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First Derivatives Boosts Data Focus
Newry, Northern Ireland-based financial technology consultancy First Derivatives is stepping up its focus on developing its own software resources, by expanding its range of feed handlers and producing more real-time software applications.
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Corporate actions is not all about issuer announcements. Tine Thoresen speaks to Northern Trust's Justin Chapman about how counterparty risk and volatility are emerging as pressing challenges in the corporate actions space
Euro Consolidated Tape Debate Heats Up
As data vendors launch new products to address fragmentation of trading and data caused by the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive, European multilateral trading facilities continue to call for a standardized source of European equity data for…
RMA Streamlines European Ops; Expands in North America
Data contract and usage policy consultancy Rights Management Associates has restructured its operations to reduce its cost base in Europe, and has hired an executive to increase support in the Americas.
FISD OKs Derived, Non-Display Policies
Industry association FISD has ratified a series of best-practice recommendations for policies that content providers should adopt when licensing their data for use in non-display applications and for the creation of derived data.
FPL Preps Updated FAST Spec
The Market Data Optimization Working Group of FIX Protocol Limited (FPL) has proposed a number of enhancements to the FIX Adapted for Streaming data (FAST) protocol, aimed at making the compression standard even more efficient for transmitting market…
Direct Edge Preps ISX Data Integration
Jersey City, NJ-based ECN Direct Edge plans to revamp its trading and data distribution systems this year, following the purchase of the ISE Stock Exchange (ISX) from the International Securities Exchange.
SunGard Rebrands GL Trade
PARIS-As part of its integration effort, trading software and services giant SunGard has changed the name of recently acquired Paris-based exchange connectivity and trading platform provider from GL Trade to Global Trading, vendor officials tell DWT .
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