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Shenzhen Exchange Taps Kx for Trade Analytics
The Shenzhen Stock Exchange's Laboratory for Financial Innovation-which produces market performance reports on metrics relating to the exchange's operations-is to roll out Palo Alto, Calif.-based tick database provider Kx Systems' database and time…
BGC Presents Offer for GFI Group
Brokerage firm BGC Partners has announced its intention to submit a cash tender offer to the shareholders of GFI Group, in direct competition with a previous announcement that the New York-based firm would be acquired by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange …
Kx Systems To Perform Trading Analytics for SZSE
Kx Systems' kdb+ was picked by the Laboratory for Financial Innovation at the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) to perform trading analytics.
Dilliger Adds Vendor Comparison Reports to Procurement Platform
Diliger, a London-based market startup data procurement platform, has officially released new functionalities designed to allow end-user firms to more easily compare similar vendor offerings and improve the procurement management cycle.
KCG Offloads FCM Business to Wedbush
KCG Holdings, formed from the merger of Knight Capital and Getco, will sell its futures commission merchant (FCM) business to Wedbush Securities, the company has confirmed.
Virtus Partners, SunGard Pair on Bank Debt
The technology giant's VPM asset management arm has announced a collaboration with Virtus Partners LLC, a provider of fixed-income asset administrative and middle-office services and data to funds, in which Virtus’s global load data feed will be fully…
Interdin Bolsa Connects to Bats Chi-X Europe Via SunGard Valdi
Madrid-based securities brokerage house Interdin Bolsa Sociedad de Valores (Interdin) has selected SunGard’s Valdi Market Access platform to connect directly to the BATS Chi-X Europe exchange.
CFN Buys Microwave Network to Enter Chicago-NY RF Data Fray
Low-latency fiber network provider CFN Services has unveiled an ultra-low-latency microwave connectivity network that transports CME Group market data between Chicago and New York with latency of between 8.4 and 8.7 milliseconds──5.5 milliseconds faster…
CFN Snares Scott for Sales
Low-latency fiber and microwave network provider CFN Services has hired Guy Scott as vice president of global sales for capital markets, responsible for sales activities supporting continued expansion of the vendor's Alpha Platform hosted trading…
Nasdaq OMX Partners With Corvil to Enhance RiskWrapper on TradeGuard
The Nasdaq OMX Group has announced a partnership between its Global Access Services business and data analytics vendor, Corvil, to enhance RiskWrapper, the risk measurement solution built into TradeGuard’s platform.
RavenPack Targets Market Surveillance with News Analytics Service Update
Spanish news sentiment analysis provider RavenPack has launched a new version of its real-time news analysis service, dubbed RavenPack News Analytics (RPNA) 4.0, which provides a 70 percent increase in coverage of market-moving events compared to…
Markit Signs Infosel for Collaboration Services
Mexican data vendor Infosel has joined Markit Collaboration Services, the open messaging network initiative from Markit that allows financial professionals to communicate and share information across communication platforms.
Trustron Adopts Omgeo CTM
South Korea-based Trustron Asset Management has selected Omgeo Central Trade Manager (CTM) to handle its domestic post-trade equities activity, the firm has announced.
Exegy Grows FX Feed Handlers
St. Louis, Mis.-based hardware ticker plant appliance vendor Exegy has expanded its range of foreign exchange feed handlers with support for six new FX datafeeds from brokers and trading platforms.
Horizon Launches New Version of Trading Platform
Horizon Software, the algorithmic trading technology provider, has launched a new version of its electronic trading platform, Horizon v2.1, which includes a set of compliance tools to help users with market-making obligations globally.
RavenPack Hatches V.4.0 of News Analytics Service
Spanish news sentiment analysis provider RavenPack has launched a new version of its real-time news analysis service, dubbed RavenPack News Analytics (RPNA) 4.0, which provides a 70 percent increase in coverage of market-moving events compared to…
BST Awards 2014: Entries Close This Friday
Online entries to this year's Buy-Side Technology Awards will close, as scheduled, at 18.00 EST on Friday September 12.
Broadridge Unveils Performance Offering Underpinned by BI-SAM's B-One Platform
Lake Success, NY-based Broadridge Financial Solutions has unveiled a performance measurement and attribution offering, Broadridge Investment Management Solutions (IMS) Performance Reporting, aimed at traditional asset managers and hedge funds,…
Aqumin Taps Calgary Scientific for Web-, Mobile-Enabled Analytics
Houston, Texas-based data visualization software vendor Aqumin has enlisted Calgary Scientific, a Canadian provider of web-enablement technologies and medical imaging software, to enable Aqumin to run its data-intensive “cityscape” displays in a browser…
Perseus Begins Global Data Net Expansion
New York-based low-latency network provider Perseus Telecom is expanding its LiquidPath data connectivity service from focusing on providing connectivity between the US and South American markets to primary market centers worldwide, followed by second…
Thomson Reuters Debuts Solvency II Data Service
The data provider is offering the service through its DataScope Select platform, covering four types of data relevant to compliance with the regulation
Martone Co-Locates at CenturyLink
Datacenter and hosting provider CenturyLink Technology Solutions has hired Kindra Martone as senior vice president of co-location sales, with responsibility for the vendor's global datacenter co-location strategy and initiatives.
ICE Bolsters Clearing with SuperDerivatives Buy
Intercontinental Exchange says it will buy the derivatives pricing and risk management software provider for $350 million.
Thomson Reuters Maps 12-Month Retirement-Upgrade Schedule
Thomson Reuters has notified customers that it will retire a number of legacy products over the next 12 months, as part of an ongoing program to migrate all customers to its next generation Elektron Real Time datafeed.