Trading Tech
IPC Upgrades Toronto PoP
TORONTO-Financial services communications provider IPC Systems has upgraded the Toronto point of presence (PoP) serving its Electronic Connectivity Services (ECS) and Enhanced Voice Services (EVS) for the Canadian market, officials announced today, April…
GigaSpaces Brings Cloud to the Grid
NEW YORK-Grid-enabling platform provider GigaSpaces Technologies has released version 7.1 of its eXtreme Application Platform (XAP), which is designed to make data and application scaling simpler, according to vendor officials.
Algo Technologies Launches First Deliverables
LONDON-Trading infrastructure start-up Algo Technologies has debuted its new matching engine offering today, April 19, officials tell DWT .
Nascent Cloud Security Drives Hybrid Strategies
NEW YORK-While compute clouds promise inexpensive and plentiful computing resources, the lack of standard security practices has led many users in the financial services industry to adopt a hybrid public-private cloud strategy, according to members of…
Options IT Revamps Pipe-Lines
Infrastructure-as-a-service vendor Options IT has re-architected the network links between its European datacenters and exchanges to support higher message rates and the low-latency needs of high-frequency traders.
FSMLabs Updates TimeKeeper Monitoring Tool
FSMLabs, a provider of real-time software and operating system management technology, has released version 3.0 of its TimeKeeper server-clock synchronization product for applying accurate timestamps to data being distributed between low-latency trading…
Trayport Docks Gateway System at CME Globex Markets
LONDON-Commodities trading system provider Trayport is launching a new connectivity option to certain CME Globex markets in its Trader Gateway system by incorporating systems from Australian trading infrastructure provider Object Trading, officials tell…
Interxion Stockholm Center Key to Lower Latency
Stockholm-European datacenter provider Interxion has inked an agreement with Stockholm-based Nordic Growth Market (NGM) to locate NGM's matching engine at Interxion's Stockholm datacenter.
Options IT Reduces Latency in Fragmented Europe
LONDON-Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider Options IT has lowered the latency of its Options Pipe Velocity market connectivity service for major European trading venues by an average of 200 microseconds among all European markets, vendor…
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.
Atrium Opens EU Access to Nasdaq US Feeds
London-based network connectivity provider Atrium Network has begun distributing direct feeds of US market data from Nasdaq OMX to clients across Europe and North America, who can access the data via any of the vendor's network points of presence (PoPs),…
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…
CarryQuote Boosts Asia-Pac Presence
Zug, Switzerland-based desktop and mobile data vendor CarryQuote has expanded its Hong Kong office with new hires to help support and grow its footprint in the region.
SunGard Opens MarketMap Display to US
SunGard's Global Trading division is planning to create links between its MarketMap data terminal product and data from products within its other business lines, as part of an initiative to roll out MarketMap in the US.
Turquoise Set to Finish MillenniumIT Migration Before LSE
LONDON-Multilateral trading facility (MTF) Turquoise, owned by London Stock Exchange (LSE) operator LSE Group, is aiming to complete migration to LSE-owned MillenniumIT technology by mid-September, Turquoise officials tell DWT .
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…
Liquidnet Takes Solace in Hardware for Messaging
OTTAWA-Block trading venue Liquidnet has begun implementing the Unified Messaging Platform from hardware-based middleware provider Solace Systems, replacing its previous software-based systems from Tibco and 29West, according to Liquidnet officials.
Naked Exposure: Getting the Full Picture
NEW YORK-While the industry waits for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review all of the responses it received during the 60-day comment period on proposed changes to sponsored unfiltered, or "naked," access to exchanges, brokers are…
Orange to Launch Mobile Voice Recording Feature
Voice and electronic trading infrastructure and services provider Orange Business Services-Trading Solutions is launching a mobile phone recording device for traders, available April 12 to Orange Business Services users, officials tell DWT .
FSMLabs Updates TimeKeeper
AUSTIN, TEXAS-Time synchronization platform provider FSMLabs has released version 3.0 of the vendor's TimeKeeper server clock synchronicity platform, officials announced today, April 12.
TT Plans Direct Access To BM&FBovespa
São Paulo-Multi-asset trading technology provider Trading Technologies International (TT) announced today, April 12, a partnership with Brazilian exchange BM&FBovespa in which TT will provide direct access, through its X_Trader platform, to the exchange…
SunGard Merges Business, IT Consulting Units
NEW YORK-Trading software provider SunGard will combine its business and IT consulting groups into a new entity, SunGard Global Services (SGGS), in an effort that has been in the works since early in 2009, vendor officials announced today, April 5.
A Little Spring Cleaning
Now that spring has finally arrived in the northern hemisphere, it is the perfect time to do a little spring cleaning-opening up the windows, airing out the house and hosing down the garden furniture. With dual announcements of new processors from Intel …
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…