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Nasdaq OMX Eyes Pre-packaged Datacenters
BARCELONA-Exchanges in the near future will need to stop thinking about datacenters as expensive facilities and think of them as economical pre-fabricated datacenter pods, according to a Nasdaq OMX official.
Integration Demands Spur 29West Buy
NEW YORK-Acquiring low-latency messaging provider 29West means that data integration software vendor Informatica will be able to integrate messaging capabilities into its services and address more customer needs for the front, middle and back offices,…
Chi-Tech Betas WebSphere LLM
HONG KONG-Chi-X Global Technology (Chi-Tech), the technology service arm of Chi‑X Global, is in the midst of testing the low-latency middleware from IBM for three planned Asian markets-Chi-X Australia, Chi-X Japan and Chi-East-to be launched later this…
LSE: Standalone Trade Data Key to EU Tape
The London Stock Exchange is to begin a consultation period with member firms to assess demand for a real-time feed of time-and-sales data via new subscription products, separate from its existing datafeeds, to help market participants create a…
ConvergEx Delves into Options TCA
NEW YORK-Agency brokerage BNY ConvergEx plans to expand the breadth of its transaction cost analysis (TCA) offering to cover equity options, DWT has learned.
CQG Grows Emerging Markets Data
Denver, Colo.-based data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding its coverage of market data from emerging markets exchanges in response to increasing demand from clients.
Vienna Delays Eurex Platform Move
barcelona-Operators of the Vienna Stock Exchange have moved the launch of the exchange's new derivatives trading system to April 26 due to a third-party migration issue, officials tell DWT .
29West Buy Boosts Informatica Data Plans
Calif.-based data integration software provider Informatica will integrate the messaging framework of middleware provider 29West-which it bought last week for an undisclosed sum-with its existing platforms to deliver "zero-latency" exchange of data…
Goldman Sachs Gears Up for New Options Era
Sell-side firms' electronic trading units are getting into new frontiers, both geographically and by asset class, with options being the newest of these. Goldman Sachs Electronic Trading (GSET) is tasked with developing and providing technology to…
Greenline Bundles FIX Monitoring, Latency Tools
Greenline Financial Technologies will this week unveil a revamped version of the latency monitoring software it acquired last year from defunct software house Trading Metrics ( IMD , Jan. 4), with the new name of Latency Monitor.
Chi-X Enlists Thomson Reuters for Euro Data
Pan-European equity multilateral trading facility Chi-X Europe has implemented low-latency, direct exchange datafeeds sourced from Thomson Reuters-along with access to the vendor's consolidated pricing and reference data-to benchmark the quality of…
Force10 Rolls Out Open Automation
LONDON-Global technology and datacenter infrastructure provider Force10 Networks has announced the launch of Open Automation, which aims to turn datacenter infrastructure into a streamlined, efficient and policy-driven cloud computing fabric, vendor…
SunGard Debuts Front Arena Update
LONDON-Trading software provider SunGard has rolled out version 2010.1 of its Front Arena trading platform for general availability today, March 22, and has added advanced Value at Risk (VaR) and credit limit functionalities, according to vendor…
IPC Alliance Gets Management Facelift
NEW YORK-As part of an upgrade to version 16 of its Alliance trading communications platform, IPC Systems has introduced a Web-based management terminal to manage system and customer account information, vendor officials announced today, March 22.
Alacra Eyes Macro Algorithmic Data
Online business information provider Alacra is developing a database of macroeconomic data and commentary covering currencies and commodities for use by traders as an input into automated trading strategies in the equity markets.
Data Volumes Buck Trading Decline in US, Europe
Derivatives market data volumes in the US and Europe have continued to hit new peaks, despite a decline in derivatives trading in the US and Europe during 2009-although higher derivatives trading in Asia-Pacific resulted in flat trading volume growth…
'Avenues' Calls For Centralized Data Utility to Combat MiFID Abuse
A UK-based group of specialist consultants dubbed the Alliance of Independent Advisors to Financial Markets-or Avenues-has called for the creation of a centralized utility to create a pan-European "consolidated tape" of market data from European…
Activ Preps Frankfurt Datacenter
Chicago-based market data and technology provider Activ Financial is to offer its clients direct connectivity to Deutsche Börse, via a new datacenter facility based in Frankfurt run by datacenter operator and hosting services provider Equinix.
Activ Preps Frankfurt Datacenter
CHICAGO-Market data and technology provider Activ Financial is set to offer its clients direct connectivity to Deutsche Börse via a new datacenter facility based in Frankfurt run by datacenter operator and hosting services provider Equinix, say vendor…
Savvis Strikes First Notes of Symphony
NEW YORK-Network and datacenter host Savvis is preparing to deliver the first portion of its Savvis Symphony Virtual Private Datacenter (VPDC) offering sometime before the end of the second quarter, according to vendor officials.