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Algo Technologies Launches First Deliverables
LONDON-Trading infrastructure start-up Algo Technologies has debuted its new matching engine offering today, April 19, officials tell DWT .
Nascent Cloud Security Drives Hybrid Strategies
NEW YORK-While compute clouds promise inexpensive and plentiful computing resources, the lack of standard security practices has led many users in the financial services industry to adopt a hybrid public-private cloud strategy, according to members of…
Options IT Revamps Pipe-Lines
Infrastructure-as-a-service vendor Options IT has re-architected the network links between its European datacenters and exchanges to support higher message rates and the low-latency needs of high-frequency traders.
FSMLabs Updates TimeKeeper Monitoring Tool
FSMLabs, a provider of real-time software and operating system management technology, has released version 3.0 of its TimeKeeper server-clock synchronization product for applying accurate timestamps to data being distributed between low-latency trading…
Trayport Docks Gateway System at CME Globex Markets
LONDON-Commodities trading system provider Trayport is launching a new connectivity option to certain CME Globex markets in its Trader Gateway system by incorporating systems from Australian trading infrastructure provider Object Trading, officials tell…
Interxion Stockholm Center Key to Lower Latency
Stockholm-European datacenter provider Interxion has inked an agreement with Stockholm-based Nordic Growth Market (NGM) to locate NGM's matching engine at Interxion's Stockholm datacenter.
Options IT Reduces Latency in Fragmented Europe
LONDON-Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider Options IT has lowered the latency of its Options Pipe Velocity market connectivity service for major European trading venues by an average of 200 microseconds among all European markets, vendor…
Atrium Opens EU Access to Nasdaq US Feeds
London-based network connectivity provider Atrium Network has begun distributing direct feeds of US market data from Nasdaq OMX to clients across Europe and North America, who can access the data via any of the vendor's network points of presence (PoPs),…
29West Preps Gateway Messaging Upgrade
Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by Calif.-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message routing product to early adopters this quarter, which will include a…
Credit Data Vendors Focus on Liquidity Metrics
Liquidity analytics are becoming increasingly important to the process of risk management and for understanding price formation in the credit markets, according to credit data providers with liquidity management tools.
CarryQuote Boosts Asia-Pac Presence
Zug, Switzerland-based desktop and mobile data vendor CarryQuote has expanded its Hong Kong office with new hires to help support and grow its footprint in the region.
SunGard Opens MarketMap Display to US
SunGard's Global Trading division is planning to create links between its MarketMap data terminal product and data from products within its other business lines, as part of an initiative to roll out MarketMap in the US.
YCharts Investment to Fund Tech Hires
Chicago-based fundamental data analysis provider YCharts is planning to beef up its technology group to accelerate development of its Web-based fundamental analysis platform, using funds acquired via a recent Series A financing round.
Turquoise Set to Finish MillenniumIT Migration Before LSE
LONDON-Multilateral trading facility (MTF) Turquoise, owned by London Stock Exchange (LSE) operator LSE Group, is aiming to complete migration to LSE-owned MillenniumIT technology by mid-September, Turquoise officials tell DWT .
29West Preps Gateway Upgrade
New York-Messaging technology provider 29West, which was recently acquired by California-based integration software vendor Informatica, is planning to release a new version of its Gateway message routing product to early adopters this quarter, which will…
Liquidnet Takes Solace in Hardware for Messaging
OTTAWA-Block trading venue Liquidnet has begun implementing the Unified Messaging Platform from hardware-based middleware provider Solace Systems, replacing its previous software-based systems from Tibco and 29West, according to Liquidnet officials.
Naked Exposure: Getting the Full Picture
NEW YORK-While the industry waits for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to review all of the responses it received during the 60-day comment period on proposed changes to sponsored unfiltered, or "naked," access to exchanges, brokers are…
Nasdaq OMX Delays Enhanced ITCH Switch
Nasdaq OMX has delayed plans to migrate its European markets to a consolidated feed based on a variant of its ITCH data distribution protocol, which was ultimately expected to replace its Genium Consolidated Feed of Nordic and Baltic data ( IMD , Dec. 14…
Orange to Launch Mobile Voice Recording Feature
Voice and electronic trading infrastructure and services provider Orange Business Services-Trading Solutions is launching a mobile phone recording device for traders, available April 12 to Orange Business Services users, officials tell DWT .
Deutsche Börse Bows Hybrid Algo News Feed
Deutsche Börse has migrated clients of its machine-readable news feeds-including the CEF Alpha+ Macro feed developed last year with subsidiary Market News International, and the Lightning Bolt feed from Need To Know News, which the exchange bought last…