Trading Tech
How to Tackle Risk in 2013
Anthony wants to hear about the new ways that firms are measuring risk to manage their trading books, and gives a look back at some of the articles you may have missed over the break.
Open Platform: New Windows on Financial Technology
Ease-of-use platforms such as Windows 8 offer new ways in which we will interact with work away from the desk, argues Paul Higdon.
Getting Some Actions
Corporate actions processing professionals have been waiting to see their tasks streamlined. Michael Shashoua reports on who's making progress and who's been slowed by obstacles
Tora Upgrades Algo Development Suite
Asia-focused trading technology vendor Tora has announced that its Algorithmic Trading Development Toolkit (ATDT) has been upgraded with Pairs Trader, for pairs trading across multiple counterparties.
Advantage to iLevel for Portfolio Monitoring
Private equity firm Advantage Capital Partners has selected asset management technology vendor iLevel Solutions for its portfolio monitoring requirements.
Buy Side Eyes Korea as Regulatory Barriers to Entry Fall
Despite relaxed rules, the South Korean marketplace has proven a tough nut to crack. Vendors are still looking for ways to break into the country at a time when the hedge fund space is growing—even if that growth is slower than expected.
Fiserv Upgrades TradeFlow for Post-Trade Processing
Fiserv, a technology vendor based in Brookfield, Wisconsin, has upgraded its TradeFlow post-trade processing offering.
BATS Admits Price Execution Error
BATS Global Markets has notified its customers that a system error dating back to 2008 may have resulted in the execution of a multitude of trades at prices lower than the national best bid and offer (NBBO).
Euroclear and Citi Partner for Collateral Management
Euroclear Bank and Citi have announced that they will collaborate on a collateral arrangement that allows mutual client assets held at the latter to be used through the former's tri-party services.
RTS Joins NLX Bandwagon as Nasdaq OMX Platform Nears Launch
RTS Realtime Systems Group has become the latest trading technology provider to offer connectivity to NLX, Nasdaq OMX's new London-based interest rate derivatives market.
Swiss Bank Selects New Access SA for Portfolio Management
CBH Compagnie Bancaire Helvétique, a Geneva-based bank, has chosen New Access SA to provide its portfolio management.
FXSpotStream Adds Morgan Stanley as Liquidity Provider
LiquidityMatch subsidiary FXSpotStream announced that Morgan Stanley has gone live as a liquidity provider of FXSpotStream's price aggregation service from FXSpotStream's sites in New York and London.
XSP Complements SunGard Corporate Actions
The capital markets arm of software and technology company SunGard has acquired corporate actions services provider XSP in a move designed to complete its offerings in the space
Instinet Enhances Newport EMS to Help Reduce Operational Risk
Instinet has added a new tool, dubbed OneTicket, to its Newport enterprise management system (EMS) that will allow users to reduce operational risk. In this latest release, the New York-based broker also added new functionality including connectivity to…
Clearstream and 360T Partner for Tri-Party Repo Service
Deutsche Börse's post-trade arm, Clearstream, and front office tech vendor 360T have announced the launch of a tri-party repo service that combines the former's collateral management capabilities with the latter's trading systems.
Quartet FS Increases Accessibility of ActivePivot Server
In-memory analytics provider Quartet FS has announced that its ActivePivot Server engine is now accessible from a greater number of front-end user interfaces.
James Rundle: Hail to the King
The NYSE–ICE tie-up creates a derivatives leviathan in global markets, but raises questions about the future of the European landscape, James says.
Bridgewater Taps Northern Trust for Hedge Fund Servicing
Bridgewater Associates has selected Northern Trust for hedge fund servicing as it tries to improve its middle- and back- office processes.