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HKMEx Trades Platforms
HONG KONG-After announcing its intention earlier this year to deploy a trading platform from exchange operator and technology provider Nasdaq OMX, the Hong Kong Mercantile Exchange (HKMEx) confirms rumor that it has terminated its collaboration with the…
Navigating Dark Pools Still an Art, Not a Science
NEW YORK-When trading algorithmically in non-displayed markets, it's imperative to remember that not all dark pools are created equal, according to industry experts.
GL Trade Eyes Asia with Web Client
HONG KONG-Fueled by strong growth in the region over the past year, trading platform and connectivity providers is focused on rolling out its GL Tr@der thin-client trading terminal to the market as well as adding a number of Asian bourses to its GL Net…
Vendors Brace for Merrill-Lehman Fallout
Data vendors are implementing cost control procedures to mitigate the impact of the sales of Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers to Bank of America and Barclays, respectively, last week.
Wall Street's Binge Leads to Integration Hangover
NEW YORK-After the aftershocks subside from the financial earthquake that hit Wall Street at the start of last week, IT executives from the institutions left standing will be forced to grapple with the headache of integrating their newly acquired wares…
STAC Readies Data Benchmarking Tools
The Securities Technology Analysis Center is set to unveil a suite of tools for benchmarking market data technology installations that will utilize a set of procedures expected to be approved last week by end-user members of STAC's Benchmark Council.
Nasdaq OMX Europe Preps for Friday Launch
LONDON-Starting this Friday, Sept. 26, traders on the European markets will be able to access the latest multilateral trading facility (MTF) as Nasdaq OMX readies for the scheduled launch of its Nasdaq OMX Europe MTF.
BusinessEvents Gain Distributed CEP Engines
NEW YORK-In the latest release, version 3.0, of Tibco's complex event processing (CEP) platform BusinessEvents, users can deploy distributed cache and rules engines, vendor officials announced today, Sept. 22.
Telvent Buys DTN for Agri Data Drive
Spanish energy technology service provider Telvent last week bought Omaha, Nebraska-based DTN-which provides data on the agricultural, refined fuels and weather markets-for $445 million in cash, to expand into the US agricultural and commodities data…
Sicom Set for Electronic Conversion
SINGAPORE-Within a week's time, the operators of the Singapore Commodities Exchange (Sicom) expect to take trading fully electronic on the exchange's new trading platform, dubbed e-Sicom.
eSignal Sites Add Real-Time BATS Data
Interactive Data's eSignal division has added real-time equity data to its Quote.com, RagingBull and FutureSource.com Web sites, using a feed of free market data from Kansas City, MO-based ECN BATS Trading, officials tell Inside Market Data .
Tora Adds Latency Measurements to EMS
NEW YORK-Electronic trading platform provider for Asian liquidity Tora Trading Services announced today, Sept. 15, that it has deployed software from Trading Metrics, a provider of latency monitoring tools, to measure its trading latency.
Calypso Technology Updates Fast-Track
SAN FRANCISCO-Trading software vendor Calypso Technology has released today, Sept. 15, Fast-Track version 2, the latest version of its preconfigured application environment designed to expedite deployment of Calypso's offerings.
TMX Plans Expansion of Insider Trade Data Service
TMX, the exchange group created from the merger of the Toronto and Montreal exchanges, is planning to make its Inside Trade Marker service available as part of its real-time datafeeds, officials say.
Solace Taps Former Tibco Staffers for New Offices
Hardware-based networking provider Solace Systems recently completed a hiring spree of former Tibco staff to fill a round of new offices in Atlanta, Palo Alto and Tokyo that the vendor announced last week.
Xeno Adds Online TimeScape Training
UK-based data technology vendor Xenomorph is introducing a new online training function to help its clients make better use of its flagship TimeScape data management and analytics system, officials tell Inside Market Data . The move will help clients to…
Fitch Preps CDS Pricing Enhancements
Fitch Solutions, the technology and content arm of ratings agency Fitch, is pitching its Risk Performance Platform at a range of new uses for pricing credit instruments, after conducting an internal study to validate its pricing model.
ASCI Readies ActiveBatch Release
MORRISTOWN, N.J.-Job-scheduling software vendor Advanced Systems Concepts Inc. (ASCI) will release the newest version of its ActiveBatch platform by yearend, vendor officials tell DWT .