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Nasdaq Taps AWS for Market Data Cloud
The initiative will make all of Nasdaq's market data available to potential clients via APIs in Amazon Web Services' cloud, as an alternative to its traditional feed and file delivery options.
In Expansion Beyond HFT, FPGAs Eye AI
After a decade of supercharging low-latency applications, Wei-Shen Wong explores how FPGAs are pushing into new areas of the capital markets, driven by interest in AI & ML.
Colt Cuts Japan–Hong Kong Latency to Sub-41ms
Beyond new latency reductions between Tokyo and Hong Kong, Colt will continue to optimize its routes and expand its network coverage.
This Week: Charles River, Broadridge/IBM, Dash, TT, GAM/SimCorp
A summary of some of the past week’s financial technology news.
5G & IoT: Are You Ready for the Data Deluge?
The combination of these two revolutions will see data volumes skyrocket. As a result, Anthony Malakian says data providers will be able to find new datasets to package for clients, while investment firms can create unique investment insights.
Avelacom Adds Multi-Cloud Connectivity for Crypto Traders
Direct links set up in each location “jump” from points-of-presence to a cloud in under a millisecond.
This Week: Goldman/Finos; JP Morgan/Baton; Caixa AM; IHS Markit
Catch up on some of the past week's financial technology news.
Fixnetix Beefs Up NY Presence for US Push
The vendor plans to exploit the larger footprint of parent DXC and to launch new services in the US.
Firms Struggle with SM&CR Compliance and Preparations
As all FCA-regulated firms will fall into scope of the Senior Managers and Certification Regime by the end of the year, concerns emerge on how to implement the regulation.
Desktop App Interoperability: On the Front Lines with RBC and OpenFin
Anthony Malakian spent several weeks with RBC Capital Markets and OpenFin to see how desktop app interoperability works in motion.
TNS Hires Fintech, Data Sales Exec Burke for BizDev
Burke has also worked at CJC, FIS and Activ Financial, covering sales, service, and account management.
Liquidnet Builds Netflix-like Functionality for Buy Side
The company is leveraging AI to make investment suggestions and dig out sentiment from spoken announcements.
MOEX Sees New Network as Key to Asia Arbitrage Opportunities
Exchange hopes to exploit Avelacom's network PoPs in Asian countries to encourage trade flow from the region.
Wavelength Episode 163: Tony Amicangioli on Cloud, Race to Zero
The founder and CEO of HPR joins the podcast to talk about lessons learned and where the industry is heading.
Bank, Fintech Exec Gonzalez Joins Pico to Lead Americas Sales
Gonzalez has 20 years of experience in technology management and sales at financial firms and technology providers.
Not Random, and Not a Forest: Black-Box ML Turns White
Bayesian analysis can replace random forest with a single, powerful tree, writes UBS’s Giuseppe Nuti.
Pico Continues Infrastructure Upgrade
It has added new dark fiber capabilities in NY and is rolling out L1 venue connections.
Avelacom Sets Up Thai PoP
The provider will be upgrading its APAC infrastructure by opening new routes, particularly to connect with the US.
SEC’s Redfearn: US-Style Consolidated Tapes Won’t Solve Trading Data Needs
As European market participants bemoan the lack of a consolidated tape, a senior SEC executive debunks the idea that a pan-European tape, similar to the US, will resolve issues around data access and costs.
News ‘Flash’: MT Newswires, ICE Give Clients Early Look at Stories
By distributing stories prior to performing its full editing process, MT Newswires can give ICE clients several crucial minutes of exclusive advantage, compared to mechanical latency improvements that might deliver mere fractions of a second.
Acquisitive Exchanges Find Dealmaking is Only Half the Battle
While the large-scale exchange mergers of yesteryear may be over for now, regional bourses are still finding themselves in the M&A crosshairs. Yet for those operators that pick up smaller rivals, technology and data integration often prove to be trickier…
Banks Forge Cloud Agreements to Split Accountability
Banks are trying to split responsibility for their operating environments with the major cloud providers. Regulators are having none of it.
Speed and Power
For the final issue of Inside Data Management, Max Bowie summarizes some of the key changes of the past 15 years in market and reference data management.
Liquidnet is Rebuilding its Algo Infrastructure
The venue operator is building its own container to house current and future algorithmic offerings.