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New RTS Policy Cuts Cost of Bundled Data
Russia's RTS Stock Exchange is revising its data policy to offer access to all of its data for one fixed price, in an attempt to simplify the administrative burden for its clients.
Aegisoft Expands Monitoring in AthenaTrader
NEW YORK-Custom trading and testing software provider Aegisoft will add new tools to the next release of its AthenaTrader product that will be aimed at letting the end user have greater control of their foreign exchange (FX) trades, DWT has learned.
Xinhua News Agency Adds Icap FX Data
Interdealer broker Icap is to expand its presence in China's foreign exchange data market by distributing its broker data via the Xinhua 08 financial information platform of the government's data and information vendor Xinhua News Agency, under the terms…
eSignal Unveils OnDemand Delayed Charts
Interactive Data's eSignal division has launched a stripped-down version of its data display workstation that focuses on charting and analysis, aimed at active and swing traders who typically use end-of-day charting services for fundamental analysis.
FactSet Integrates FirstRain into Marquee Display
FactSet Research Systems will this week unveil a version of FirstRain's Web research tool integrated with its Marquee desktop platform, to allow FactSet users to access information and statistics from the Internet via the same interface.
Coral8 Expands Analysis Capabilities, Capacity
Complex event processing software vendor Coral8 will this week unveil a new version of its CEP engine, with new features that draw on data warehousing technologies to be able to run more analytics against increased volumes of data.
Sinara Offers Dividend Data Feed
UK-based data technology vendor Sinara Consultants has launched an intra-day feed of company dividend announcements based on the London Stock Exchange's Regulatory News Service.
Coral8 Updates Engine
MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF.-Customers of Coral8, a provider of complex event processing (CEP) software, should be able to deploy live analytic applications that provide up-to-the-moment business intelligence on market and trade data quicker with the latest…
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Interfax Adds Analytics to SPARK
Russian news agency and data provider Interfax has enhanced its SPARK company fundamentals database to provide more detailed financial ratio analytics, regional economic data and enhanced alerting functions.
Wombat Builds Out Asian Presence
NYSE Euronext subsidiary Wombat Financial Software is rapidly expanding its coverage of Asian markets, and has recently released eight new feed handlers, with several more already in development.
Reliance to Add Asia Connectivity
Network and hosting provider Reliance Globalcom is planning to expand its services into Asia next year, after completing its current focus on pushing into Europe, officals say.
CMA Preps Asian Office for Local Support
CME Group subsidiary Credit Market Analysis plans to open up a regional office in Hong Kong by the end of this year to support growing interest in its credit data products in Asia.
TNS Finalizes India Connectivity
Network provider Transaction Network Services is close to expanding its connectivity options for firms seeking data from Indian exchanges, with the imminent addition of the National Stock Exchange of India and the Multi-Commodity Exchange of India (MCX)…
Bats Europe Gains FSA Approval
LONDON-Bats Trading, operator of the U.S.-based exchange Bats, has received authorization from the U.K. Financial Services Authority (FSA) to operate a multilateral trading facility (MTF) in Europe.
BOX Targets Blocks
BOSTON-Operators of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) expect to offer their clients the ability to trade block orders by the beginning part of 2009, DWT has learned.
CNQ Loses Horizon
TORONTO-The Canadian Trading and Quotation System (CNQ), an exchange for the Canadian micro-cap stock market, was implementing a new trading system as DWT went to press on Oct. 17.
BNP to Take Over Fortis Data Admin
The recently announced break-up of the Fortis banking and insurance group between the Dutch government and BNP Paribas will result in a major reshuffle of data administration functions and marks the end of Fortis' group-wide market data competency center…
BarCap Selects Caplin for Fixed Income
LONDON-Barclays Capital (BarCap), the investment banking division of Barclays Bank, has selected Caplin Systems' Web-based trading application for BarCap's Fixed Income eCommerce offering, officials announced today, Oct. 20.
Dow Jones Postpones Global Dow as Index Providers Weigh Strategies
Dow Jones has delayed the launch of its planned Global Dow Index as a result of turbulent market conditions, officials tell Inside Market Data .