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Push Tech Readies Diffusion Update
UK-based Push Technology, a provider of streaming Web technology for market data distribution, has released a beta version of its Diffusion data platform, incorporating support for a broader range of distribution protocols to support more efficient data…
Quod Mulls Data Hardware Acceleration
Trading systems vendor Quod Financial plans to incorporate hardware-accelerated technologies from third-party providers into Version 5 of its Adaptive Execution Platform trading system, which is due for release in May of this year, to increase the…
Exchanges' Dark Volume Tools in Works
NYSE Euronext and Nasdaq are building mechanisms for distributing daily trading volume data from alternative trading system dark pools operated by trading firms, following last month's Securities and Exchange Commission approval of their proposals to…
VSS Bows Capacity Monitoring Taps
Burlingame, CA-based network monitoring provider VSS Monitoring is rolling out a new service dubbed Capacity Assurance, which monitors network bandwidth utilization at sub-millisecond levels, and enables firms to ensure they have sufficient capacity to…
Bursa Malaysia Preps For Globex Switchover
KUALA LUMPUR-Exchange operator Bursa Malaysia is in the midst of moving its derivatives market onto the Globex electronic trading platform from CME Group, operator of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), according to exchange officials.
Abel/Noser Launches Algo Customization Platform
NEW YORK-Building on its post-trade analytics product, Trade-Zoom, agency broker Abel/Noser recently launched its Signature Algorithms application, which will customize algorithms based on the trader's past trading behavior and lower their trading costs.
AMD Partners Debut 'Magny-Cours' Servers
SUNNYVALE, CALIF.-Chip manufacturer Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has announced the general availability of servers incorporating the vendor's new eight- and 12-core AMD Opteron 6000 Series processors, codenamed Magny-Cours, from its original equipment…
Omgeo Expands CTM Coverage to North America
BOSTON-Post-trade industry utility Omgeo is one broker closer to retiring its global trade and allocation platform, Oasys Global, as ITG Canada becomes the latest brokerage to participate in Omgeo Central Trade Manager (CTM), the central matching service…
Nomura Eyes Data Tech Latency Gains
The London-based algorithmic trading group of Japanese banking group Nomura is examining technology strategies for reducing market data and trading application latency, after successfully reducing order processing latency by up to 35 percent as a result…
Nomura Shrinks Latency with ‘Westmere' Processor
LONDON-The U.K.-based algorithmic trading operations of Japanese investment bank Nomura has shaved latency off its order processing and trading applications by running them on the latest six-core Xeon 5600 Series from Intel, say bank officials.
Xtrakter Preps Volume Data Expansion
European fixed-income trade matching and data utility Xtrakter is preparing to expand the rollout of its XVol service, which provides monthly trading volumes for European fixed-income securities, to enable users to assess liquidity levels for specific…
Fidessa Eyes Canadian Options
TORONTO-Market connectivity and trading platform provider Fidessa plans to add support for Canadian options trading to its hosted Canadian Trading Platform (CTP), according to officials.
FactSet Integrates Dow Jones IB Content
FactSet Research Systems is gearing up to unveil a new version of its market data display platform that integrates Dow Jones' Investment Banker news and content, to give mutual clients more in-depth data and allow them to access the Investment Banker…
UBS Readies to Go Dark
When the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (Mifid) first introduced the concept multilateral trading facilities (MTFs), the first-generation facilities gained the backing of multiple banks. Now, individual banks are launching their own MTFs in…
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