Trading Tech
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.
Thomson Reuters Bolsters CreditViews Service
Thomson Reuters has added new data and analytics to the CreditViews credit data offering within its flagship 3000 Xtra data terminal, including credit derivatives liquidity scores from Fitch Solutions, credit-related corporate actions data from London…
Trading Firms Zero in on Nanoseconds
BARCELONA-The time it takes a beam of light to travel approximately 30 centimeters in a vacuum-one billionth of a second-will be the new performance benchmark for electronic traders, according to industry insiders who participated in a panel discussion…
Nasdaq OMX Eyes Pre-packaged Datacenters
BARCELONA-Exchanges in the near future will need to stop thinking about datacenters as expensive facilities and think of them as economical pre-fabricated datacenter pods, according to a Nasdaq OMX official.
Chi-Tech Betas WebSphere LLM
HONG KONG-Chi-X Global Technology (Chi-Tech), the technology service arm of Chi‑X Global, is in the midst of testing the low-latency middleware from IBM for three planned Asian markets-Chi-X Australia, Chi-X Japan and Chi-East-to be launched later this…
ConvergEx Delves into Options TCA
NEW YORK-Agency brokerage BNY ConvergEx plans to expand the breadth of its transaction cost analysis (TCA) offering to cover equity options, DWT has learned.
CQG Grows Emerging Markets Data
Denver, Colo.-based data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding its coverage of market data from emerging markets exchanges in response to increasing demand from clients.
Vienna Delays Eurex Platform Move
barcelona-Operators of the Vienna Stock Exchange have moved the launch of the exchange's new derivatives trading system to April 26 due to a third-party migration issue, officials tell DWT .
29West Buy Boosts Informatica Data Plans
Calif.-based data integration software provider Informatica will integrate the messaging framework of middleware provider 29West-which it bought last week for an undisclosed sum-with its existing platforms to deliver "zero-latency" exchange of data…
Goldman Sachs Gears Up for New Options Era
Sell-side firms' electronic trading units are getting into new frontiers, both geographically and by asset class, with options being the newest of these. Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) is tasked with developing and providing technology to…
Greenline Bundles FIX Monitoring, Latency Tools
Greenline Financial Technologies will this week unveil a revamped version of the latency monitoring software it acquired last year from defunct software house Trading Metrics ( IMD , Jan. 4), with the new name of Latency Monitor.
Force10 Rolls Out Open Automation
LONDON-Global technology and datacenter infrastructure provider Force10 Networks has announced the launch of Open Automation, which aims to turn datacenter infrastructure into a streamlined, efficient and policy-driven cloud computing fabric, vendor…
SunGard Debuts Front Arena Update
LONDON-Trading software provider SunGard has rolled out version 2010.1 of its Front Arena trading platform for general availability today, March 22, and has added advanced Value at Risk (VaR) and credit limit functionalities, according to vendor…
IPC Alliance Gets Management Facelift
NEW YORK-As part of an upgrade to version 16 of its Alliance trading communications platform, IPC Systems has introduced a Web-based management terminal to manage system and customer account information, vendor officials announced today, March 22.
Peeking Over the Garden Wall
About 15 months ago, I started to wonder when the industry would begin seeing third-party compute clouds that would meet the rigorous demands of the financial services industry. I'm still waiting.
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…
Activ Preps Frankfurt Datacenter
Chicago-based market data and technology provider Activ Financial is to offer its clients direct connectivity to Deutsche Börse, via a new datacenter facility based in Frankfurt run by datacenter operator and hosting services provider Equinix.
Activ Preps Frankfurt Datacenter
CHICAGO-Market data and technology provider Activ Financial is set to offer its clients direct connectivity to Deutsche Börse via a new datacenter facility based in Frankfurt run by datacenter operator and hosting services provider Equinix, say vendor…
Savvis Strikes First Notes of Symphony
NEW YORK-Network and datacenter host Savvis is preparing to deliver the first portion of its Savvis Symphony Virtual Private Datacenter (VPDC) offering sometime before the end of the second quarter, according to vendor officials.
Object Trading Shaves Pre-Trade Latency
SYDNEY-High-performance trading infrastructure provider Object Trading has rolled out enhancements to its FrontRisk Interactive In-Line Risk Management service for sell-side users, say vendor officials.
Chi-X Plans for a Big Summer in Asia
TOKYO-Alternative trading system (ATS) operator Chi-X Global expects to launch its Chi-X Japan and Chi-East non-displayed trading platforms this summer, officials tell DWT .
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…
Rapid Addition to Launch FIXadtl Portal
LONDON-FIX messaging protocol software vendor Rapid Addition will launch a new global portal to ensure consistent deployment of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) files, and will announce the launch during the March 23 FIX Protocol…
FlexiSphere Expands Senior Management
NEW YORK-Startup compute cloud provisioner FlexiSphere has expanded its management team with the hire of Bob DeSantis as the vendor's president and COO, officials tell DWT .