Articles by Max Bowie
Russell Vet Forms Index-ETF Startup
Two index industry veterans are setting up a new index venture that will create new types of indexes and exchange-traded funds, Inside Market Data has learned.
Telekurs Buys CSV for Evaluated Pricing Growth
As Inside Market Data went to press, SIX Telekurs acquired the assets of CSV (Complex Security Valuations), a Ridgefield, Conn.-based specialist provider of evaluated prices for illiquid securities and complex derivative instruments, for an undisclosed…
Opening Cross: The Case for the Defense
One of the beneficial results of the credit crunch and financial crisis is that the financial industry has begun focusing on-and being more critical of-the quality of data it receives, especially in those instances where the price or value of an…
Thomson Reuters Readies ‘Re-Platformed' Services
Thomson Reuters is changing its service model to support new products and services being rolled out over the coming weeks and months, and to respond to evolving client needs resulting from changes in the financial markets since the credit crunch and…
29West Preps Gateway Messaging Upgrade
Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by Calif.-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message routing product to early adopters this quarter, which will include a…
29West Preps Gateway Upgrade
New York-Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by California-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message routing product to early adopters this quarter, which will…
Opening Cross: Is the Pad Just a Fad, or Should BlackBerry Beware?
No sooner does Apple invent something new to distract us from the daily grind of work than someone else invents a way to force our work back in front of us, using that very distraction to do it.
Deutsche Börse Bows Hybrid Algo News Feed
Deutsche Börse has migrated clients of its machine-readable news feeds-including the CEF Alpha+ Macro feed developed last year with subsidiary Market News International, and the Lightning Bolt feed from Need To Know News, which the exchange bought last…
Opening Cross: Pumping Up the Volume Isn't Anti-Social
Do social media applications have a place in the world of market data? Those re-engineering their applications to resemble Web technologies that today's generation of professionals just entering the market will be familiar with might say yes. But can you…
Exchanges' Dark Volume Tools in Works
NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq are building mechanisms for distributing daily trading volume data from alternative trading system dark pools operated by trading firms, following last month's Securities and Exchange Commission approval of their proposals to…
VSS Bows Capacity Monitoring Taps
Burlingame, CA-based network monitoring provider VSS Monitoring is rolling out a new service dubbed Capacity Assurance, which monitors network bandwidth utilization at sub-millisecond levels, and enables firms to ensure they have sufficient capacity to…
Xtrakter Preps Volume Data Expansion
European fixed-income trade matching and data utility Xtrakter is preparing to expand the rollout of its XVol service, which provides monthly trading volumes for European fixed-income securities, to enable users to assess liquidity levels for specific…
FactSet Integrates Dow Jones IB Content
FactSet Research Systems is gearing up to unveil a new version of its market data display platform that integrates Dow Jones' Investment Banker news and content, to give mutual clients more in-depth data and allow them to access the Investment Banker…
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Opening Cross: "Fragmented" Doesn't Mean "Broken"
This issue of Inside Market Data should be accompanied by our latest special report on Fragmentation (also available on our Web site), which includes a spirited Q&A on the changes to European equity markets since the introduction of the recent Markets in…
Barchart Preps WebStation Revamp
Chicago-based data provider Barchart will this summer release a new version of its WebStation data workstation, which has been rewritten to bring it up-to-date with the latest Java technologies and enable it to process more data at faster speeds.
DTN Upgrades ProphetX Display
Commodities and energy data provider Telvent DTN has released version 3.7 of its ProphetX data display workstation, featuring a range of new content and displays designed to make the system more configurable to individual users' needs.
Opening Cross: Getting a Head Start
We make a big deal about speed and latency these days, but it's worth remembering the adage that power is nothing without control-and specifically, in capital markets, speed is nothing without the best data and smartest strategies behind it to give you a…
Alacra Eyes Macro Algorithmic Data
Online business information provider Alacra is developing a database of macroeconomic data and commentary covering currencies and commodities for use by traders as an input into automated trading strategies in the equity markets.
Redline Preps InRush Ticker Expansion
Woburn, Mass.-based ticker plant vendor Redline Trading Solutions is preparing to expand the capabilities of its hardware-accelerated InRush ticker plant with support for more exchange feeds, higher-bandwidth connectivity and more functionality around…
RNA Taps Execs, Grows Boards
PORTLAND, ORE.-Datacenter virtualization technology provider RNA Networks has bolstered its financial markets and client support expertise, and its boards of directors and advisors with recent hires.
Chi-X Europe Won't Fill Vacated COO Role
NEW YORK-Pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Chi-X Europe will not replace former chief operating officer (COO) Hirander Misra, who resigned Feb. 19, saying he planned to pursue other interests.