Trading Tech
EOX Readies Near-Real-Time OTCGH Data
EOX, the technology and data division of energy and commodities broker consortium OTC Global Holdings, is planning to make the entire universe of over-the-counter data from its parent company’s 16 brokerages available in near-real time to support risk…
McObject Preps eXtremeDB Financial Edition V2
Issaquah, Wash.-based in-memory database provider McObject is preparing to launch a new version of its high-performance eXtremeDB Financial Edition database, featuring an enhanced library of vector-based statistical functions.
Markit, Hobart Capital Collaborate on Commission Management
The financial information provider and agency-only brokerage based in London have come together to provide Hobart's buy-side customers, which range from mutual funds to Delta One desks, a new solution for managing direct commission sharing agreements …
Bloomberg SEF, Goldman Execute First Electronic Market-Agreed Coupon Swap
The rate swap contract, otherwise known as a MAC, was completed with Goldman Sachs on behalf of a leading global asset manager.
Instinet Upgrades Commission Management Tools
Instinet, the equity execution services arm of Nomura, has announced a raft of updates to its Plazma commission management platform.
ETAS 2013: To Meet Challenges, IT Needs "Commando" Units
In his keynote address at the 2013 European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS), Pierre Dulon, CIO at Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (CA CIB) said that in order to address the challenges of the new banking environment, IT as a function…
ETAS 2013: Latency Identification is Paramount for Reduction
As low-latency market access becomes a basic requirement for modern equities trading, panelists at the European Trading Architecture Summit (ETAS) in London discussed the challenges of implementing high-performance trading technology, to optimize…
Deloitte Spain Taps SuperDerivatives' DGX Terminal for Corporate Treasury Clients
The Spanish business of accounting and consultancy firm Deloitte has rolled out derivatives pricing, data and risk management software vendor SuperDerivatives' cloud-based DGX data terminal platform to provide its customers with access to real-time cash…
Probable Volcker Hedging Requirement to Tax Trade Capture Processes, IT
The latest round of amendments to the Volcker Rule is said to have tripled its pages, now rumored as high as 1,000. Supporters of a prescriptive approach say that isn't necessarily a bad thing. But one unresolved issue could have many tier-two sell-side…
Telx Eyes West Coast US HQ
Telx, a New York-based provider of interconnection and co-location datacenters, said it plans to open a headquarters in San Francisco in a move to boost its presence in the West Coast.
Deutsche Börse Adds Order/Trade Analytics
Deutsche Börse will next week introduce analytics calculated in real-time from raw, unpublished Xetra order book data to enhance transparency in the German market by giving users more insight into market trends and conditions, Deutsche Börse officials…
Linedata Upgrades Luxembourg Compliance for Custodians, Fund Administrators
The Paris-based solutions provider says it has integrated improvements made with four clients based in the micro-state into its broader compliance offering.
Money.net Targets Institutional Clients with Deployed Terminal
New York-based low-cost financial data display provider Money.net has released a desktop version of its web-based terminal platform that the vendor hopes will position it against offerings from major market data vendors over the next two years and allow…
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November 2013 - sponsored by: Datawatch, Platts, Thomson Reuters
Datacom Updates TradeView Latency Tool
East Syracuse, NY-based network and latency monitoring technology provider Datacom Systems has released version 1.5 of its TradeView FPGA-accelerated software platform.
Sprecher: ICE to Keep Datacenters, SFTI; Will Sell NYSE Technologies Assets
IntercontinentalExchange plans to divest much of the NYSE Euronext's NYSE Technologies data and technology business, following its acquisition of the New York-based exchange group, said ICE chairman and chief executive Jeffrey Sprecher on a conference…
TeraExchange SEF Connects to IPC’s Connexus Extranet for Data Access
New Jersey-based provisional swap execution facility (SEF) TeraExchange has joined network and trading turret provider IPC’s Connexus financial extranet to provide the SEF with a means to offer market data distribution, trading and connectivity services…
Opening Cross: The Power of Predictive Analytics to Simplify Content Complexity
Prediction need no longer be viewed as a dark art, as the ability to more accurately predict price activity becomes a reality.
Merger MegaDeals Lead Exchanges to Mull Tech/Data Integrations
The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) this week announced the successful completion of its $11 billion stock and cash acquisition of NYSE Euronext. But challenges still lie ahead for the two exchanges, which now face the prospect of a much greater…
SuperDerivatives Adds CVAs to eValueX, SDX, CorporeX
Derivatives pricing, data and risk management software vendor SuperDerivatives has added the ability to perform credit value adjustment (CVA) calculations for OTC derivatives portfolios to its eValueX multi-asset valuation service, its CorporeX corporate…
CNSX, Pure Prep Unified Data-Trading System
Canadian exchange operator CNSX Markets is close to completing a project to consolidate the market data systems of its two main markets—the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX) and the Pure Trading alternative trading system—onto a single platform, in…
FSMLabs Debuts ‘Lightweight’ Time-Sync Appliance
Austin, Texas-based FSMLabs, a provider of time synchronization technologies for latency-sensitive trading firms, is rolling out a lightweight version of its TimeKeeper GrandMaster Clock hardware time synchronization appliance, to serve the needs of…
Exablaze Preps New NIC, 40GigE Support
Australian low-latency networking technology vendor Exablaze, a spin-off from highi-frequency trading firm Zomojo, is developing a stripped-down version of its ExaNIC network interface card, and is building support into its products for 40 Gigabit…
MarketPsych Unveils New Predictive Analytic Tools
Behavioral finance research and analysis provider MarketPsych has developed a new suite of tools that will enable investment banks, wealth managers, hedge funds and traders to understand market trends and extract value from its sentiment data.