Inside Market Data - Vol 30 No 2
Articles in this issue
Sinara Expands Data Integration Offering
UK-based data software vendor Sinara Consultants has expanded its consulting services to include analyzing, designing and enhancing clients' market data repositories and data warehouses.
CTA, UTP Revisit Consolidated Tape Fees
The Consolidated Tape Association (CTA) and the Unlisted Trading Privileges (UTP) Plan, which together oversee the collection and distribution of the consolidated tapes of quote and trade data for US equity markets, have proposed new fee policies for the…
Opening Cross: Will Cost Concerns Neuter Future Litters of CATs?
Belgian beer-maker Stella Artois’ long-running “Reassuringly Expensive” ad probably didn’t win fans among market data managers, who continue to shudder at the thought of any kind of cost increase.
Abu Dhabi Exchange Dials DirectFN Mobile Data Apps
The Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) has rolled out mobile data apps for smartphones and tablets from Dubai-based market data and financial technology vendor DirectFN, to increase market transparency and become more technology smart.
Gibraltar Stock Exchange Readies Market Data for Phase Two of Launch
GSX Limited (GSX), Gibraltar's recently launched stock exchange, is planning to launch new market data feeds in late 2015 or early 2016, after receiving authorization from the Financial Services Commission of Gibraltar to commence its operations this…
MSCI Releases New Equity Analytics
Index provider MSCI has added seven new US and Asia specific models to its suite of Barra equity portfolio risk models, which factors in additional risk considerations called Systematic Equity Strategies, to help financial professionals to design and…
Update: Xignite Adds FactSet Fundamentals to On-Demand Data
San Mateo-based web services data provider Xignite is adding fundamental data and estimates from FactSet Research Systems to its suite of on-demand datasets, to provide clients with access to global company fundamental and financial data.
Thomson Reuters Bows M&A Arbitrage Data
Thomson Reuters has unveiled a new collection of mergers and acquisitions data within its Deals database targeting the needs of event-driven hedge fund managers.
Solace Taps SL Corp to Monitor Message Routers
Ottawa-based hardware messaging appliance vendor Solace Systems has enlisted IT monitoring solutions provider SL Corp to provide an adapter for SL Corp's RTView Enterprise Monitor, to provide systems administrators and application support teams with…
Trading Game Startup Nous Raises Funds to Boost Participation, Data Value
Nous, a provider of a mobile trading game and a feed of investor and active trader market sentiment, has raised $600,000 in new funding to expand the user base of its Spark Profit trading game from 79,000 users in 190 countries to 250,000 users over the…
Frankfurt FIS 2014: C-Level Exec Panel Says Tech Innovation Must Support Client Needs
Financial firms must adopt innovative technological solutions that make the most of internal resources while meeting customer needs and increasing staff productivity, according to a panel at this week's Frankfurt Financial Information Summit.
Frankfurt FIS 2014: Flexible, Customizable Data Management Services Key to Successful Outsourcing, Panel Says
Outsourcing data management functions to services provided on a utility model may help firms enhance their data management processes, but firms should also adopt flexible solutions that combine in-house and external resources in order to make the most of…
Trendrating Adds Three Probability Indicators
Swiss momentum ratings and analytics provider Trendrating has added Duration, Magnitude and Upside Potential Indicator (UPI) metrics to its Trendrating Momentum Analytics Platform, to provide "statistical measurability" to make end-users' investment…
'Kill Switch' Capabilities Move Corvil Beyond Latency
Dublin-based network and latency monitoring technology vendor Corvil has adapted its monitoring tools to support the creation of automatic "kill switches" to protect trading firms' infrastructures and trading strategies, as part of its efforts to…
Frankfurt FIS 2014: For Regs, Prep Early and Coordinate
Firms must begin preparations to comply with new European and global regulation as soon as possible, setting up a priority-driven roadmap and boosting internal coordination, said panelists at this week's Frankfurt Financial Information Summit.
MTS Preps Adds to MTS Bonds.com Data
London Stock Exchange Group-owned MTS Markets International (MTS US) is planning to launch a new market data service that will enable users to subscribe to individual bonds and groups of bonds traded on its recently acquired MTS Bonds.com trading…
Numerix Preps for IPO, Mulls Acquisitions
Over-the-counter derivatives pricing, analytics and risk management software vendor Numerix is gearing up to go public, and is weighing potential acquisitions that will help the vendor boost its scale ahead of an IPO, officials say.
Velocimetrics Eyes Expansion
Latency monitoring technology provider Velocimetrics is seeking to expand its business globally, particularly in Asia, after securing a larger customer base in the region as a result of its recent acquisition of an exclusive license to sell and maintain…
Opening Cross:‘Big Data’ Is Really About ‘Big Service’
In today’s financial markets, we think of Big Data as collecting, processing and analyzing enormous quantities of information that are not traditional market data, but which may nevertheless impact prices and the markets as a whole. Much like “cloud,”…
NYSE Tech’s O’Sullivan Sets Up USAM Outsourced Data/Tech Sales Agency
Feargal O’Sullivan, a former sales and solutions executive at NYSE Technologies, Tervela, Reuters and Tibco Software, has set up USAM Group, a New York-based sales agency to represent startup financial technology and data vendors seeking to gain a…
Velocimetrics Taps TS-A Vet McDowell as CFO
Latency monitoring technology provider Velocimetrics has hired Karen McDowell as chief financial officer, responsible for overseeing the vendor’s financial health and for producing consolidated accounts for its proprietary product set and the Precision…
E-Trading Vet Lilien Joins Tradier Board
Electronic trading veteran Jarrett Lilien has joined the board of Tradier, which operates a cloud-based brokerage platform and a supporting environment of data, trading and analytics applications as an independent director.
First Derivatives Spends £36M to Up Kx Stake
Newry, Northern Ireland-based data technology provider First Derivatives has increased its shareholding in Palo Alto-based time-series database provider Kx Systems, giving the vendor a majority stake in the company.
