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VWD Buys EDG Stake for Ratings
Frankfurt-based data vendor VWD last week reached an agreement to acquire 51 percent of the European Derivatives Group, a Swiss-German vendor of structured products ratings, analytics and index data, with an option to buy out the remainder of the company…
Code Red Unveils IdeaNet
Boston-based research management software vendor Code Red has signed up the first buy-side participants to its IdeaNet online platform for the distribution of research and trade ideas between sell-side broker-dealers and buy-side clients, which went live…
Fixnetix Rolls Out Low-Latency JSE Data
UK-based low-latency data vendor Fixnetix has added low-latency data from South Africa's JSE Securities Exchange to its new high-capacity network, officials say.
euNetworks Preps New MAN in London
Network service provider euNetworks is completing the build-out of a high-capacity Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) for London, which will offer clients low- latency connectivity to exchanges and multilateral trading facilities in the city.
ITRS, West Highland Prep Free Trials
Real-time systems monitoring software vendor ITRS and managed service support provider West Highland Support Services are giving prospective clients free trials of their software and services, in a bid to boost takeup of a joint service offering unveiled…
BT Shuffles Execs, Consolidates Sales
Telecom giant BT has made two senior appointments to reflect a more integrated salesforce across its BT Global Financial Services network and hosting business, and to replace BT GFS' former head of strategy and propositions, Kevin Covington.
Exchanges Seek Cost Cuts,Technology Synergies
NEW YORK-In the face of economic hardship, U.S.-based exchange operators are looking to acquisition synergies and new revenue generators to make it through 2009.
Aleri Boosts Sales, Support Staff
CHICAGO-Complex event processing (CEP) technology vendor Aleri has hired new sales and support staff in an effort to increase sales and gear up for the upcoming launch of its real-time Liquidity Risk Manager product.
Swift Plans Service Expansion
NEW YORK-Industry messaging cooperative Swift is considering introducing a range of new services in 2009 to expand its penetration within financial firms.
AFA to Add Options Analytics
NEW YORK-Users of the Impact Pro execution management system (EMS) from Advanced Financial Applications (AFA) will soon be able to take advantage of options analytics capabilities, DWT has learned.
AFA to Add Options Analytics
NEW YORK-Users of the Impact Pro execution management system (EMS) from Advanced Financial Applications (AFA) will soon be able to take advantage of options analytics capabilities, DWT has learned.
UBS, Credit Suisse Slash Jobs Amid Crisis
ZURICH-Reporting record losses in 2008, Swiss banks UBS and Credit Suisse have announced further cuts.
SunGard Consolidates Networks
LONDON-Trading software and services giant SunGard is in the process of integrating its two order routing and market data networks with the one from recently acquired Paris-based exchange connectivity and trading platform provider GL Trade, now rebranded…
Essex Radez Grows Data Network
Chicago-based broker and data redistributor Essex Radez has expanded the reach of its data collection network with hosting space in Equinix's NY4 datacenter in Secaucus, NJ, and a point of presence (PoP) in Savvis' Weehawken, NJ datacenter, to provide…
Axes Future Unclear
NEW YORK-The fate of agency broker and electronic trading access provider Axes is currently in limbo, DWT has learned.
BATS Mulls Fees for Value-Added Data
The BATS Exchange, the former BATS Trading ECN, is eliciting client feedback to aid the development of a suite of new, value- added data products and analytics that may be fee-liable, though the exchange's core market data will remain fee-free, officials…
Quote MTF to Name Clearing Partner
BUDAPEST-A new Hungarian multilateral trading facility (MTF), dubbed Quote MTF, is set to name its clearinghouse later this week, officials tell DWT .
BT to Take Turret Support to Radianz
NEW YORK-Telecommunications and turret provider BT plans to deliver trading turret support via its Radianz Shared Market Infrastructure beginning in April, according to vendor officials.
SunGard Integrates GL Trade Data Assets
Financial IT giant SunGard is preparing to integrate the market data business of its Global Trading division-formerly GL Trade ( IMD , Aug. 4, 2008)-with SunGard's Fame data unit.
1010Data Adds Credit Links
New York-based data analysis software provider 1010Data has integrated its managed business intelligence platform with a dataset of loan-level consumer credit information from credit data agency Equifax, to enable firms to more accurately price…