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SpryWare Builds EESAT Feed Handler
Chicago-based low-latency feed handler and ticker plant provider SpryWare has built a feed handler for fellow Chicago vendor EESAT's Fuse feed of complex order book data.
Less Reverence For 'Grandfathers' Possible From Fatca
The US foreign account tax rule, scheduled to take effect July 1, may mean changes to previously exempt securities are more likely to put them under the scope of the rule, according to a data services provider working on a means to monitor the effect of…
Datacom Updates TradeView Latency Tool
East Syracuse, NY-based network and latency monitoring technology provider Datacom Systems has released version 1.5 of its TradeView FPGA-accelerated software platform.
ICE Plans to Divest NYSE Technologies; Will Keep Data Centers
IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) plans to sell much of the NYSE Euronext's NYSE Technologies data and technology business, following its acquisition of the New York-based exchange group, said ICE chairman and chief executive Jeffrey Sprecher on a…
SAS Upgrades Risk Product Suite to Ingest Granular Data
The business analytics software vendor has enhanced its risk management products with the intention of helping firms not only to comply with current regulations, but also prepare for future requirements and generate business value
Sprecher: ICE to Keep Datacenters, SFTI; Will Sell NYSE Technologies Assets
IntercontinentalExchange plans to divest much of the NYSE Euronext's NYSE Technologies data and technology business, following its acquisition of the New York-based exchange group, said ICE chairman and chief executive Jeffrey Sprecher on a conference…
TeraExchange SEF Connects to IPC’s Connexus Extranet for Data Access
New Jersey-based provisional swap execution facility (SEF) TeraExchange has joined network and trading turret provider IPC’s Connexus financial extranet to provide the SEF with a means to offer market data distribution, trading and connectivity services…
Morningstar Bolsters Fund Data with eVestment Deal
Chicago-based investment research and data provider Morningstar will make fund management software provider eVestment's database of more than 22,000 separate accounts and 23,000 hedge funds data available to users of its Morningstar Direct investment…
AxiomSL Addresses Basel III Liquidity Requirements
AxiomSL has added a new configuration to its reporting platform that allows users to meet new Basel III liquidity requirements.
Clarus Taps Icap Data for SEF Data Analysis
Clarus Financial Technology, a London-based provider of swaps benchmarks, reporting and analytics software, and risk management tools, is distributing benchmark derivative pricing from interdealer broker Icap as part of its SDRView Professional service…
CEO Daffron Brings Data Ideas from Morgan Stanley to Interactive Data
As global head of operations and technology at Morgan Stanley, Stephen Daffron’s biggest problem was a lack of transparency in the data he bought from vendors. Now that he’s moved over to the CEO’s office at one of those data vendors, he has a chance to…
Volante Launches ISO 20022 Migration Aid
Volante Technologies has built on a partnership with Swift to develop the Funds Migration Accelerator, which gathers message types into the 20022 standard
CEO Daffron Brings Data Ideas from Morgan Stanley to Interactive Data
As global head of operations and technology at Morgan Stanley, Stephen Daffron’s biggest problem was a lack of transparency in the data he bought from vendors. Now that he’s moved over to the CEO’s office at one of those data vendors, he has a chance to…
Vulpes Bows OneTick for Quant Strategies
Singapore-based alternative investment fund Vulpes Investment Management has rolled out tick database and complex event processing system provider OneMarketData’s combined tick database and complex event processing system to support its quantitative…
Merger MegaDeals Lead Exchanges to Mull Tech/Data Integrations
The IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) this week announced the successful completion of its $11 billion stock and cash acquisition of NYSE Euronext. But challenges still lie ahead for the two exchanges, which now face the prospect of a much greater…
Markit Unveils Global ETP Platform
Data vendor Markit has developed a new platform that will enable users to navigate and analyze its universe of more than 5,100 global exchange-traded products.
SuperDerivatives Adds CVAs to eValueX, SDX, CorporeX
Derivatives pricing, data and risk management software vendor SuperDerivatives has added the ability to perform credit value adjustment (CVA) calculations for OTC derivatives portfolios to its eValueX multi-asset valuation service, its CorporeX corporate…
CNSX, Pure Prep Unified Data-Trading System
Canadian exchange operator CNSX Markets is close to completing a project to consolidate the market data systems of its two main markets—the Canadian National Stock Exchange (CNSX) and the Pure Trading alternative trading system—onto a single platform, in…
FSMLabs Debuts ‘Lightweight’ Time-Sync Appliance
Austin, Texas-based FSMLabs, a provider of time synchronization technologies for latency-sensitive trading firms, is rolling out a lightweight version of its TimeKeeper GrandMaster Clock hardware time synchronization appliance, to serve the needs of…
South Africa's McGregor BFA Buys I-Net Bridge
Cape Town-based financial data provider McGregor BFA has acquired fellow South African data vendor I-Net Bridge from Johannesburg-based publisher Times Media Group for 112.7 million rand ($11.1 million) to create an "unmatched" financial database of…
Exablaze Preps New NIC, 40GigE Support
Australian low-latency networking technology vendor Exablaze, a spin-off from highi-frequency trading firm Zomojo, is developing a stripped-down version of its ExaNIC network interface card, and is building support into its products for 40 Gigabit…
MarketPsych Unveils New Predictive Analytic Tools
Behavioral finance research and analysis provider MarketPsych has developed a new suite of tools that will enable investment banks, wealth managers, hedge funds and traders to understand market trends and extract value from its sentiment data.
OTCGH Sparks Electricity Forward Curves
EOX, the technology and data division of energy commodities broker consortium OTC Global Holdings, has launched a new Electricity Forward Curves market data product to support the investment and trading decisions of customers investing in the electricity…
OTP Fund Management Taps Charles River for Investment Management Solution
Hungary’s largest investment firm, OTP Fund Management, has implemented Charles River’s fully hosted Investment Management Solution (IMS) to streamline its multi-asset fund operations.