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IPC Debuts Offering for Small Firms
JERSEY CITY, N.J.-Trading floor communications technology provider IPC Information Systems has recently launched Alliance Express, a packaged product targeted for small and midsize firms.
SmartStream Enters the SaaS Market
LONDON-Boutique and midsize sell-side firms seeking to deliver a reconciliation service to their customers now have the option of implementing TLM OnDemand, a hosted version of TLM Reconciliations from trade-lifecycle management vendor SmartStream.
Nasdaq Launches ‘Basic' Level 1 Data
Nasdaq OMX will this week launch Nasdaq Basic, a new data product comprising the exchange's top-of-book and last sale data, to provide customers with a lower-cost alternative to Nasdaq Level 1 data provided as part of the Consolidated Tape Association's…
SocGen Aims DART at Bloomberg Spend
Société Générale has expanded a contract with NYSE Technologies to use a service based around the Data Access Reporting Tool (DART) usage monitoring system to cover its Bloomberg terminals and help manage data spend by providing monthly reports on data…
Index Oasis Integrates Xignite Index Data
Index Oasis, a Chicago-based start-up provider of software for index and investment analysis, has rolled out index data in its client platform using a new Web service from on-demand data provider Xignite.
IFS Bows Consolidated Euro MTF Feed
UK-based market data and trading technology vendor Intelligent Financial Systems has developed a feed of consolidated real-time data from European multilateral trading facilities for off-trading-floor use in analytic and Web display applications,…
Liquidnet Brings Sell-Side Blocks to H2O
NEW YORK-Crossing network provider and agency brokerage Liquidnet hopes to roll out a new product, dubbed H2O Blocks, to provide additional block-sized liquidity to its members by the end of April. The new offering allows Liquidnet's streaming liquidity…
Vhayu Launches Real-Time TCA
LOS GATOS, CALIF.-In order to provide its customers with the ability to shift their trading strategies as data comes in-in real time-enterprise tick data technology vendor Vhayu Technologies has released a new product, dubbed Velocity TCA, today, March…
Colombian Exchange Preps For Electronic Migration
NEW YORK-Colombian commodities exchange Bolsa Nacional Agropecuaria (BNA) is in the process of changing from being a manual exchange to going fully electronic with the help of FIX-enabled trading network provider Marco Polo Network.
Thomson Reuters Expands Direct Feeds
Thomson Reuters is developing a range of low-latency feed handlers to meet growing demand for direct feeds from emerging markets, such as the Bombay Stock Exchange, which will go live this week on the Reuters Data Feed Direct service.
Moody's Adds Ratings Information, CDS Data to CreditQuotes
Moody's CreditQuotes will this week release a new version of its desktop pricing, data and valuation application for credit default swaps and corporate bonds, which will incorporate Moody's ratings data and new features requested by clients, to make the…
Breakingviews to Widen Distribution
Financial commentary and news analysis provider Breakingviews.com plans to broaden the distribution of its content, including expanding its coverage and commercial relationships in Asia, in a bid to establish itself as a global content provider.
QuantHouse Rounds Out Euro Coverage
French low-latency data and trading technology vendor QuantHouse is rolling out a series of feed handlers to complete its coverage of European cash equity markets.
NYSE Standardizes Unit of Count
NYSE Euronext has changed the unit of count by which vendors count and charge for market data from the exchange, to recognize "subscribers"-to include individual traders or applications-rather than "devices."
Celoxica Readies LSE Data, Eyes Distribution Partners
UK-based hardware-accelerated feed handler provider Celoxica is rolling out support for datafeeds from three London-based markets in response to demand from clients, and aims to establish new partnerships to broaden the distribution of its technologies.
Roberts Group Boosts FITS Automation
Market data inventory and management service provider The Roberts Group has released a new version of its Financial Information Tracking System, which incorporates additional features to help users speed up and automate processes.
Nasdaq OMX Sets Neuro Dark Launch
LONDON-European liquidity is about to get a little darker as multilateral trading facility (MTF) Nasdaq OMX Europe plans to launch its pan-European dark pool, dubbed Neuro Dark, on April 27.
FFastFill Preps Dashboard Update
LONDON-Electronic trading software provider FFastFill is planning a mid-year rollout of a new dashboard offering that will make it easier to automatically clear trades, vendor officials tell DWT .
MarketAxess Plans European Cross
NEW YORK-Electronic fixed-income trading venue MarketAxess expects to introduce its hybrid Market List crossing capability to its European business sometime before the end of the year, say MarketAxess officials.
Pragma Readies New Dark Pool
NEW YORK-To combat the growing fragmentation of the dark pool space, quantitative financial technology provider Pragma plans to launch its own venue.
Tullett Prebon Selects Orc for Paris Office
PARIS-Global interdealer broker Tullett Prebon recently went live with Orc Software's electronic trading platform Orc Trading, which will be its main derivatives trading platform for its listed derivatives trading desk in Paris, say officials.