Trading Tech
SunGard Launches Post-Trade Derivatives Link
NEW YORK-In an attempt to standardize communications between buy-side and sell-side traders of listed derivatives, SunGard rolled out today, May 3, its post-trade communications platform, dubbed Cliq.
Nasdaq OMX Shutters Neuro, Turns to Equiduct
LONDON-An overcrowded and competitive European market has led Nasdaq OMX to announce the planned closure of its Nasdaq OMX Europe multilateral trading facility (MTF), dubbed Neuro, on May 21.
Opening Cross: The Technology Trickle-Down-and Up-Effect
Although Inside Market Data does not directly cover the retail financial markets, it can sometimes prove interesting to examine how developments in one market drive trading trends in the other, and how technologies or content created with a specific user…
eSignal, Morningstar Grow Mobile Apps
Interactive Data's eSignal unit has released versions of its QuoTrek mobile data application for Apple's iPhone and iPad, while Chicago-based investment research and data provider Morningstar has launched a BlackBerry app as both vendors seek to round…
RNA Preps Analysis Memory Cloud
Virtual network provider RNA Networks is preparing to release version 2.5 of its RNA MVX virtual memory cloud, which will increase the performance of data-intensive applications by using memory from other servers in the same datacenter.
BT Boosts Ultra, Expands Datacenters
Network and hosting provider BT is rolling out updated technology that will reduce the latency taken to upload data from marketplaces onto its low-latency Radianz Ultra Access network and to trading firms connected to the network.
CME Taps Xignite for On-Demand OTC Data
CME Group is readying a Web-services platform for on-demand access to prices and other content on over-the-counter asset classes cleared via its ClearPort system, using technology from on-demand data provider Xignite.
BM&FBovespa Girds for HFT Growth
NEW YORK-Looking to attract more high-frequency traders, Brazilian exchange BM&FBovespa plans to deploy a co-location offering for equities trading similar to what it currently offers to derivatives traders in its São Paulo facilities, pending regulatory…
BOX Sets For May Switchover
NEW YORK-Operators of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX), expect to take the exchange's new operations platform-consisting of its matching engine that is housed in the Equinix NY4 International Business Exchange (IBX) datacenter located in Secaucus, N.J…
Industry Calls for Exchange-Based Risk Management Tools
NEW YORK-Early last week, the Market Access Working Group of the Futures Industry Association (FIA)-the U.S.-based trade association for the futures and options industry-released its recommendations on managing direct access trading risk, which primarily…
CEP Moves Beyond Algos
LONDON-Over the last year spending on complex event processing (CEP) has been on the rise within the capital markets, concludes the author of a report from industry analyst firm Ovum, to be released on June 18, officials inform DWT .
The Age of Collaboration
Increased complexity of events and a growing focus on risk have resulted in Australian corporate actions professionals coming together for a united approach. Collaborative efforts are set to improve consistency and standardization in the market, and…
Under Scrutiny
Regulatory focus on data is on the rise, and growing pressure to increase transparency has placed firms even more in the spotlight. Carla Mangado explores what the recent regulatory scrutiny in transaction reporting means for the data industry
RNA Networks Primes Memory Cloud
PORTLAND, ORE.-Memory virtualization platform provider RNA Networks expects to release version 2.5 of its RNA MVX memory cloud offering later this month, which will feature a "memory visor" that pools memory resources from many servers into a distributed…
VSS Improves Microburst Management
BURLINGAME, CALIF.-Latency monitoring and technology provider VSS Monitoring has added a microburst detection feature, dubbed vCapacity, to its VSS Distributed Taps network traffic capture platform line.
DexRex Debuts Social Media Archiving
CAMBRIDGE, MASS.-Officials from compliance platform provider DexRex Gear have rolled out version 2.2 of the vendor's ChatSync platform, which incorporates archiving capabilities for the major social networking sites, sources said today, May 3.
TXC Completes Global Co-Lo Strategy
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-High-frequency trading hosting provider Trading Cross Connects US (TXC) went live with its Tokyo co-location facility on April 15, using a network and datacenter facilities from Tokyo-headquartered KVH.
ITRS, 29West Ally for Messaging Monitoring
UK-based real-time systems monitoring software vendor ITRS and messaging technology provider 29West-recently acquired by Calif.-based integration software vendor Informatica-are developing an adapter that will enable clients to monitor the performance of…
Surveillance's Painful Proposition
Last week at during its board of governors meeting, the Security Traders Association (STA)-a U.S.-based advocacy organization for securities traders-responded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) concept release on market structure.
Connors Group Powers Up 'The Machine'
Financial information and commentary portal provider Connors Group has rolled out its Web-based analytics platform, The Machine, including a new tool aimed at investment advisers for building quantified portfolios.
Exegy Update Boosts Ticker Plant Performance
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant vendor Exegy will this week release version 3.0 of its ticker plant, featuring lower latency, higher capacity and more interfaces for connection to other systems, to meet client demand, as well as new…
STAC to Expand Benchmarking Tools
The Securities Technology Analysis Center is modifying the test environment it uses to benchmark the performance of feed handlers, to enable clients to choose off-the-shelf latency measurement and time synchronization devices from multiple vendors for…