Trading Tech
'Dex Appeal
Though sophisticated traders might eschew investments based on indexes, current markets have prompted a flight to safety in indexes and exchange-traded funds, resulting in a frenzy of new activity in the index space. Indexes also continue to be in demand…
QuantHouse Preps Strategy Back-testing Service
Low-latency data and trading technology vendor QuantHouse is preparing to roll out a new service for high-frequency trading firms that want to back-test trading strategies without making significant investments in data technology, officials tell Inside…
QuantHouse Releases Publication Server
Low-latency data and trading technology vendor QuantHouse has launched a new product to help user firms distribute their own real-time derived data, officials tell Inside Market Data .
BATS Examines its Options
As the Options Price Reporting Authority revises its projections for options data rates for the coming year, citing new options markets from the Chicago Board Options Exchange and BATS Trading as drivers of higher data traffic, Inside Market Data talks…
Wolfram Preps Professional Versions of 'Alpha' Portal
Wolfram Research, a Champaign, Ill.-based computational and analytical software vendor, is planning to introduce customized, subscription versions of its online Wolfram Alpha computational engine, tailored for use by financial firms.
Options IT Expands Feed Coverage, Speeds Managed Xetra Data
New York-based infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options IT is adding connectivity to more exchanges and trading venues-via low-latency feeds where available-to round out the global coverage of its Velocity managed direct feeds service.
Survey: UK Data Spend Hits Bottom Amid Cautious Optimism for 2010
UK financial institutions are expected to spend marginally more on market data in 2010, reversing two years of consecutive budget cuts, according to a recent survey of dealing room technology by UK-based research firm Kimsey Consulting.
RTI Readies WAN-Friendly Data Forwarding
SUNNYVALE, CALIF.-Officials from middleware vendor Real-Time Innovations (RTI) plan to launch a new messaging platform that will behave like a network router, enabling high-performance data forwarding and transformation across wide-area networks (WANs)…
Sybase Eyes Investor Lemon Law
DUBLIN, CALIF.-Over the next six to 18 months, database vendor Sybase expects that its financial services clients will see a dramatic increase in deployments concerning regulatory compliance rather than risk management due to pending regulations on…
Trayport Preps Connectivity Portal
LONDON-Multi-asset trading platform provider Trayport plans to launch a new connectivity portal, dubbed GlobalVision Portal, which will allow trading firms to connect to markets they would not normally have connected to in the past, say vendor officials.
Network Problems Halt Order Entry on NYSE, NYSE Amex
NEW YORK-Traders looking to execute orders on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NYSE Amex markets ran into some difficulties as an undisclosed networking issue took four of the exchange's matching engines offline minutes into the market's opening on…
SEB Gird for Nordic Fragmentation
STOCKHOLM-As the Nordic markets continue to fragment, Swedish bank Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) has put a number of projects in place to deal with the new market structure and to prepare for the introduction of a central counterparty clearing (CCP…
The Ring Stays in the Picture
Although the non-ferrous metal markets are not as liquid as other markets, they are blending old business practices, such as open outcry, with the latest advances is automated trading and clearing practices. DWT European reporter Cecilia Bergamaschi sits…
Knight Grows Disaster Recovery Facility
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Officials at Knight Capital Group are in the process of evaluating their options for server and space configuration in the broker-dealer's newly expanded disaster recovery datacenter, officials tell DWT .
Psydex Launches AIM 'News Bot'
Atlanta-based news analytics provider Psydex will this week launch its Psyng Bot news companion for AOL Instant Messenger, to provide sell-side and buy-side traders already using AIM with real-time news and analytics to support trading decisions.
Is ‘Flashing' Just Indecent Exposure?
Recent controversy over the use of "flash" orders and their potential to give some market participants a sneak peek at liquidity before it is displayed publicly last week prompted some exchanges to withdraw their flash functionality, possibly to pre-empt…
YouDevise Devises New Analytics
Trade ideas distribution software vendor YouDevise has added features to its Web-based Trade Idea Monitor platform to provide users with a range of analytics and market context derived from trade ideas submitted by brokers, regardless of the trade ideas…
RTI Adds Capabilities to Excel Plug-In
Low-latency messaging provider RTI has developed new features for its Microsoft Excel add-in, to provide better filtering and searching capabilities, and to enable users to manage data entitlements.
Humanizing Algorithms
As electronic trading becomes more popular and trading volumes and market volatility continue to grow, human traders are increasingly turning to algorithmic strategies for help. DWT U.S. reporter Oksana Poltavets sits down with Matthew Rowley, head of…
Caplin Upgrades Web-Based Application
LONDON-Data and trading technology vendor Caplin Systems is launching a new version of its Web-based trading application Caplin Trader with support for version 3.5 of the FireFox Web browser and enhancements to the user interface, say officials.
IPC Enhances Global Network
LONDON-Trading floor communications technology provider IPC Systems is in the process of upgrading and expanding its global network. The vendor has recently completed its pan-European optical network enhancement and has plans to go live with a point of…
Nasdaq OMX Nordic Markets to Begin Inet Migration
NEW YORK-Exchange operator and technology provider Nasdaq OMX is looking to improve efficiencies throughout its global businesses, according to exchange officials.