Trading Tech
IFS Bows Consolidated Euro MTF Feed
UK-based market data and trading technology vendor Intelligent Financial Systems has developed a feed of consolidated real-time data from European multilateral trading facilities for off-trading-floor use in analytic and Web display applications,…
Liquidnet Brings Sell-Side Blocks to H2O
NEW YORK-Crossing network provider and agency brokerage Liquidnet hopes to roll out a new product, dubbed H2O Blocks, to provide additional block-sized liquidity to its members by the end of April. The new offering allows Liquidnet's streaming liquidity…
Vhayu Launches Real-Time TCA
LOS GATOS, CALIF.-In order to provide its customers with the ability to shift their trading strategies as data comes in-in real time-enterprise tick data technology vendor Vhayu Technologies has released a new product, dubbed Velocity TCA, today, March…
Colombian Exchange Preps For Electronic Migration
NEW YORK-Colombian commodities exchange Bolsa Nacional Agropecuaria (BNA) is in the process of changing from being a manual exchange to going fully electronic with the help of FIX-enabled trading network provider Marco Polo Network.
Thomson Reuters Expands Direct Feeds
Thomson Reuters is developing a range of low-latency feed handlers to meet growing demand for direct feeds from emerging markets, such as the Bombay Stock Exchange, which will go live this week on the Reuters Data Feed Direct service.
Moody's Adds Ratings Information, CDS Data to CreditQuotes
Moody's CreditQuotes will this week release a new version of its desktop pricing, data and valuation application for credit default swaps and corporate bonds, which will incorporate Moody's ratings data and new features requested by clients, to make the…
QuantHouse Rounds Out Euro Coverage
French low-latency data and trading technology vendor QuantHouse is rolling out a series of feed handlers to complete its coverage of European cash equity markets.
Celoxica Readies LSE Data, Eyes Distribution Partners
UK-based hardware-accelerated feed handler provider Celoxica is rolling out support for datafeeds from three London-based markets in response to demand from clients, and aims to establish new partnerships to broaden the distribution of its technologies.
Nasdaq OMX Sets Neuro Dark Launch
LONDON-European liquidity is about to get a little darker as multilateral trading facility (MTF) Nasdaq OMX Europe plans to launch its pan-European dark pool, dubbed Neuro Dark, on April 27.
FFastFill Preps Dashboard Update
LONDON-Electronic trading software provider FFastFill is planning a mid-year rollout of a new dashboard offering that will make it easier to automatically clear trades, vendor officials tell DWT .
MarketAxess Plans European Cross
NEW YORK-Electronic fixed-income trading venue MarketAxess expects to introduce its hybrid Market List crossing capability to its European business sometime before the end of the year, say MarketAxess officials.
Pragma Readies New Dark Pool
NEW YORK-To combat the growing fragmentation of the dark pool space, quantitative financial technology provider Pragma plans to launch its own venue.
Tullett Prebon Selects Orc for Paris Office
PARIS-Global interdealer broker Tullett Prebon recently went live with Orc Software's electronic trading platform Orc Trading, which will be its main derivatives trading platform for its listed derivatives trading desk in Paris, say officials.
Panel: Latency Also Key for Smart Order Routers
LONDON-Aside from worrying about whether their smart order routers are the smartest, sell-side firms operating in the European markets also need to ensure they are the fastest, according to market participants.
LSE, Borsa Italiana Eye Consolidation Finish Line
LONDON-Officials from Borsa Italiana and its owner, the London Stock Exchange (LSE), expect to complete the integration of the exchanges' trading activities in the second quarter of this year, DWT has learned.
NSX Shaves Latency on Blade Engine
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-After multiple concurrent year-long projects to optimize and improve its Blade matching engine, the National Stock Exchange (NSX) is currently performing at sub-millisecond speeds.
CEP = Complex Event Popularity
Commenting on the merger of complex event processing software vendors Aleri and Coral8 in last week's Inside Market Data , Aite Group senior analyst Adam Honoré said that one reason the merger made sense was to consolidate the two vendors' position…
Panopticon Readies New EX Display Tool
Swedish data visualization software vendor Panopticon will next month release a new display tool, dubbed Panopticon EX (Enterprise Express), that will combine the benefits of the vendor's existing enterprise and desktop applications in a single product…
Fitch Bolsters CDS Data, Analytics
Fitch Solutions, the non-ratings data division of Fitch Group, last week launched a new version of its Risk and Performance Platform, an add-in for Microsoft Excel that provides data and risk analysis on debt and credit derivative instruments, featuring…
Weathering the Storm
The current financial crisis is squeezing firms' income and budgets, while data requirements are growing in complexity and scale. Inside Market Data speaks to Jon Robson, head of Thomson Reuters' Enterprise division, about how the vendor is helping…