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Options Upgrades NJ Datacenter Connectivity
Managed technology services provider Options (formerly Options IT) has upgraded the connectivity between its hosting presences in the NJ2 Weehawken, NJ datacenter operated by CenturyLink Technology Solutions (formerly Savvis) and Equinix's NY4 datacenter…
Options Opens West End London Support, Sales Office
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options (formerly Options IT) has opened a new office in London's West End district─in addition to its existing base in Wimbledon, in southwest London─to better support customers located in central London.
Liquid Adds Pre-Trade Risk and Compliance Tools to OEMS
Liquid Holdings, the trading and risk management platform provider to emerging hedge funds, has added new options trading capabilities, expanded global equities markets coverage, and compliance controls to its order and execution management system (OEMS)…
Options Hosting Clients Get Microwave CME Data via Quincy
Infrastructure-as-a-service provider Options is making low-latency microwave connectivity vendor Quincy Data's QED (Quincy Extreme Data) service available to its clients hosted at Options' server cage in Equinix's NY4 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ.
Hardware Failure Hits Nasdaq Options Data, Trading
Nasdaq halted trading in options symbols starting with the letters A through M on its Nasdaq Options Market on the morning of Friday, Jan. 10, after the exchange experienced an issue with processing data from the Options Price Reporting Authority.
FX Bridge Preps Options Volatility Commentary
Foreign exchange spot and options trading platform provider FX Bridge Technologies is rolling out two new subscription-based FX volatility measures designed to help traders and investors identify trading opportunities in FX options and less common…
Wolverine Introduces Hedge Agent Applet for Executed Options
The new tool, provided through its Wolverine Execution Services (WEX) arm will allow clients on the firm's trading platform to save resources by automatically calculating hedge quantities based on current delta, and immediately sending out a…
Options, Redline Expand Partnership
Cloud provider Options has expanded its partnership with market data provider Redline Trading Solutions to offer a fully managed ticker plant for options and equities trading.
Options, Redline Ally For Managed Ticker Plant Service
Hosted infrastructure and private cloud provider Options (formerly Options IT), has expanded its partnership with low-latency market data provider Redline Trading Solutions to provide customers with a fully managed ticker plant for options and equities…
Deutsche Bank Launches US Equity Options Platform
Part of the bank's Autobahn electronic trading business, the offering will provide access to CBOE, International Securities Exchange, NYSE's Arca and Amex venues, Boston Options Exchange, and BATS Options.
Options Deploys Arista's Low-Latency Switching
Options, the New York-based private financial cloud provider, has deployed Arista Networks’ new low-latency switching for the firm’s ultra-low latency co-location clients in European exchange hosting facilities operated by the London Stock Exchange (LSE)…
Swan Wealth Advisors Takes Omex for Order Routing
The buy-side risk management specialist, with $850 million assets under management and based in Durango, Colorado, will use Omex's execution platform for implementing options strategies across its multiple custodians and sub-accounts.
Mini Options' Early Successes Attract Prop Shops, Divert Tech Spend
Introduced in March, five “mini options”—or options tied to a minimum number of 10 shares, smaller than their conventional larger relatives that usually require 100—are steadily attracting proprietary trading shops behind the retail investors they were…
NYSE Technologies Staffer Switches to Options
Ex-NYSE Technologies head of sales Tim Yockel has joined Options, a provider of infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), as senior vice president of global sales.
Numerix, JPMorgan Eye Cross-Asset Application of Volatility Model
A new Unspanned Stochastic Local Volatility (USLV) model, an alternative to established Heath-Jarrow-Morton (HJM) methods for modeling options volatility, looks to build on pricing analytics for credit derivatives.
Napier Park Selects Options For Infrastructure
Napier Park Global Capital will use the PIPE Core and Momentum services from Options as its fund’s technology infrastructure, the New York asset manager, a spinout from Citigroup, announced today.
Options Expands FX Connectivity
Private financial cloud provider Options has expanded connectivity to 60 global foreign exchange (FX) markets
Options to Open Chicago Office
Options, a private cloud provider, will open an office in Chicago on March 1 to serve regional clients, as well as communicate with proprietary trading firms in the area.
