Inside Market Data - Vol 23 No 18
Articles in this issue
Damaged Cables Cause India, Mid-East Latency
The flow of market data to and from India and the Middle East was disrupted by a damaged undersea telecom cable providing Internet connectivity to the region last week, though the impact appears to have been limited to slowing down communications, rather…
KBC Begins Data Control Project
Brussels-based bank KBC Group is rolling out a major initiative to track and control market data usage and eliminate duplication of data services across the firm's global subsidiaries, officials tell Inside Market Data .
FTSE Launches Shariah Indexes
FTSE launched last week a series of Shariah-compliant indexes to meet growing demand for Islamic structured products from investors outside of Islamic countries in Asia.
MarketAxess Expands Caplin Deal for Price Distribution
MarketAxess has expanded its use of technology from UK-based trading technology vendor Caplin Systems for distribution of real-time prices on emerging market bonds from dealers via the EM Actives segment of MarketAxess' trading platform.
Ballista Preps to Launch Activ Data Arsenal
Ballista Securities, a new broker-dealer currently in the final stages of formation, will go live on a hosted ticker plant and multiple North American datafeeds from low-latency data provider Activ Financial when the firm begins operations next month.
Fitch Adds Commentaries to Implied Ratings
Fitch Ratings has added weekly commentaries to its market-implied ratings on credit default swaps and equities, highlighting key information within the ratings, officials tell Inside Market Data .
After Delays, Reuters Preps Chi-X Direct Feed
Reuters is adding a direct feed from pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Chi-X to its Reuters Data Feed Direct service, in response to client demand for broader direct feed coverage, officials say.
Trading Metrics Unveils Latency Analysis Tool
New York-based software vendor Trading Metrics will this week unveil a new product, Market Latency Metrics, for monitoring latency of market data systems and traffic.
Moody's Buys BQuotes as Rating Agencies Grow Securities Pricing
In response to growing demand from user firms for transparent pricing information, ratings agencies are expanding their securities pricing services and dedicating more resources to those services.
StanChart Rolls Out MDSL in Asia
Standard Chartered Bank is deploying the MDM (Market Data Manager) and RPM (Request & Procurement Manager) systems from MDSL to provide data usage and cost management services across its offices in Asia.
Get Ready for Super Tuesday, IMD-Style
Anyone following the US Democratic and Republican primaries will be aware that time is running out to be nominated and pick winning candidates in the lead-up to so-called Super Tuesday. In Inside Market Data 's case, Super Tuesday will be on April 29-the…
