Trading Tech
Miller's crossing
Paul Miller recently left specialist buy-side consultancy Morse, although he is still participating in the consulting game - but this time for himself. Victor Anderson speaks to him about technology rationalisation across the buy side, the need for tight…
Kx and First Derivatives sign OEM agreement
Kx Systems, a provider of database and time-series analysis technology, has signed an OEM (original equipment manufacturer) agreement with First Derivatives (FDP), a provider of products and services to the capital market technology sector.
Fidessa Adds Asia to USTP
NEW YORK-Clients using the global trading service on the U.S. Trading Platform (USTP) from order management system (OMS) and market connectivity provider Fidessa now have the ability to trade Asian equities from the same screen, officials announced today…
Tervela Opens Platform To Third Parties
NEW YORK-Hardware-based data acceleration platform provider Tervela announced today, March 2, that it has opened up its proprietary Tervela Message Network to third-party applications and protocols via its Tervela Open Data Framework, available with its…
Thomson Reuters Debuts Integrated TCA to U.S.
LONDON-After making it available to the European market since December 2008, market data and trading platform provider Thomson Reuters recently launched its Thomson Transaction Analytics Global transaction cost analysis (TCA) platform in the U.S. market…
Tervela Opens Acceleration Capabilities
Hardware-based messaging technology vendor Tervela will this month unveil the latest version of its Tervela Message Network platform, which adds a new feature dubbed Open Data Framework that allows clients to utilize the vendor's platform to hardware…
LSE Adopts Rapid Addition for FIX
LONDON-The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has selected FIX protocol software vendor Rapid Addition to provide a high-performance FIX engine to the exchange's TradElect trading platform, DWT has learned.
Sybase Moves to Raise its IQ
Sybase will next month release version 15 of its IQ analytics server, with improvements for loading and processing higher volumes of real-time data to address data compliance and risk analytics functions.
BT Taps Corvil for Latency Monitoring
Network and hosting services provider BT Global Financial Services has struck a deal to integrate the CorvilNet platform from Dublin-based latency monitoring platform provider Corvil into BT's network management capabilities, to optimize the performance…
Sybase Debuts Analytic Server Upgrade
DUBLIN, CALIF.-Enterprise software and services provider Sybase has released the latest version of its Sybase IQ analytics server, today, Feb. 23.
RAN Revamps Web ‘Squawks'
London-based audio news and commentary provider RAN (Real-time Analysis & News) will next week roll out a new version of its Ransquawk Web site, to enable the vendor to provide real-time and delayed versions of its Web-based squawk service, and to expand…
Pan-European Data: Consolidated Tape, or Just Red Tape?
The fragmentation of European equity trading and trade reporting has prompted suggestions of a deterioration in data quality, and even calls for further regulation. But not everyone believes that regulation is the answer. Inside Market Data spoke to…
TNS Sports New Network Management System
NEW YORK-Telecommunications network and services provider Transaction Network Services (TNS) is in the process of rolling out its network management platform, dubbed Network Management System (NMS), to its global clients, DWT has learned.
Hi-mtf Retools for Sovereign Debt
MILAN-Italian-based fixed-income multilateral trading facility (MTF) Hi-mtf is in the process of adapting its trading platform to support government bond trading, which should go live in the second quarter, officials tell DWT .
Aegisoft Gains U.S. Client
LONDON-A major U.S. bank has gone live with execution management system (EMS) AthenaTrader 4.2 for foreign exchange (FX) last week, says a senior official at technology vendor Aegisoft.
Burgundy Readies for May Launch
STOCKHOLM-Officials at Nordic multilateral trading facility (MTF) Burgundy are in the final stages of preparation for the MTF's scheduled May launch.
Knight Grows N.J. Datacenter
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-To meet the demands of its growing electronic trading business, broker-dealer Knight Capital Group is currently building out additional space in its datacenter and on its trading floor, DWT has learned.
Eastern Europe Exchanges to Standardize Platforms
BUDAPEST-A Central and Eastern European exchange conglomerate formed by Budapest Stock Exchange (BSE), Ljubljanska Borza, Prague Stock Exchange and Weiner Börse, plans to adopt Deutsche Börse's Xetra as a single trading platform across the markets,…
BT, Corvil Enter Low-Latency Agreement
LONDON-Telecommunications giant BT has entered into the realm of latency monitoring services via a partnership with latency monitoring platform provider Corvil, BT officials announced today, Feb. 23.
Appro Readies GreenBlade
MILPITAS, CALIF.-Enterprise server maker Appro will release its new GreenBlade system designed to run high-performance and high-density computing applications tomorrow, Feb. 17.
Fixnetix Rolls Out Low-Latency JSE Data
UK-based low-latency data vendor Fixnetix has added low-latency data from South Africa's JSE Securities Exchange to its new high-capacity network, officials say.
euNetworks Preps New MAN in London
Network service provider euNetworks is completing the build-out of a high-capacity Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) for London, which will offer clients low- latency connectivity to exchanges and multilateral trading facilities in the city.