Trading Tech
In search of the perfect hybrid
There has been significant consolidation in the transfer agency space in the last few years, to the point where a handful of providers now account for the bulk of the global buy-side industry. But as David White explains, not all transfer agents are…
Dexia, AEMS to Develop Mifid-Ready ORM
PARIS—Dexia Securities, a division of Benelux-based Dexia Bank, announced recently that it has formed a partnership with Atos Euronext Market Solutions (AEMS) to develop an order management relationship (ORM) for the post-Markets in Financial Instruments…
Gaining the Edge
Technologists are all too familiar with the mantras of the trading desk heads: "I want it faster" and "I want it better."
Xenomorph Adds Tick Data to TimeScape
UK-based data management software vendor Xenomorph has added a new tick-capture engine to its flagship TimeScape product, to provide more granular analysis of intra-day data for strategy testing and risk management, officials tell IMD .
Thomson Launches Credit Tool for Multi-Asset Analysis
Thomson Financial is in the process of rolling out a new Credit Analysis module as part of its Thomson One family of products, which ties together corporate bond, credit default swap and equity data using a series of cross-asset class analytics to enable…
Quant House, Sybase Partner for Back-Testing Tick Data
French low-latency data and trading technology vendor Quant House has partnered with database specialist Sybase to launch an on-demand, back-testing service for automated trading strategies.
Essex Radez Delivers Clarity
Market maker and trading technology provider Essex Radez will this week introduce a new tick history service for equity, futures and options quote and trade data, to allow users to query data in a non-real-time environment.
Sybase, Quant House to Deliver Trading Strategies
PARIS—Enterprise infrastructure and mobile software provider Sybase and program trading solutions provider Quant House announced an alliance last week to deliver a solution for algorithmic trading strategies for backtesting and regression testing for…
Down the Mifid Rabbit Hole
Alice heard the Rabbit say to itself, 'Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!' … Alice started to her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and burning with…
SEB to Offer Cross-Asset Algos
PARIS—Stockholm-headquartered Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken (SEB) will offer multi-asset class algorithmic trading starting in the third quarter of this year using platforms from transaction management solutions provider Ullink and application…
FPL: FIX 5.0 Is Gaining Ground
PARIS—The latest release of the FIX protocol, version 5.0, is becoming a common language among financial firms, say officials from the FIX Protocol Ltd. (FPL), who spoke last week at the TradeTech conference in Paris.
Wombat Targets Algo Trading
LONDON—Market data feed handler Wombat Financial Software plans to release an algorithmic trading platform within a matter of weeks, DWT has learned.
The CEP Conundrum
Relationships can be complex. Specifically, recognizing relationships between different data inputs can be a complex process, and one that can prove even harder to transfer from the brain of a trader to a computer. And with trading strategies becoming…
Dow Jones Launches News Analytics for Algo Trading
Dow Jones Newswires last week launched Dow Jones News Analytics, a product that gives firms utilizing algorithmic trading strategies the ability to incorporate the impact of news into their trading models.
Asia Vendors Sign Data Deals
Tokyo-based trading software provider MetaBit Systems has signed a memorandum of understanding with Singapore-based data vendor NextView Pte to offer combined data and trading solutions to clients in the region.
Tibco Bolsters CEP Offering for Trading
Enterprise software developer Tibco Software will this week release version 2.0 of its BusinessEvents complex event processing application, featuring enhancements tailored for the real-time data and trading spaces, officials say.
Colt to Link First Proximity Services Client
LONDON—Colt Telecom, a European provider of business communications services, has signed a contract with its first customer to provide connectivity to the Deutsche Börse using the exchange's Proximity Services.
Plus Markets Preps for RIE Status
LONDON—As part of its plan to attain recognized investment exchange (RIE) status by the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA), market operator Plus Markets Group is currently working to improve its systems, Plus Markets officials tell DWT .
Sun, Fujistu Launch Enterprise Server Line
NEW YORK—Software and server providers Sun Microsystems and Fujitsu recently launched a co-developed line of high-end enterprise servers, dubbed Sparc Enterprise Servers, officials from both vendors tell DWT .