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Mighter: Count Keyboards, Cut Data Costs
UK-based trading hardware manufacturer Mighter is proposing that keyboards should be used as a unit of count, which could enable firms to save money for the same data used on multiple applications running across different PCs, officials tell Inside…
Nyfix Updates Appia
NEW YORK-Global crossing network provider Nyfix has debuted the latest version, 5.0, of its FIX engine Appia today, June 2.
Thomson Reuters Adds SGX to RDF Direct
Thomson Reuters is adding the Singapore Exchange (SGX) to the list of direct datafeeds from Asian exchanges supported by its Reuters DataFeed Direct (RDFD) service, in response to demand from investors in the region for low-latency data from SGX, the…
RTS Extends Data Distribution Hours
Russian exchange RTS last week began distributing data from a new trading session for its FORTS derivatives trading platform that runs from 6pm until 10 minutes to midnight local time, enabling local members to continue receiving data and trading on RTS…
Schneider Trading Cuts Latency as Volumes Rise
London-based execution broker Schneider Trading Associates expects to cut the latency of its data network by at least half in September, when the firm will complete an upgrade of its internal network infrastructure to cope with rising data volumes,…
EquityFeed Adds 'Idea' Algos
Montreal-based data provider EquityFeed Corp. has revamped its terminal application to include algorithmic alerting and filtering functions, in a move to refocus on providing idea-generation technologies.
Leapfrogging Dark Pools
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Kiodex Expands to Precious Metals
NEW YORK-Traders using SunGard's commodities risk management and trading platform, Kiodex, should be able to add precious metals to their portfolios by the end of the summer, say vendor officials.
Japanese Exchanges Seek to Standardize Platforms
NAGOYA & OSAKA-The potential first step toward a three-way exchange merger has taken place as the operators of the Central Japan Commodity Exchange (C-Com), Kansai Commodity Exchange (KEX) and the Osaka Securities Exchange (OSE) have inked a memorandum…
Marco Polo Targets Latin America
NEW YORK-Accessing Latin American liquidity may become easier for traders as connectivity and trading services provider Marco Polo Network plans to offer direct market access (DMA) into several of the region's exchanges by the end of the summer, DWT has…
innerExchange Offers Canned Exchange
LONDON-Firms seeking to roll out custom trading venues now have another option, as FIX trading and connectivity provider innerExchange launched the makeYOURmarket.com platform that lets users create a custom electronic trading exchange on the fly, say…
EEX, Powernext to Integrate Systems
PARIS & LEIPZIG-The European energy markets are quickly consolidating trading venues as Paris-based energy exchange Powernext and Leipzig-based European Energy Exchange (EEX) plan to integrate their systems, say bourse officials.
Targeting Transparency
The credit crunch has led to a rapidly growing awareness of independent valuations. But market conditions have not been the only driver. New accounting standards are putting pressure on firms to take control of the process. Tine Thoresen explores why the…