis of recent years are forcing firms to be more selective about building proprietary systems in-house…
CJC Taps Beebeejaun as Sales Head
Market data consultancy and real-time systems support and management provider CJC has hired Feroze Beebeejaun as head of sales, responsible for generating new business for CJC's outsourced support operations and for its commercial management business…