Inside Market Data - Vol 29 No 10
Articles in this issue
Perseus Launches London Metro Microwave Data Network
New York-based low-latency network provider Perseus Telecom has launched a new microwave data distribution service that allows customers to connect wirelessly to major London financial markets.
Morningstar Unveils UK Passive Funds Analyst Ratings
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar's UK subsidiary has launched a proprietary set of analyst ratings for passive funds, initially covering 25 of the most popular index funds in the UK.
eVestment Adds HFR Hedge Fund Data
Atlanta, GA-based investment analytics software vendor eVestment is integrating alternative investment data and indexes from Hedge Fund Research-a Chicago-based provider of hedge fund industry databases, reports and indexes-into its suite of analytics…
SBI Securities Adopts MarketPrizm Low-Latency Feed
London-based market data and trading infrastructure services provider MarketPrizm will provide normalized feeds of market data from the Japan Exchange Group's TSE FLEX platform and from private trading system SBI Japannext to SBI Securities, Japan's…
Startup Metamako Launches 4ns Switch, Dismisses Zeptonics History
Startup Australian low-latency provider Metamako launched its first product today, Dec. 4, an ultra-fast switch that company officials say combines latency of four nanoseconds with high levels of monitoring functionality.
McObject Taps Hillier-Brook to Build UK, European Presence
Issaquah, Wash.-based in-memory database provider McObject has appointed Ian Hillier-Brook as new representative in the UK and Europe, responsible for introducing McObject's eXtreme DB high-performance, in-memory database to financial services firms in…
Barchart Grows Web Services Data
Chicago-based data vendor Barchart has released a range of Web Services APIs for its Barchart OnDemand cloud-delivered data service, which provides on-demand access to specific datasets for financial firms and application developers.
GMEX Launches Trade Reporting Service, Mulls Data, Analytics
GMEX Technologies, the wholly-owned technology subsidiary of Global Markets Exchange Group, the derivatives exchange operator and consultancy established by former Chi-X Europe co-founder and chief operating officer Hirander Misra and industry veteran VJ…
Equinix Opens Osaka Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has opened its first datacenter in Osaka, Japan, enabling trading firms to host data and trading technologies in proximity to the country's second-largest financial center.
Aquis Exchange Clients Get Data Access via TMX Atrium Network
Newly launched pan-European trading venue Aquis Exchange has joined the network of TMX Atrium, the network provider subsidiary of Canadian exchange group TMX, allowing trading firms to access market data from Aquis and trade on its marketplace.
SIX FinInfo Joins SFTI Net, Adds Android Telekurs iD Mobile
SIX Financial Information has relocated one of its US datacenters to NYSE Euronext's proximity hosting location in Weehawken, NJ and has become a content service provider on NYSE's SFTI (Secure Financial Transaction Infrastructure) network, outsourcing…
Cowen Eyes Broader Rollout for Predictive Analytics
New York-based investment bank Cowen Group is preparing to roll out the next phase of its short-term alpha model as a standalone service to a broader base of traders beyond its existing brokerage clients, having already rolled out the model-a score that…
ISI-EM Revamps EMIS Data Platform, Launches EMIS Pro
Emerging markets data provider ISI Emerging Markets has launched a version of its Emerging Markets Information Service (EMIS) data platform aimed at professionals in financial firms' front offices and in roles supporting trading, dubbed EMIS Pro, and has…
CME Readies Non-Display Data Fees
CME Group has notified customers of changes to its market data license agreement for 2014, including plans to introduce new fees for certain types of non-display data usage, Inside Market Data has learned.
Xeno, Aqumin Ally for Data Quality Visuals
UK-headquartered data management and analytics technology provider Xenomorph has integrated Houston, Texas-based data visualization provider Aqumin’s “landscape”-style heatmap displays into its TimeScape database and analytics platform, to provide visual…
Fincad Preps Out-of-the-Box Analytics
Canadian derivatives valuation and risk management software provider Fincad is developing a suite of four out-of-the-box applications, dubbed Fincad Solutions, on top of its F3 analysis platform to enable a broader range of front-, middle- and back…
Data Vet Raw Departs FTSE
Tony Raw has left his role as managing director of index provider FTSE International, Inside Market Data has learned.
Tora Trading Taps Activ for Asia-Pac Data
Asia-focused trading platform provider Tora Trading Services has selected US-based low-latency data vendor Activ Financial to deliver market data from Asia-Pacific marketplaces to its customer base of traders at hedge funds, long-only funds and sell-side…
US Exchanges, SEC Mull Anti-Data Glitch Proposals
In the past month, stock and option exchanges have agreed and submitted to the US Securities and Exchange Commission recommendations to strengthen the performance of the US capital markets infrastructure, following several well-publicized data failures…
Update: SBI Securities Adopts MarketPrizm Low-Latency Feed As Asia Brokers Face Latency Demands
Japanese online brokerage SBI Securities has gone live with low-latency provide normalized feeds of market data from the Japan Exchange Group's TSE FLEX platform and proprietary trading system SBI Japannext delivered via London-based market data and…
