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Oslo Børs' Millennium 8 Rollout Adds Auction, Iceberg Features to Boost Liquidity, Protect Trading Strategies
Norwegian exchange Oslo Børs is rolling out an updated version of its Millennium trading platform that exchange officials say will introduce technical changes designed to increase trading in less liquid stocks while enhancing trading capabilities for…
Cox Supports IDC, Pace Metrics as Independent Consultant
Matthew Cox has set up his own consultancy firm, MJC Data Management Solutions, and is supporting Interactive Data with the roll-out of a price validation tool
Data Vet Maclay Joins Social Market Analytics
Naperville, Illinois-based Social Market Analytics, a provider of trading signals based on social media sentiment, has hired Jim Maclay as director of sales in New York, reporting to chief executive Joe Gits.
Chi-X Japan Appoints Nagahori as President
Makoto Nagahori will take on the roles of president and chief operating officer at Chi-X Japan, the venue operator has announced.
BI-SAM Appoints Schapiro Global Head of Cloud Solutions
BI-SAM has appointed Jonathan Schapiro global head of cloud solutions as the vendor aims at developing and strengthening its private-cloud offering.
JTC Selects eFront
Fund administrator JTC Group has chosen eFront, as a result of its expanding business, the vendor has announced.
Eris Exchange Adds UBS for Swap Futures Execution, Clearing
Via its UBS Securities arm, the Swiss bank has completed its first trade on the venue, on behalf of asset manager Eaton Vance.
Verizon Expands VFN Network Access to Exchanges, Datacenters
US telecom giant Verizon's Enterprise Solutions division has expanded its Verizon Financial Network to more than 50 new marketplaces and other sources of data, trading and services, in response to demand for more flexible and scalable ways to access…
NetDania Adds Languages, Alerts, Chart Tools to App; Eyes Trading
Danish foreign exchange data display and trading technology provider NetDania has upgraded its NetDania Forex & Stocks mobile app for Apple iOS and Android smartphones and tablet devices to meet increasing demand for localized content from emerging…
ParFX Adds JPMorgan, Citi as Founder Banks
ParFX has announced that JPMorgan and Citi have joined the foreign-exchange (FX) platform as founding members, bringing the total to 14.
Bloomberg SEF Completes First Sponsored Access Swap Trade
The trade by NISA Investment Advisors, supported by Credit Suisse's futures commission merchant (FCM) arm and Goldman Sachs, comes ahead of next week's deadline for the buy-side to begin mandatory execution on SEFs.
Perseus Nabs Fixnetix's Bertoli for Chief Marketing Role
Low-latency long-haul fiber and microwave network provider Perseus Telecom has hired Karen Bertoli as chief marketing officer, based in the vendor's Miami, Fla office and reporting to chief executive Jock Percy.
Deutsche Börse Takes Minority Stake in Bondcube
Frankfurt-headquartered Deutsche Börse has announced its purchase of a minority stake in electronic bond-trading platform Bondcube.
Chaikin Completes ETF Data Addition to Desktop, iPad App
Philadelphia-based investment analytics provider Chaikin Analytics has completed the rollout of data on more than 1,500 exchange-traded funds onto its desktop display tool and iPad app.
Citi Private Bank Replaces Proprietary Systems with Charles River IMS
Citi Private Bank has selected the Charles River Investment Management System (IMS) to replace its proprietary order and portfolio management engines. Citi will also be using OpenAI, built by Citi’s Investor Services, for trade processing and…
eVestment Launches Analytics, Portfolio Construction Platform
eVestment has launched Quantum Analytics, a cloud-based portfolio analysis and construction platform.
Altibase Taps Intel for Big Data Analysis Performance Boost
Fort Lee, NJ-based in-memory database provider Altibase has developed a joint solution with Intel that offers greater speed and storage for Big Data analysis by creating a bridge between Altibase's HybridDB database and Intel's Distribution for Apache…
OTC Markets, Nasdaq Ally on Company News Distribution
New York-based over the counter equities exchange OTC Markets Group has struck an agreement with Nasdaq OMX to integrate its OTC Disclosure & News Service with Nasdaq's GlobeNewswire corporate news distribution platform for Nasdaq-listed companies,…
Black Mountain Systems Taps Eze Private Cloud
An investment management software provider, Black Mountain has moved its Everest platform to Eze Castle Integration's private cloud.
UTIs, Pre-LEIs Are Top Concerns as EMIR Reporting Begins
Industry participants are worried about confusion surrounding unique trade identifiers and a shortfall in pre-legal entity identifier registrations, as trade reporting requirements come into force for derivatives trades in the European Union
Element 22 Adds Partners
Thomas Bodenski, Edward Hawthorne and Rohit Mahur have joined the advisory company, which runs the Fimod open source model for legal entity identifiers
Equinix Preps Fourth Australian Datacenter
Datacenter and hosting provider Equinix has acquired space close to Melbourne's business district to construct its first IBX datacenter in the city, in addition to its three existing facilities in Sydney, in response to demand for co-location and…
Custom Connect Adds PoP at IXcellerate Moscow Datacenter
Holland-based Custom Connect, which designs and builds custom fiber and microwave networks, says it has set up a point of presence at datacenter operator IXcellerate's Moscow One facility in response to client demand for connectivity to new markets.
TMX to Use Ullink for Pre-Trade Risk and Connectivity
Canadian exchange consortium TMX Group has selected Ullink, a Paris-based provider of connectivity and trading solutions, to provide a pre-trade risk management and connectivity solution for its equity trading customers.