Inside Market Data - Vol 25 No 30
Articles in this issue
Markit Readies Enhanced ETF Data
UK-based data vendor Markit is launching a new set of exchange-traded fund data services, dubbed ETF Services, as a result of adding more content to its legacy ETF Hub feed product recently.
Russell Vet Forms Index-ETF Startup
Two index industry veterans are setting up a new index venture that will create new types of indexes and exchange-traded funds, Inside Market Data has learned.
Thomson Reuters Preps Elektron Stream
Thomson Reuters' new Elektron global data network, which the vendor plans to roll out by July, will be key to sourcing data from markets and broker contributors and distributing it to applications, third parties and consumers in future.
STAC to Expand Benchmarking Tools
The Securities Technology Analysis Center is modifying the test environment it uses to benchmark the performance of feed handlers, to enable clients to choose off-the-shelf latency measurement and time synchronization devices from multiple vendors for…
Winterflood Deploys IFS BestEx Analytics
UK stockbroker Winterflood Securities has begun using the LiquidMetrix transaction cost analysis platform from London-based vendor Intelligent Financial Systems to benchmark the performance of its Winner electronic market making platform by comparing…
Exegy Update Boosts Ticker Plant Performance
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant vendor Exegy will this week release version 3.0 of its ticker plant, featuring lower latency, higher capacity and more interfaces for connection to other systems, to meet client demand, as well as new…
MDSL Grows 'Expert' Services
Market data usage monitoring and contract reconciliation software vendor MDSL has expanded the range of services provided by its MDX (Market Data Expert) outsourced management service, where MDSL's in-house consultants use the vendor's market data…
Icap Adds Japanese Data to TR Deal
Icap has extended its redistribution agreement with Thomson Reuters to allow clients to distribute market data from Totan Icap-a joint venture data provider formed by Icap and Japanese broker Totan Capital Markets-within their firms via Thomson Reuters'…
CME Adds New IDs to FAST Data Messages
CME Group will release version 2.0 of its FIX FAST market data messaging format in June, in a bid to make it easier for firms' data and trading systems to identify data updates for specific traded products among messages distributed by the exchange.
LSE Chief Urges Review of Data Regs
The European Commission should address the costs and inefficiencies associated with a fragmented European trading and market data landscape as part of its review this year of the current Markets in Financial Instruments Directive regulation, London Stock…
Fidessa Adds US Options Data to EMS
Market data and trading technology provider Fidessa has added US equity options data to its hosted EMS Workstation for buy-side traders, as part of a drive to provide multi-asset class support across its products in response to growing client interest in…
Connors Group Powers Up 'The Machine'
Financial information and commentary portal provider Connors Group has rolled out its Web-based analytics platform, The Machine, including a new tool aimed at investment advisers for building quantified portfolios.
ITRS, 29West Ally for Messaging Monitoring
UK-based real-time systems monitoring software vendor ITRS and messaging technology provider 29West-recently acquired by Calif.-based integration software vendor Informatica-are developing an adapter that will enable clients to monitor the performance of…
Opening Cross: Living on the ‘Edge'
The greater the noise, the harder it is to make yourself heard: According to the latest figures from the Financial Information Forum, equity exchange feeds continue to set record volumes. So at a time when firms are swamped with volumes of market data…
