Datafeeds
SEC denies 24X’s requested SIP exemption, for now
Start-up exchange cannot begin its overnight market session before the equity data plans’ hours are scheduled to be extended on December 6. But that’s only half of it.
Euronext eyes bigger audience with new market datafeed
The European exchange is debuting a new cloud-based offering aimed at banks and mid-size asset managers that don’t need low-latency data.
24X files for exemption from SIP rule to take part in overnight trading
The exchange, which began operating in mid-October last year, plans to offer the overnight session in the second half of 2026.
Jump Trading spinoff Pyth enters institutional market data
The data oracle has introduced Pyth Pro as it seeks to compete with the traditional players in market data more directly.
EU, US consolidated tape efforts pass important milestones
The IMD Wrap: Europe is setting up its first consolidated tapes of data, while the US is revamping its tapes into one. Both initiatives should bring greater transparency and efficiency to the capital markets.
As datacenter cooling issues rise, FPGAs could help
IMD Wrap: As temperatures are spiking, so too is demand for capacity related to AI applications. Max says FPGAs could help to ease the burden being forced on datacenters.
ICE’s snowball effect: Intercontinental Exchange keeps leash tight on infrastructure
Voice of the CTO: Stuart Williams talks about why the exchange has been so adamant about “controlling” its infrastructure and technology, and how that helped it manage intense market volatility.
Treasury selloff challenges back-office systems, datafeeds
FIS and Trading Technologies suffered downtime during peak activity.
Tariffs, data spikes, and having a ‘reasonable level of paranoia’
History doesn’t repeat itself, but it rhymes. Covid brought a “new normal” and a multitude of lessons that markets—and people—are still learning. New tariffs and global economic uncertainty mean it’s time to apply them, ready or not.
MIAX taps DataBP for exchange data licensing, custom contracts
To support planned growth of its data business, the exchange group has implemented DataBP’s platform to strengthen its licensing process and scale up its distribution capabilities in anticipation of end-user demand.
After acquisitions, Exegy looks to consolidated offering for further gains
With Vela Trading Systems and Enyx now settled under one roof, the vendor’s strategy is to be a provider across the full trade lifecycle and flex its muscles in the world of FPGAs.
As NYSE moves toward overnight trading, can one ATS keep its lead?
An innovative approach to market data has helped Blue Ocean ATS become a back-end success story. But now it must contend with industry giants angling to take a piece of its pie.
Startup takes aim at data notifications burden
The rising tide of daily notification messages from exchanges is threatening to overwhelm data professionals. A new entrant is looking to help.
IEX Cloud closure forces fintech clients to seek data alternatives
IEX says it is ditching its unprofitable data arm to focus on its core exchange business, but other vendors believe they can turn a profit from its former client base of fintechs, retail investors and some institutions.
As legal letters fly, Cusip licensing debate rolls on
Cusip Global Services’ licensing agreements with third-party data providers sit at the heart of the antitrust case against itself and three others.
TMX advances plans to launch US equities ATS
New trading solutions and market data sources underpin the Canadian exchange group's growth strategy.
Multicast in the cloud—no longer a pipe dream
Colt Technology explains the process it went through to make it possible to distribute multicast market data in the cloud.
Has cloud cracked the multicast ‘holy grail’ for exchanges?
An examination of how exchanges—already migrating to the cloud—are working to solve the problem of multicasting in a new environment.
Antitrust complaint against Cusip can go forward, SDNY judge rules
The federal judge presiding over the ongoing class-action suit against Cusip Global Services, S&P Global, FactSet, and the American Bankers Association, has dismissed all complaints against the defendants except one alleging the quartet violated Section…
Waters Wavelength Podcast: Episode 262 (Previewing Nafis)
Wei-Shen and Tony take a look at what’s to come at the North American Financial Information Summit (Nafis).
In 2022, cloud shows true potential to displace legacy data platforms
Once wary of the cloud, financial firms, their suppliers and the marketplaces where they trade are openly embracing it. And there are more signs of big tech firms accelerating buy-in by literally buying in to clients’ migration projects.