Pricing & Valuation
Muni Bond Data Managers Navigate Balancing Act
Speed, quality, completeness all weigh on pricing decisions and distribution
Icap Provides US Treasury Pricing, FX Spot Rates to Wind Clients
Icap and Wind expand an existing deal for Wind to distribute Icap data in mainland China.
Money.Net Taps Vela SuperFeed for ‘Reliable' US Equities Data
Institutional clients told Money.Net that they would be "comfortable" with the reliability of Vela's data distribution, compared to other providers.
OTCGH Adds Analytics, Tools to EOX Live
Officials say the new content and tools respond to market demand for more transparency, intelligence and execution capabilities.
Millistream Begins Carrying Nasdaq Baltic Data
Millistream is distributing market data from the Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius (in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, respectively) exchanges now owned by Nasdaq.
Quandl Adds CLS FX Trade, Volume Data to Online Platform
The data provides greater granularity and frequency than CLS' existing offerings, and will appeal to traders, risk and portfolio managers and those managing currency risk.
Fincad Adds F3 Workstation to Extend Portfolio Analytics with Web Application
Fincad's James Church talks with WatersTechnology about expanding the F3 offering to portfolio managers, traders and risk managers.
Icap Launches New EBS CNH Benchmark
The EBS CHN benchmark will provide the first transparent reference rate for offshore RMB trading in international markets.
Markit Unveils Real-Time Bond Pricing
The service will provide firms with pre-trade price transparency, more timely intraday asset valuation calculations and best execution analysis.
Empirasign Hires in Engineering, BizDev
The vendor is adding to its technology and sales expertise witih hires in New York and London.
Markit to Buy Prism Valuation
Officials say the deal will expand Markit's coverage of OTC derivatives and structured products while expanding its client base.
Interactive Brokers Expands OTC Markets Content
Officials say the data will give Interactive Brokers' clients a more comprehensive view of trading on OTC Markets' platforms.
Empirasign Adds IDC, TR Evaluated Prices
Adding the evaluated prices will provide front-office users of Empirasign's platform with a "second opinion" to compare to market prices, officials say.
Platts Debuts US Gulf LNG Price Assessment
Platts analysts say the product will bring transparency to an emerging spot market dominated by clauses that restrict trade.
BondWave Nabs Bond Trading Vet Miscimarra
Miscimarra has spent more than 40 years in fixed income trading and technology management and sales.
Thomson Reuters Expands OTC Markets Content
The addition of end-of-day prices and other data expands an existing distribution agreement under which Thomson Reuters already carries OTC Markets' real-time data.
Ipreo Launches iVAL Valuation Platform
The new platform combines data, valuation models and reporting tools
Numerix Buys R2 Code Copy from S&P to Fuel Response to Banks’ ‘Transformation’ Efforts
The deal is one step towards the vendor being better able to serve the "transformation" trend unfolding among its clients.
Valuations Could Rise to C-Level Oversight
US regulators' next move will be to require instituting chief valuation officer role
Thomson Reuters Launches New FX Benchmark
In addition to the 32 rates covered by the ECB reference rate for which this benchmark is an alternative, clients can access an intraday service covering 155 currencies.
Survey: Evaluations Accuracy Improves, But Mortgage Securities Still Challenge Vendors
No vendor demonstrates a clear lead in evaluated pricing overall, SS&C survey says.
OTCGH Preps Oil Options Data from New Broking Desk
The new London-based oil options broking desk will generate a range of trade and quote data for over-the-counter oil options.
Broadridge Hires Clarke for Funds Analytics Intelligence
Clarke will be responsible for increasing the granularity and coverage of Broadridge's data to support new business areas.
Rimes Adds Best Credit Data Muni, Corporate Prices to Managed Services
Rimes clients worldwide will be able to access Best Credit Data's municipal and corporate bond data via Rimes' managed services.