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Object Trading Shaves Pre-Trade Latency
SYDNEY-High-performance trading infrastructure provider Object Trading has rolled out enhancements to its FrontRisk Interactive In-Line Risk Management service for sell-side users, say vendor officials.
Icap Taps WHSS for Garban Feed Migration
Interdealer broker Icap has enlisted New York-based remote systems monitoring and support provider West Highland Support Services to assist clients migrating to Icap's new IP-based datafeed from its legacy Garban feed, which the broker plans to retire…
Chi-X Plans for a Big Summer in Asia
TOKYO-Alternative trading system (ATS) operator Chi-X Global expects to launch its Chi-X Japan and Chi-East non-displayed trading platforms this summer, officials tell DWT .
Redline Preps InRush Ticker Expansion
Woburn, Mass.-based ticker plant vendor Redline Trading Solutions is preparing to expand the capabilities of its hardware-accelerated InRush ticker plant with support for more exchange feeds, higher-bandwidth connectivity and more functionality around…
Rapid Addition to Launch FIXadtl Portal
LONDON-FIX messaging protocol software vendor Rapid Addition will launch a new global portal to ensure consistent deployment of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) files, and will announce the launch during the March 23 FIX Protocol…
Algo Tech Readies Low-Latency Feeds
The new venture of Hirander Misra, former chief operating officer of pan-European multilateral trading facility Chi-X, plans to launch ultra-low-latency market data services by this summer, as part of a suite of services including smart order-routing and…
FlexiSphere Expands Senior Management
NEW YORK-Startup compute cloud provisioner FlexiSphere has expanded its management team with the hire of Bob DeSantis as the vendor's president and COO, officials tell DWT .
AlgoEngineering Spins Off Tech Startup
NEW YORK-Low-latency execution provider AlgoEngineering recently launched a new venture, dubbed Algo Technologies, which will turn the vendor's proprietary infrastructure into products and services for third parties.
CQG Grows Data Integration with MathWorks, KaiTrade Links
Denver, Colo.-based data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding the capabilities of its Integrated Client platform via new partnerships with Natick, Mass.-based mathematical and modeling software vendor The MathWorks and trading…
CQG Grows API Partners with MathWorks, KaiTrade
DENVER-Data, charting and trading software provider CQG is expanding the capabilities of its Integrated Client platform via new partnerships with Natick, Mass.-based mathematical and modeling software provider The MathWorks and Chicago-based trading…
XtremeData Preps Data Distribution Hardware
Database analytics appliance vendor XtremeData is developing a PCI Express (PCIe) card with FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) accelerators and network interface card ports to support low-latency data distribution between a user's ticker plant and…
Working Group Prompts Backdown on Bloomberg Fund Admin Fees
Bloomberg has backed down on plans to introduce new fees for fund administrator clients that use the vendor's data to calculate fund net asset values (NAVs) to their clients, according to members of a working group created by data consumers in response…
Fidessa Expands Bonds, Derivatives, Historical Data
London-based market data and trading technology vendor Fidessa is embarking on a project to expand its connectivity and broaden its asset class coverage with real-time and historical data on fixed income and derivative markets, officials say.
RTS Ramps Up Latency Reduction
NEW YORK-Trading services provider RTS Realtime Systems Group has gone into beta testing with the first of a three-phrase technology initiative to enhance its low-latency offering.
Fire Shuts TD London Floor
LONDON-TD Securities shut down its London office on March 11 due to a nearby fire that ripped through an office block on Tabernacle Street in outskirts of the City of London.
RFQ-hub Evaluates Gateway Strategy
LONDON-Bank-backed request-for-quote (RFQ) trading platform provider RFQ-hub is in the process of determining how best to interact with its FIX gateway after recently joining the Fidessa network.
Ullink Implements FIXatdl Publishing System
PARIS-Trading platform and connectivity provider Ullink plans to announce enhancements to its Algorithm Management System (AMS) in conjunction with the launch of version 1.1 of the FIX Algorithmic Trading Definition Language (FIXatdl) at the upcoming FIX…
BOX Eyes April Datacenter Switchover
NEW YORK-The Boston Options Exchange (BOX) plans to go into production from its new Secaucus, N.J., datacenter facility on April 26, exchange officials tell DWT .
UBS to Join Dark MTF Club
LONDON-UBS Investment Bank recently announced plans to launch Europe's latest non-displayed multilateral trading facility (MTF), pending regulatory approval by the U.K.'s Financial Services Authority (FSA), according to bank officials.