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The Rise of Regulation
The role of regulation is increasingly making its mark on the data world. Experts say the bar has been raised and this is only the start. Carla Mangado explores the latest discussions around regulation and data and how this will impact the data industry…
Close to Home
There is a growing trend towards migrating data analyst positions to low-cost locations, but some companies have found alternative models to meet requirements for data quality and cost-efficiency. Tine Thoresen speaks to Kingland Systems' David Kingland…
Bats Set to Enhance Sponsored Access
KANSAS CITY, MO.-Bats Global Markets is working on improvements to its sponsored access tools for its U.S.-based Bats Exchange, as well as its European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Bats Europe, according to Bats officials.
GTX Girds for Algo Trading Traffic
NEW YORK-Gain Capital, operator of the GTX foreign exchange (FX) ECN, expects to see an uptick in algorithmic trading as complex event processing (CEP) platform provider StreamBase Systems announced the availability of a GTX adapter for the vendor's CEP…
FTSE, SSE Settle Index Data Dispute
Index provider FTSE and the Shanghai Stock Exchange last week announced they have reached a settlement agreement over unauthorized use of SSE's data by the FTSE Xinhua Index (a joint venture between FTSE and Xinhua Finance) in the creation of futures…
Fidessa Preps Toronto Datacenters to Meet Canada Demand
London-based market data and trading technology vendor Fidessa is in the early stages of setting up two datacenters in Toronto to meet demand for market data from its Canadian clients, and to provide a local connectivity hub for sourcing and distributing…
Exegy Taps 29West for Data Distribution
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant provider Exegy has integrated its ticker plant with Chicago-based 29West's LBM (Latency Busters Messaging) messaging middleware to create a combined low-latency data platform that can distribute data to…
Brokers Add TRACE Agency Data
Online bond trading platforms and brokers last week rolled out market data on US agency bonds sourced from regulator FINRA's TRACE (Trade Reporting and Compliance Engine) feed, which, since last Monday, March 1, requires broker-dealers to report primary…
Orc Spins Off FIX Subsidiary
STOCKHOLM-Electronic trading platform and connectivity provider Orc Software recently spun off its FIX business unit into a new subsidiary, according to vendor officials.