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In Mifid II Talks, HFT Curbs Still on the Table
Panelists at TradeTech Europe, organized by WBR, said at the London event today that a range of potential restrictions for high-frequency trading (HFT) are still on the table, when it comes to discussions over the final form of the Markets in Financial…
Fall Aim for Mifid II Agreement
Panelists at TradeTech Europe, organized by WBR, debated the scope of regulatory movements in Europe today, with one representative of the European Commission (EC) stating that the timetable for all discussions around the Markets in Financial Instruments…
BAML Takes AlgoSpan for Low-Latency Infrastructure
Market access platform provider AlgoSpan has announced that Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) is live on its AlgoNet software.
SunGard Unveils Valdi TCA Tool
SunGard has introduced Valdi Trading Analytics (VTA), a global offering that provides front-office personnel, particularly those within buy-side firms, with real-time trade execution performance and financial analytics support.
S&P Capital IQ Updates QuantFactory
S&P Capital IQ's Real-Time Solutions has announced the release of QuantFactory 5.3.2, the new version of its automated trading platform.
Linear Investments Moves to TradingScreen's TradePrime Platform
London-based hedge fund Linear Investments has announced it will use TradingScreen's TradePrime Platform for execution, order and risk management, as well as to help support compliance processes.
BA Pension Fund Flying with BNY
The two pension schemes of British Airways, with a combined value of approximately $26 billion, have taken OTC derivatives and collateral management services from BNY Mellon.
Torstone Makes Inferno Available In Virtual Private Clouds
The software vendor has migrated its clearing, settlement and accounting system's reliance on non-standard operating system libraries to standard libraries
Interactive Data Expands Real-Time Offerings
The data services provider, acting on research confirming demand for the fixed-income asset class, plans to offer real-time pricing on a feed and in its Vantage platform
Torstone's Back Office System Made Available for VPN
Torstone Technology, the UK-based provider of securities and derivatives processing software, today announced the availability of the Inferno back office system for virtual private cloud (VPC) environments such as Amazon or Rackspace.
Markit’s Commission Management Tool Crosses the Pond
Markit has announced that its Markit Commission Manager platform, designed to assist buy-side firms manage and allocate commission credits across multiple sell-side institutions, is now available in Europe.
Warsaw Bourse Goes Live with UTP
The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has successfully completed the first day of trading using NYSE Euronext's Universal Trading Platform (UTP).
DTCC Expands Florida Presence
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) has announced that it has selected Tampa, FL for the latest phase of its expansion, along with a $4.8 million investment.
SunGard, Otkritie Pair on Currency Conversion and Algo Trading
SunGard has announced a deal with Moscow-based broker Otkritie Capital to launch an automated ruble-dollar conversion service.
FlexTrade Puts OneMarketData Analytics Into its EMS
FlexTrade Systems, is now offering integration with OneMarketData’s OneTick, a single solution for complex event processing (CEP) and tick data, to enhance FlexTrader, its execution management system (EMS).
65,000 Entities Meet CICI Deadline As Self-Certification Continues
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation has issued identifiers to entities all over the world and continues to see others certify data that was submitted on their behalf by third parties
Trading Technologies, MexDer Link Via CME's Globex
Trading Technologies' X-Trader has linked with MexDer, a leading venue for Mexican benchmark derivatives, as activity in the Central American market steadily ramps up.