Trading Tech
Force10 Rolls Out Open Automation
LONDON-Global technology and datacenter infrastructure provider Force10 Networks has announced the launch of Open Automation, which aims to turn datacenter infrastructure into a streamlined, efficient and policy-driven cloud computing fabric, vendor…
SunGard Debuts Front Arena Update
LONDON-Trading software provider SunGard has rolled out version 2010.1 of its Front Arena trading platform for general availability today, March 22, and has added advanced Value at Risk (VaR) and credit limit functionalities, according to vendor…
IPC Alliance Gets Management Facelift
NEW YORK-As part of an upgrade to version 16 of its Alliance trading communications platform, IPC Systems has introduced a Web-based management terminal to manage system and customer account information, vendor officials announced today, March 22.
Peeking Over the Garden Wall
About 15 months ago, I started to wonder when the industry would begin seeing third-party compute clouds that would meet the rigorous demands of the financial services industry. I'm still waiting.
Opening Cross: Getting a Head Start
We make a big deal about speed and latency these days, but it's worth remembering the adage that power is nothing without control-and specifically, in capital markets, speed is nothing without the best data and smartest strategies behind it to give you a…
Activ Preps Frankfurt Datacenter
Chicago-based market data and technology provider Activ Financial is to offer its clients direct connectivity to Deutsche Börse, via a new datacenter facility based in Frankfurt run by datacenter operator and hosting services provider Equinix.
Activ Preps Frankfurt Datacenter
CHICAGO-Market data and technology provider Activ Financial is set to offer its clients direct connectivity to Deutsche Börse via a new datacenter facility based in Frankfurt run by datacenter operator and hosting services provider Equinix, say vendor…
Savvis Strikes First Notes of Symphony
NEW YORK-Network and datacenter host Savvis is preparing to deliver the first portion of its Savvis Symphony Virtual Private Datacenter (VPDC) offering sometime before the end of the second quarter, according to vendor officials.
Object Trading Shaves Pre-Trade Latency
SYDNEY-High-performance trading infrastructure provider Object Trading has rolled out enhancements to its FrontRisk Interactive In-Line Risk Management service for sell-side users, say vendor officials.
Chi-X Plans for a Big Summer in Asia
TOKYO-Alternative trading system (ATS) operator Chi-X Global expects to launch its Chi-X Japan and Chi-East non-displayed trading platforms this summer, officials tell DWT .
Redline Preps InRush Ticker Expansion
Woburn, Mass.-based ticker plant vendor Redline Trading Solutions is preparing to expand the capabilities of its hardware-accelerated InRush ticker plant with support for more exchange feeds, higher-bandwidth connectivity and more functionality around…
Rapid Addition to Launch FIXadtl Portal
LONDON-FIX messaging protocol software vendor Rapid Addition will launch a new global portal to ensure consistent deployment of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) files, and will announce the launch during the March 23 FIX Protocol…
FlexiSphere Expands Senior Management
NEW YORK-Startup compute cloud provisioner FlexiSphere has expanded its management team with the hire of Bob DeSantis as the vendor's president and COO, officials tell DWT .
AlgoEngineering Spins Off Tech Startup
NEW YORK-Low-latency execution provider AlgoEngineering recently launched a new venture, dubbed Algo Technologies, which will turn the vendor's proprietary infrastructure into products and services for third parties.
CQG Grows Data Integration with MathWorks, KaiTrade Links
Denver, Colo.-based data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding the capabilities of its Integrated Client platform via new partnerships with Natick, Mass.-based mathematical and modeling software vendor The MathWorks and trading…
CQG Grows API Partners with MathWorks, KaiTrade
DENVER-Data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding the capabilities of its Integrated Client platform via new partnerships with Natick, Mass.-based mathematical and modeling software provider The MathWorks and Chicago-based trading…
What's Old Is New Again
If there is one truism in the markets it is that everything is cyclical. The length of the cycles may vary, but hang around long enough and you will see the same trend, or variation of it, come around again.
XtremeData Preps Data Distribution Hardware
Database analytics appliance vendor XtremeData is developing a PCI Express (PCIe) card with FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) accelerators and network interface card ports to support low-latency data distribution between a user's ticker plant and…
RTS Ramps Up Latency Reduction
NEW YORK-Trading services provider RTS Realtime Systems Group has gone into beta testing with the first of a three-phrase technology initiative to enhance its low-latency offering.
Fire Shuts TD London Floor
LONDON-TD Securities shut down its London office on March 11 due to a nearby fire that ripped through an office block on Tabernacle Street in outskirts of the City of London.
RFQ-hub Evaluates Gateway Strategy
LONDON-Bank-backed request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platform provider RFQ-hub is in the process of determining how best to interact with its FIX gateway after recently joining the Fidessa network.
Ullink Implements FIXatdl Publishing System
PARIS-Trading platform and connectivity provider Ullink plans to announce enhancements to its Algorithm Management System (AMS) in conjunction with the launch of version 1.1 of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) at the upcoming FIX…
BOX Eyes April Datacenter Switchover
NEW YORK-The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) plans to go into production from its new Secaucus, N.J., datacenter facility on April 26, exchange officials tell DWT .
UBS to Join Dark MTF Club
LONDON-UBS Investment Bank recently announced plans to launch Europe's latest non-displayed multilateral trading facility (MTF), pending regulatory approval by the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA), according to bank officials.