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RTS Adds Charts to Tango Trading System
Trading software vendor RTS Realtime Systems has released a new version of its RTD Tango Trader platform, featuring a "sophisticated" charting and analytics package of more than 30 customizable analytical indicators.
Morningstar Names Charlson to Head Alternatives Research
Chicago-based data and investment research provider Morningstar has appointed Josh Charlson director of alternative funds research, responsible for the vendor's alternative investment research analyst team and for editing the vendor's Alternative…
RTS Releases New Version of RTD Tango Trader
Trading technology vendor RealTime Systems Group (RTS) has released a new version of its click and algorithmic trading front-end, RTD Tango Trader 2.0, including a chart analytics package and algo development services.
Bucharest Stock Exchange Dials up Mobile Data App
The Bucharest Stock Exchange announced it has launched a new mobile app that allows investors to access market data information more efficiently anywhere, anytime via Apple and Android smartphones.
Van Diamandakis to Drive Corvil Marketing
Dublin-based latency management technology vendor Corvil has appointed Van Diamandakis as its new chief marketing officer, responsible for expanding the company's analytics and monitoring platforms beyond the financial services industry.
Azul Helps Cinnober Add Zing to its Java Solution
Stockholm-based trading system provider Cinnober will offer Zing, Azul's high performance runtime for Java, with its TradeExpress solutions.
Market Stucture Consultancy KOR Group Launches
The advocacy and consulting firm, led by Christopher Nagy and David Lauer, will cover the intersection of market structure, policy, and financial technology, and will push an agenda of greater transparency in the industry.
Charity-Run HFT Shop Picks IPC for Connectivity
Vivienne Court, a high-frequency arbitrage firm based in Sydney, has selected the Financial Markets Network from New York-based IPC to cover its voice and electronic trading network connectivity requirements.
Prague Stock Exchange Preps Dividends Index Data
The Prague Stock Exchange is preparing to launch a new index that reflects the payment of dividends by its individual constituent stocks, in a move to provide investors with a more accurate picture of return levels and to boost the allocation of the…
CME to Launch European Exchange on April 27
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Group has announced that its long-planned European derivatives exchange, CME Europe, has received regulatory approval from UK authorities, and will begin operations from April 27.
IMD/IRD Awards 2014 - Vote Now!
Voting for the 2014 Inside Market Data and Inside Reference Data Awards is now open at events.insidemarketdata.com/awards.
IRD Awards Vote Closes April 11
April 11 is the last day to vote for Inside Reference Data and Inside Market Data awards. The awards will be presented on May 21.
Style Research Incorporates RavenPack News Indicators
Global investment research and portfolio analysis application provider Style Research has integrated Spanish news analytics provider RavenPack’s Company Sentiment and News Volume Indicators into its web-based Enterprise platform to enable fund of fund…
Growth in Reference Data Spend Continues to Slow
Following double-digit increases between 2006 and 2011, growth of spend on pricing, reference and valuation data slowed to under 8% in 2012 and 2013, according to research by Burton-Taylor International Consulting
OptionsCity Updates its Futures and Options Trading Platform
OptionsCity Software, a Chicago-based provider of futures and options trading solutions, has released version 5.0 of its flagship trading and market-making platform, Metro, designed to better manage risk.
ICSDs, Custodians Develop Asset-Servicing Model for T2S
A group of international central securities depositories (ICSDs) and custodian banks have announced the joint development of a common model for asset servicing under the Target2-Securities (T2S) project.
Electra Taps Rhodes as COO
A software solutions provider for asset managers, Electra Information Systems has appointed Scott Rhodes as chief operations officer, to be based in New York.
Thomson Reuters Unveils Benchmark Rates Subsidiary
Thomson Reuters will this week unveil a new business, Thomson Reuters Benchmark Services (TRBS), set up as a regulated entity that can provide benchmark rate and index calculation and administration services separately from its parent’s in-house rates…
IDC's Russell Takes ‘Evangelist' Role at Tradier
Tradier, a provider of cloud-based brokerage infrastructure platforms and applications, has hired Craig Russell as senior vice president of product and chief evangelist to lead the vendor's sales, marketing and client and partner engagement activities…
Interactive Data Adds Bloomberg Open Symbology
The pricing and data services company joins a growing number of providers offering Bloomberg's securities identification system
Fidessa Preps BMV Feed, Further LatAm Growth
Trading technology and market data vendor Fidessa is integrating a new market data feed from the national stock exchange of Mexico, Bolsa Mexicana de Valores (BMV), into its trading platform, as part of ongoing plans to expand its coverage in Latin…
Fixnetix Co-Founder Moore Becomes Non-Exec
Alasdair Moore, a co-founder of UK-based low-latency data and trading infrastructure provider Fixnetix is stepping down from his executive role as business development director at the vendor and will take up a new non-executive position on Fixnetix's…
SMA Increases Coverage, Frequency of Sentiment Scores
Social Market Analytics, a Naperville, Illinois-based provider of trading signals based on social media sentiment, is expanding its asset class coverage and increasing the frequency of its intraday sentiment scores, to meet demand for data from traders…
TCW Group Implements Bonaire for Revenue and Expense Management
Investment manager TCW Group has signed Bonaire for its revenue and expense management platform, the vendor has announced.