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Amman Exchange to Debut New System
AMMAN-The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) is in the final testing phase of its new electronic trading platform, the Nouveau Système de Cotation (NSC) V900 from NYSE Euronext.
SmartPool Set for September Launch
LONDON-NYSE Euronext, along with BNP Paribas and HSBC, plans to debut SmartPool, a pan-European electronic block trading platform, at the end of September, say officials.
Greenline Upgrades CertiFIX
CHICAGO-Users of FIX certification platform CertiFIX from Greenline Financial Technologies will be able exploit new features that blend automation and the manual on-boarding of connections with version 2.7, which is due out in September, say vendor…
Micex Considers Domestic Data Fees
The Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (Micex) is considering a change to its market data policy that would introduce new charges for domestic consumers of the exchange's real-time data, officials say.
Philadelphia Exchange to Adopt Inet
NEW YORK-As the next step in the integration of the Philadelphia Stock Exchange (PHLX) into its IT infrastructure, exchange operator Nasdaq OMX is in the process of moving the options business onto its Inet platform, according to exchange officials.
Dow Jones Integrates Content, More Triggers
Dow Jones' Enterprise Media Group is planning to expand the range of content sources integrated with its Business and Relationship Intelligence technology, and to develop new types of event-based triggers for specific types of alerts and user types.
Corvil Chases Inter-Party Latency Platform
DUBLIN-Networking and latency management tools vendor Corvil is currently in discussions with various investment banks and exchange partners to set up an inter-party latency management offering, DWT has learned.
Burgundy to Name Tech Providers
STOCKHOLM-The consortium behind Nordic multilateral trading facility (MTF) Burgundy is in final negotiations with two technology providers and should announce its choice in the next month, officials tell DWT .
Interactive Data Adds Emerging Markets
Interactive Data is broadening the coverage of its PlusFeed consolidated datafeed with data from exchanges in Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia, as well as data from new trading venues in developed markets.
FIX Flyer Buys Tepin
NEW YORK-FIX Flyer, a provider of hosted platforms for the FIX messaging protocol, has announced today, Aug. 18, its acquisition of Boston-based Tepin Information, a provider of institutional trade testing and FIX certification.
EPFR Expands Middle East, Africa Funds Data
Fund flows data provider EPFR Global has recently expanded its coverage of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), to enable users to more accurately monitor flows of money into and out of the region.
StreamBase Takes Plunge Into Dark Pools
Complex event processing technology vendor StreamBase is targeting a new client base in the form of dark pool trading venues, to help their founders address complex datafeed integration and trading strategy development needs, officials say.
Hillier-Brook Forms BHW Systems
Market data industry veteran Ian Hillier-Brook has formed a new company, dubbed BHW Systems, which will re-sell the Smart TS XL software analytics toolkit from Dallas, TX-based vendor IN-COM Data Systems to potential clients in Europe.
Imagine Integrates Markit CDS Prices, GICS Industries
New York-based trading systems provider Imagine Software is about to integrate credit default swap data from UK-based data vendor Markit to the Imagine Trading System, and is preparing to adopt the GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard) taxonomy…
Nasdaq Adds Indexes, Rethinks Replay
Nasdaq OMX is releasing a slew of new indexes that combine components of indexes from OMX and Nasdaq, and has revised the licensing terms for Market Replay, its tool for downloading and replaying market data to analyze price movements, making the product…
'Too Early' to Assess IT Impact After UBS Split
ZURICH-The future of UBS' IT infrastructure is unclear after officials from the Swiss banking giant announced plans to separate the investment banking and wealth management units, following a CHF358 million ($329.2 million) second quarter net loss.
Calypso Adopts SaaS Model
NEW YORK-Customers of trading software provider Calypso Technology are now able to deploy the vendor's product suite on a software-as-a-service (SaaS) basis, officials tell DWT.
SWX Swiss Block Launches Smoothly
LONDON-SWX Europe's SWX Swiss Block, a non-displayed liquidity service for Swiss blue-chip equities, went live without any technical glitches on Aug. 11 with 11 firms signed up, according to officials.
Glocer: 3000 Xtra 'Successor' for 2009
Thomson Reuters is preparing to roll out a new trading floor desktop next year that the vendor is touting as a successor to its flagship 3000 Xtra terminal.