Inside Market Data - IMD 7 March 2016
Vol 31, No. 15
Articles in this issue
ITG Unveils Pre-Trade TCA App
ITG's new Smart Cost Estimator for Pre-Trade Analysis is one of a number of apps available via the ITG Analytics Incubator.
EBS Brokertec Preps ‘Live Ultra' Streaming FX Feed
EBS hopes the streaming data will reinforce its position as a venue for reference prices in currency markets.
Update: OPRA Message Change Prompts Bandwidth Increases
The expanded header message increases OPRA message sizes by 30 percent overall, participants say.
Eagle Alpha Swoops on Housing, Auto Data as First Proprietary Datasets
Officials say the auto dataset could help identify reliability issues and spot potential impacts on manufacturers' stock prices.
Pico Quantitative Trading Buys AlgoSpan to Boost Europe Infrastructure Play
The acquisition will accelerate Pico's expansion plans in Europe, officials say.
Possible Counter-Bid May Put LSE-Deutsche Börse Merger ‘on ICE'
An ICE takeover would end plans to create the world's largest index provider.
ICE Buys S&P Evaluations Biz, CMA to Boost OTC Evaluations
S&P is pulling out of the evaluated pricing business after failing to attract critical mass, officials say.
OTAS, TIM Partner for Trade Idea Analytics
The move will combine TIM Group's trade ideas analytics with OTAS' existing analytics tools.
Estimize Unveils Forcerank Crowd-Sourced Predictive Stock Ranking Tool
Users will be able to gather predictive sentiment on stocks, based on the rankings of participants in weekly "contests."
Infront Plugs ‘Noise Reduction' into Terminal
The "Noise Reduction" feature will help users spot anomolies as the markets turn up the volumes.
West Highland Taps Canada for Chicago
Canada has previously been responsible for datacenter businesses at KVH and CME Group.
Updata Begins India Push, Adds Data from Local Vendors Global Datafeeds, Neotrade
The vendor hopes to sway potential clients in India with a sophisticated analytics product without the premium price tag.
Screen Taps Ex-Bank Data Exec Hohenacker for New German Office
The Frankfurt office will serve existing and new clients of Screen's InfoMatch software and its Screen Consultants business.
TMX Plots Roadmap for Expansion of Newly Launched TMX Analytics Platform
The exchange operator is already planning to add market depth and asset classes to its new analytics offering.
Strong US$ Weakens Industry Growth in ’15
Industry growth of 1.14 percent would have been greater, if not for the impact of currency.
AlphaSense Gets $33M to Grow Financial Search
The funding will allow the vendor to almost double its headcount and expand its search platform to new markets and asset classes.
Opening Cross: Don’t Undervalue the Unusual
Vendors are finding innovative ways to capture proprietary content, and to mine value from its increasing volumes.
DataGenic Relaunches Commodities Data and Analytics Platform
Rearchitecting the platform will allow Datagenic to be more responsive about adding capabilities to meet client demand.