Emerging Technologies
Traderforce Bolsters Asian Presence
Paris-based data and trading technology vendor Traderforce is building up its Asian presence and making investments in new infrastructure, offices and additional staff to support growing demand for its products in the region.
Traderforce Bolsters Asian Presence
Paris-based data and trading technology vendor Traderforce is building up its Asian presence and making investments in new infrastructure, offices and additional staff to support growing demand for its products in the region.
Boat Floats Free Trial, Delayed Data
Trade reporting facility Boat (formerly known as Project Boat), is offering a two-month free trial of its real-time quote-and-trade datafeed between its launch on Nov. 1 until the end of this year, and has decided to also provide a delayed feed of data.
Panel: Reg NMS Impact Exaggerated
Market forces are responsible for soaring increases in market data traffic, rather than the conventional wisdom that Reg NMS is driving data growth, according to an industry panel organized by Interactive Data in New York last week
FTSE Readies Delayed Data Fee Hike
Index provider FTSE is set to double the charge for receiving delayed data on its indexes. Sources say FTSE introduced a monthly per-user charge for its delayed data of 25 pence earlier this year, and that this fee will rise to 50 pence next year.
Research Key as EC Probes Thomson-Reuters
The European Commission last week extended its inquiry into the competition implications of the proposed merger between Thomson and Reuters, saying it needs more time to investigate "serious concerns" with the merger.
CEP Start-up Kaskad Denies Demise
Boston-based complex event processing vendor Kaskad Technology says it will continue operations, despite the loss of key executives and its main client, the Boston Stock Exchange, and moving out of its office in downtown Boston.
Aleri Partners, Appoints Tech Gurus
Chicago-based event processing software vendor Aleri has struck a deal with low-latency data provider Fixnetix to offer clients hosted access to the vendor's analytical capabilities, and has hired data industry veteran Ian Hillier-Brook to pursue further…
Israel Goes Global
Ester Levanon took up her position as chief executive officer of the Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange with an aim to go global. Sixteen months down the road, she can celebrate a strengthened relationship with the London Stock Exchange as well as a FTSE country…
FASB Rule Leads Funds to Change Side-Pocket Valuations
Valuation processes used by hedge funds to price illiquid investments held in so-called "side pockets" are being disrupted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board's Statement 157, auditors warn.
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