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IntraLinks Unveils Investor Portals for Alternatives
The content management provider is set to unveil the new solutions at upcoming conferences in Berlin and New York.
Torstone Adds OData Interface For Analytics, Reporting
Torstone Technology, a London-headquartered provider of securities and derivatives processing software, has released the Open Data Protocol (OData) interface for improved analytics and reporting capabilities.
Tough Times Ahead for the Broker-Dealer
Enhanced connectivity requirements, big bank resurgence and regulation all weigh heavy on the broker-dealer landscape.
Tanius Adds Rapid Addition's Connectivity, Trading Tech
Alamo, CA-based Tanius Technology, a 15-person proprietary trading firm that trades primarily commodities and bonds using algorithm-based strategies, is using Rapid Addition's FIX engine and its Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) feed-handler products to…
Eurex Handed Keys to South Korean DMA
Eurex Exchange has received approval from the South Korean Financial Services Commission (FSC) to offer direct market access (DMA) in South Korea.
FIX Protocol Pens Electronic Bonds Trading Best Practices
FIX Protocol (FPL), the industry standards organization for global electronic trading, has released a new set of guidelines for best practices in electronic bonds trading.
Options to Open Chicago Office
Options, a private cloud provider, will open an office in Chicago on March 1 to serve regional clients, as well as communicate with proprietary trading firms in the area.
GFI Group Changes CEOs
GFI Group president Colin Heffron will assume responsibility as CEO, effective immediately. A company spokesperson says Heffron was being groomed to take over the role.
Collateral Transformation's Influence on Optimization
Some people see collateral transformation and collateral optimization as equivalent solutions to the margin demands of central counterparties. In reality, they should not be considered different sides of the same coin.
The Continued Convergence of the OMS, EMS
A new study shows that there's still a lot of disagreement about merging order and execution management systems. Functionality will be the key differentiator for the winners.
Trad-X Launches Dollar Rate Swaps
The hybrid platform for interest rate swap (IRS) trading, jointly operated by a consortium of 11 major banks and managed by interdealer broker Tradition, is set to build off its successful launch of Euro products 18 months ago.
Moscow Exchange Announces IPO
Moscow Exchange has announced the successful pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) in Moscow, which has been set at RUB 55 ($1.83) per share.
NSX Securities Taps Morgan Stanley for Clearing, Order Routing
NSX Securities, the wholly-owned broker-dealer and exchange facility of the National Stock Exchange, has chosen Morgan Stanley to provide its clearing services and outbound order routing.
Optimize: The How and Who
Collateral optimization is a reality for a few institutions, an attainable goal for a few others, and a pipe dream for the rest. In the second part of his feature on optimization, Jake Thomases checks in on who is optimizing and who isn’t, and on what an…
Collateral Transformation's Influence on Optimization
Some people see collateral transformation and collateral optimization as equivalent solutions to the margin demands of central counterparties. In reality, they should not be considered different sides of the same coin.
Linedata Nabs CapitalStream
Linedata has announced it will acquire software platform provider CapitalStream from HCL Technologies.
Randall Steps Down as Equiduct CEO
Peter Randall has stepped down as CEO of pan-European trading platform Equiduct.
Mellanox to Provide Server Interconnects for NLX
Nasdaq OMX NLX has selected the InfiniBand solution of Mellanox Technologies, a supplier of interconnect solutions for data centers, as the server interconnect for its matching engines.
NYSE Enters Sentiment Analysis Market with SMA Alliance
NYSE Technologies, the technology division of NYSE Euronext, has partnered with quantitative analytics firm Social Market Analytics (SMA) to provide its customers with access to sentiment analytics that can be integrated within trading algorithms.
Trayport's Davies Blames Regulation for Lack of Exchange Investment
The specter of regulation and its potential to change is preventing exchanges from investing heavily in technology, according to Trayport's James Davies, a panelist at the World Exchange Congress in London on Tuesday.
Liability Protection, R&D Needed After Cybersecurity Executive Order
One of the Obama Administration's first actions in the new term is proving controversial. All parties agree on the perils of hacking, but financial firms are skeptical that regulating cybersecurity, alone, is the right approach.
Panel: Global Regulations a Bumpy Ride for European Markets
Regulations affecting the global markets could negatively impact liquidity, according to panelists who spoke at the Association for Financial Markets in Europe's (AFME’s) European Market Liquidity Conference in London today.
Pulp Fiction: The Case for Dematerialization
Starting around the mid-1980s, securities depositories and the financial services industry as a whole began to move toward a process of converting paper stock certificates to electronic formats. Reasons of market efficiency and risk reduction are cited…
Misys Installs Raja as new CFO
Misys, the London-based sell-side and buy-side technology vendor, has appointed Himanshu Raja as its new chief financial officer.