Trading Tech
TradingScreen connects to Instinet
New York-based TradingScreen, a provider of multi-broker, multi-asset class execution management systems (EMS), has launched a direct connection to Instinet's CBX ASIA, the real-time displayed ATS (alternative trading system) for Japanese and Hong Kong…
Will Non-MVPs Strike Out?
The New York Yankees and New York Mets both moved into billion-dollar new stadiums this season, despite the financial constraints associated with the turbulent economy. And while I can't vouch for attendance at Citi field, the Yankees have played to sell…
SIFMA 2009: Think Small
While this year's SIFMA Technology Management Conference and Exhibition will probably be most remembered for being much smaller than the spectacles of years gone by in terms of exhibitor numbers and delegates-hardly surprising, given the current state of…
Thomson Reuters Adds Trading to RMDS
Thomson Reuters has incorporated trading capabilities from French software vendor Smart Trade Technologies into its RMDS data distribution platform, to enable clients to leverage their existing data infrastructure investments to internalize trades and…
Progress Software Adds Lime as Destination
NEW YORK-Users of the Progress Apama Algorithmic Trading platform can now route their execution strategies through agency brokerage Lime Brokerage, according to Progress Software and Lime officials.
Sifma: A Show in Review
NEW YORK-Mirroring the industry that it serves, this year's Technology Management Conference and Exhibit, hosted by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (Sifma) in Midtown Manhattan last week, saw fewer exhibitors and lighter foot…
Aite Group: Asia Poised for ATS Boom
BOSTON-Although regulatory hurdles and cultural issues hinder alternative trading systems (ATSes) from flourishing in the Asia-Pacific region, the proliferation of the venues is inevitable, according to a recent report published by industry analyst firm…
Nasdaq OMX Adds Functionalities to Genium
STOCKHOLM-Exchange operator and technology provider Nasdaq OMX is finalizing the addition of core functionalities to its Genium next-generation trading platform, which will power derivatives and fixed-income trading on the exchange operator's Nasdaq OMX…
FXecosystem Readies FX Network Launch
NEW YORK-Officials with foreign exchange (FX) connectivity provider FXecosystem plans to take its FX extranet for banks, buy-side traders and FX ECNs live in July with three buy-side clients and 10 liquidity providers.
Thomson Reuters Opens RMDS to Trade Messaging
NEW YORK-Global market data and trading platform provider Thomson Reuters has recently announced that its Thomson Reuters Market Data System (RMDS) now supports the transmission of peer-to-peer trade messaging.
LSE's Baikal Launch Imminent
LONDON-After having recently received the first phase of multilateral trading facility (MTF) Baikal's technology from order management system (OMS) and market connectivity provider Fidessa, London Stock Exchange (LSE) officials are now in the final…
NYSE Technologies Hosted OMS Targets Sub-Primes
NEW YORK-In an effort to expand high-frequency trading capabilities for the sub-prime broker community and its buy-side clients seeking sponsored access, NYSE Euronext's commercial technology business, NYSE Technologies, plans to roll out a hosted…
Equinix to House C2 Options Market
SECAUCUS, N.J.-The Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE) has selected datacenter provider Equinix to host CBOE's new fully electronic venue, dubbed C2, exchange and vendor officials announced today, June 29.
Gain Capital Considers Co-Lo for Europe, Asia
NEW YORK-Foreign exchange (FX) trading and services provider Gain Capital Group is in the midst of evaluating co-location possibilities for markets in Europe and Asia as well as upgrading its technology to support trading in additional asset classes,…
RNA Debuts Virtual Data Cache
Portland, Ore.-based memory virtualization provider RNA Networks will this week launch a new virtual memory cache to support large datasets for creating algorithmic trading models and data analysis.
Solace Touts 'Unified' Platform
Hardware messaging provider Solace Systems will this week upgrade its Content Router with new capabilities and features, which the vendor is branding as a Unified Messaging Platform.
It Never Rains, But It Pours
If it is the middle of June, it must be time for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association's (Sifma's) Technology Management Conference at the Hilton in Midtown Manhattan. In the past, the conference always marked the unofficial start of…
What Happens at SIFMA Stays at SIFMA
It's that time of year again. High-stakes rollers circle a large hall devoid of daylight. Some of them know their game, some are there to observe, others play their cards close to their chests. The players use strategies from free drinks to scantily clad…