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Protiviti report: buy side still fancies derivatives
According to a new report from Protiviti, a UK-based risk consultancy, the use of derivatives by fund managers will rise over the next 12 to 18 months despite market turbulence and record levels of redemptions from hedge funds. Protiviti has found that:
Ionic Completes KTS Migration
UK-based data vendor Ionic Information has completed the migration of former clients of Knowledge Technology Solutions' MarketTerminal product onto Ionic's Alpha terminal data display.
IBM Adds Handlers, Preps Acceleration
IBM has released a series of new feed handlers and is readying others to expand its feed coverage of European and Asian markets.
Quod Eyes Trade Data for Buy-Side App
Trading software vendor Quod Financial is testing a new smart order routing system for buy-side firms that will integrate post-trade data from exchanges and other trading venues, including dark pools of liquidity.
Pricing Vendor CSV Creates Auction Portal
CSV, a provider of valuations for complex securities and derivatives, has set up a new company, eInstitutional.com, that will run online auctions for traders looking to buy or sell complex and illiquid over-the-counter assets.
Aleri Streaming Platforms to Gain Modularity
CHICAGO-Users of Aleri's complex event processing (CEP) engine will have an easier time running multiple projects as the vendor plans on adding modularity capabilities to its modeling tools and language in the next release of the Aleri Streaming Platform…
Data Sync Error Halts Toronto Trading
TORONTO-A glitch that caused a synchronization problem between primary and secondary data feed generators for Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the TSX Venture Exchange gave traders an unexpected day off as the exchange operator, TMX Group, halted trading…
RTS Integrates MatLab
CHICAGO-Users of the RTD Tango algorithmic trading platform from RTS Realtime Systems are now able to perform computationally intensive tasks faster with the integration of The MathWorks' MatLab platform, officials tell DWT .
Gaming Recruitment
Finding fresh talent is never an easy task, but U.S. broker-dealer Interactive Brokers has found a novel way to raise interest in financial technology and scout potential new hires: the Interactive Brokers Collegiate Trading Olympiad. DWT editor Rob Daly…