Trading Tech
SunGard Adds Cross-Asset Risk and Margin Solution to Front Arena
SunGard has added a cross-asset risk and margin solution to its Front Arena flagship product, to provide brokers and futures commission merchants (FCMs) with a real-time way of measuring risk, exposure and margin requirements across entire portfolios.
MainstreamBPO Selects Gresham for Reconciliations
Sydney-based fund administrator MainstreamBPO has chosen Gresham Computing's Client Transaction Control (CTC) platform to handle reconciliations operations.
Aequitas Exchange to Host at Q9 Datacenters
Aequitas Innovations has selected Toronto-based Q9 Networks to host production, test and disaster recovery infrastructure for its Neo Exchange, which is expected to become operational in the Canadian market in early 2015.
Celoxica and Born Technology Pair on Low-Latency CME Access
Celoxica and Born Technology have entered a partnership to provide low-latency access to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME Group) aimed at institutional investors.
Spin, Hype and Hyperbole
Collateral management surveys and foreign-exchange oversight lead this week's coverage.
Celoxica, Born Tech Offer Low-Latency CME Data
UK-based low-latency market data vendor Celoxica and US high-speed trading network supplier Born Technology have partnered to provide institutional traders with fast access to market data from CME Group.
OpenGamma Hires LCH Clearnet's Head of Risk Tech to Drive Clearing Push
Open-source risk management and analytics software vendor OpenGamma has made a number of new hires in its London office to support development of the margining platform it launched in November that aggregates data from different sources to support…
Redline Adds Eurex, Euro Equities Feed Handler Support
Woburn, Mass.-based low-latency ticker plant and feed handler provider Redline Trading Solutions has expanded its European exchange data coverage, rounding out its support for European futures exchanges and adding to its ongoing development of feed…
Collateral Crunch Unlikely, Survey Finds
An impending shortage in the availability of collateral-eligible assets, known as the collateral crunch, has been predicted for years ahead of stringent new rules from regulators. A recent global survey from Sapient Global Markets, however, has suggested…
Quantopian Broadens Access, Adds IEX
Online trading platform Quantopian has announced that it will open up to all investors for its pubic beta, and not just the investment banks and hedge funds that were given access during its pilot period.
OTAS Readies APIs, Out-of-Box Visualization Tools for App Developers
London-based analytics provider OTAS Technologies is preparing to launch a set of APIs and visualization widgets this quarter that will enable customers to develop applications based on its derived analytics that can be used by traders and portfolio…
Tradeweb Launches Electronic Trading for Active US Treasury Bonds
A new order book on the venue's Dealerweb platform will support most liquid, on-the-run bonds, to be traded by major dealers and electronic market makers.
Charles River Launches Integrated Cloud Compliance Environment
Charles River Development has announced the debut of its latest cloud offering for buy-side clients, geared towards centralizing data, software and services that it is dubbing "Compliance-as-a-Service" (CaaS).
Six Eyes Swiss Trade Repository
Six has announced its intention to establish a trade repository for derivative transactions, in association with a number of investment bank customers.
Arcontech Eyes Central Bank Data Distribution
UK-based market data technology provider Arcontech is seeking to position itself as an "exclusive" distributor of information from central banks, which will make distribution of market-moving information from central banks fairer than current practices,…
12Horizons Readies Frankfurt-Zurich Microwave Connection
Singapore-based microwave telecommunications company 12Horizons rolled out its microwave radio frequency data transmission network between Deutsche Börse and the SIX Swiss Exchange into live production on June 1.
YCharts Unveils New-Look Platform with More Watchlists, Customization
Chicago-based fundamental analysis provider YCharts rolled out a new version of its web-based dashboard for professional users today, Wednesday, June 4, that makes more data readily available on users' main displays, and allows them to customize what…
Spectracom and FSMLabs Partner on Time Synch
Spectracom, a Rochester, New York-based provider of global navigation satellite systems will integrate the TimeKeeper software from Austin-based time synchronization specialist FSMLabs into its 10 gigabit-per-second network clock.
Axioma Updates Risk Modeling Platform
The provider's Risk Model Machine (RMM) version 7.6 includes an advanced content builder program and new factor libraries, providing flexibility when building custom models.
Sandell AM Takes SunGard's Hedge360
The alternative asset manager, which specializes in middle market event-driven and credit investments, will use Hedge360 for portfolio management and integrated trading, risk, and operations.
Euronext UK Markets Gains RIE Status
The London-based venue in the Euronext group, Euronext UK Markets, has been granted Recognized Investment Exchange (RIE) status by the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), ahead of the group being spun out by parent company IntercontinentalExchange (ICE…
Raiffeisen Bank Rolls Out Asset Control
Austrian bank Raiffeisen Bank International is deploying financial data management systems provider Asset Control's AC Plus data management platform, in a move to achieve centralized market data management for end-of- day valuations and market risk…
ING Installs MDX Tech for Real-Time Fixed Income Data Distribution
Dutch banking group ING has rolled out the MDXT Connect data connectivity platform from UK-based data technology provider MDX Technology to enable the bank to distribute real-time fixed income prices and data analytics from its trading desk in Amsterdam…
The Art and the Science of SSgA
SSgA weathered the financial crisis thanks in part to its passive investment strategies. With good times returning, though, it has had to evolve with the market and is now looking at advanced beta, while at the same time growing its active investment…