Data Management
Spotlight on Carrick Pierce
After a number of years working on technology projects for both sell- and buy-side employers, Carrick Pierce has moved to a third-party vendor, options pricing and risk visualisation technology developer, Derivix. Previously, Pierce served as chief…
QAP Mulls CarryQuote Data Expansion
Swiss hedge fund Qarun Advisory Partners is evaluating an expansion of the range of market data it sources via Swiss mobile data and workstation provider CarryQuote’s mobile application, as the firm seeks to expand its trading portfolio, officials say.
CBOE Deploys Aqumin for Monitoring
The Chicago Board Options Exchange is rolling out the AlphaVision Enterprise Intelligence data visualization tools from Houston, TX-based vendor Aqumin, to enable internal staff to monitor the exchange’s market data to identify unusual trading activity,…
Think Small to Avoid Turkeys
Ah, Thanksgiving. An excuse to squeeze as much as possible into a confined space—whether it be friends and relatives into your apartment, a turkey feast into your belly, or a normal week’s work into three short days before the holiday begins. There’s no…
Alpha Taps Corvil to Manage Data Latency
Canadian alternative trading system operator Alpha Trading Systems is deploying technology from Dublin-based latency management systems vendor Corvil to monitor the latency of its own internal systems and manage latency associated with spikes in data…
BvDEP Bolsters Global Data Apps
Bureau van Dijk Electronic Publishing (BvDEP), a Belgian provider of company data, has rolled out a series of enhancements to its products, including a broader range of fundamental data on companies and executives, as well as new and enhanced interfaces…
Hidden Forces Shaping the Market Fabric
When everything is always changing, it is nearly impossible to see the big picture, yet after all of the recent chaos and innovation, one trend continues: namely, the market fabric. On one level this is what Tim Berners-Lee called the Semantic Web, where…
Better Latent Than Never?
Thankfully, my boss is an understanding man, who didn't mind me returning from my wedding a day later than originally planned. If I were a market data message in today's capital markets, that kind of delay would be unacceptable. Speed is almost…
Dutch Asset Managers Form User Group
A group of seven Dutch asset management companies have formed a market data user group to discuss and develop industry best practices around data-related issues, officials say.
Deutsche Börse Buys NTKN
As Inside Market Data went to press last Friday, Nov. 20, Deutsche Börse closed a deal to acquire Need to Know News, a Washington, DC-based provider of machine-readable economic releases and multi-asset news and analysis.
CMC Deploys StreamBase for Pricing
UK-based derivatives market maker CMC Markets is developing a pricing system based on technology from complex event processing software vendor StreamBase, which will be used to price all of the derivatives that it trades.
Gross Point Blank
Earlier this year, Thomas Gross left his role as head of securities operations at Credit Suisse to become chief executive of SIX Telekurs, replacing interim chief Jörg Buser. Inside Market Data speaks to Gross about the challenges and opportunities that…
SSE Infonet Readies XBRL Fund Data
SSE Infonet, the market data vendor subsidiary of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, will next year begin distributing data on Chinese open-ended funds in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) format, to enable investors to more easily consume and…
UBS Streamlines Market Data Team
UBS has axed or reassigned roles for a number of long-serving market data executives as part of a broader move to streamline its market data sourcing, administration and technical operations, sources say.
Exchange Glitches Fuel Data Debate
Two European exchange glitches last week intensified the debate over whether market participants should use consolidated feeds of European equity data, including data from multilateral trading facilities, as opposed to relying on data from primary…
Thomson Reuters Boosts FX Commentary
Thomson Reuters has hired six foreign exchange industry veterans to bolster its market commentary and analysis, as well as to support a new service, dubbed Dealing Room, which aims to provide FX traders with a steady stream of news and trade ideas.
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