Inside Market Data - IDM January 2017
Articles in this issue
Deutsche Börse Adds Licensing Activities for New India INX Exchange to BSE Data Deal
Deutsche Börse will act as exclusive licensor for India INX's data products outside India.
Pricing Vet Rice Joins Best Credit Data Advisory Board
Rice joins Best Credit Data's board after stints at Markit, Thomson Reuters, Telerate, Tradeweb, and Interactive Data
Avelacom Shaves Latency Off ‘Flagship' London-Moscow Route
Market makers, hedge funds, brokers and investment banks will now be able to trade between London and Moscow faster than before.
MIAX Preps Complex Order Market Data Products
The announcement follows MIAX's recent approval to list complex order products on its exchange.
Colt/Celent Report: Cloud Data Use to Balloon by 2020
Alsmost all data storage will be cloudbased by 2020, the report predicts.
Intercontinental Exchange Named FISD ‘Outstanding Data Provider' 2016
ICE beat other finalists Bolsa Mexicana de Valores and Nasdaq.
Redline Adds Aquis Feed to InRush Ticker, Expanding European Coverage
The new handler extends Redline's coverage to more than 30 venues, and provides an alternative source for prices on LSE-listed stocks.
LME Waives Data Fees for Reference Price Usage
Following "significant engagement" with users, LME has introduced an exception to its policy that those who do not contribute to pricing should pay for data.
MOEX Targets Chinese Investors with SSE Data Deal
CIIS will provide sales, marketing, and technical support for MOEX market data in mainland China.
Jackson National AM Picks Markit Fixed Income, Equity Pricing Services
The pricing and fair value services from Markit will support Jackson's valuation processes.
CME Self-Service Licensing Portal to Underlie DataMine Content Expansion
CME’s self-service data portal will potentially provide outsourced data licensing services for third-party startup datasets, as well as the exchange’s own market data.
Qineqt Raises $1.3M to Hire More Data Experts
The funding will help the vendor hire more data professionals, to complement a management hiring spree earlier this year.
CJC Adds Data Vets to Engineering Team
The new hires have almost 100 years of combined experience in engineering, most within financial market data.
Open Platform: The Implications of MiFID II's Research Unbundling Requirements
The Smart Cube's David Landi offers insight into the impact of upcoming regulatory changes on the provision of (and payment for) broker research.
Web Financial Hires Former Interactive Data Exec Singeot as France MD
Singeot was previously head of sales for parts of EMEA at Interactive Data Managed Solutions.
FISD FIA Certification Passes 1,000 Passes
The FIA program has achieved a 76 percent pass rate over its four years to date.
CBOE Consolidates Historical Data Offering on Livevol Platform
By shifting historical data distribution from its MDX business to Livevol, CBOE will create a larger, consolidated dataset.
Almax Hires PhD Shynkevich as Data Scientist
Shynkevich's PhD research involved using machine-learning to predict price movements based on data and news.
FXecosystem Furthers Asia Expansion with Equinix HK PoP
The vendor already has a presence in Equinix's SG1 datacenter in Singapore.
Wall Street Horizon, Estimize Ally on Earnings Dates, Estimates Info
The alliance combines related earnings information on each vendor's platform.
FactSet Launches FinTech Index
The FactSet Global FinTech Index is designed to provide an equity benchmark for investors to measure and track the performance of companies engaged in financial technology.
Morningstar Names Rothschild, Dunn Product, Revenue Heads
The pair will join the vendor's executive management team.
NEX Distributes Tradition Data
After selling its voice-brokerage business to rival Tullett Prebon, NEX (formerly Icap) has forged a data alliance with Tradition.
S&P Sells QuantHouse Back to Founder
The deal marks another about-face on real-time data for S&P, which sold Comstock in 2003, then re-entered the space by buying QuantHouse in 2012.
Colt Grows IQ Network Service in Singapore, Hong Kong
The expansion is part of Colt's plan to invest significantly in Asia over the next three years.
OTAS Updates Lingo with Real-Time Text Reports
OTAS adds real-time alerts to Lingo product suite to help traders capture risk and act accordingly.
Eagle Alpha Adds Chinese Auto Industry Info
Officials say the dataset will provide insight into consumer behavior in China, and into state policy.
One Tape to Rule Them All
A key component of MiFID II is a pan-European consolidated tape. Yet the regulators' preferred option of an industry-led solution has yet to appear.
It’s About Time: MiFID II Scrutinizes Firms' Clocks, Time-Synch Tools
In a multi-timezone, pan-European marketplace, the accuracy of timing sources and timestamps will be an important factor in maintaining orderly, transparent markets.
The Long Arm of the (European) Law: MiFID II's Impact on Asia-Pacific
Depending on their activities, MiFID II's regulatory requirements could still impact firms in Asia.
January 2017: The (Probably) Final Countdown
With MiFID II just 12 months away, Max previews this issue of Inside Data Management's focus on the upcoming European regulation.