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In Search of Identity
Market participants claim there is a need for a unique business entity identification standard. But many large firms are currently not prepared to adopt yet another code. Do regulators need to step in to make the International Business Entity Identifier…
A Slow Approach
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Xignite Integrates Tullett Prebon Treasury Prices
Web services data vendor Xignite has expanded the content available from its on-demand online distribution platform with the addition of Tullett Prebon Information's TreasuryMarker, which includes real-time indicative prices and yields for global…
Pivot Offers Depth Views of OTC Markets
Trade messaging and collaboration infrastructure technology provider Pivot will today announce the release of Pivot Instant Markets, an application that will provide users with a depth-of-book view of over-the-counter derivatives markets and the ability…
Speakerbus Debuts I Turret
LONDON-Trading floor communications system provider Speakerbus announced today, June 30, that it has entered the turret market with its first voice over IP (VoIP)-based turret, DWT has learned.
Charles River Introduces Real-time Market Data Interface
Boston-based portfolio management system provider Charles River Development has created a real-time market data interface (MDI) in Version 8.2 of its Investment Management System. The Charles River MDI now gives clients access to real-time streaming…
HKEx Reviews Data Policies and Procedures
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing (HKEx) is reviewing its market data policies with a view to consolidating its newsfeed, derivatives and securities licenses, incorporating new charges for non-display usage of its data, and assessing its policy of…
Markit Boat Plans Granular Trade Tags, Tops Data Reporting
Pre- and post-trade reporting utility Markit Boat sailed to the top of an equity trade data league table compiled by Thomson Reuters last week, and while the market share study suggests that MiFID is prompting greater volumes of reported over-the-counter…
Quant House Expands Feed Support
Low-latency data and trading technology vendor Quant House has rolled out support for the ITCH datafeed from Nasdaq's Inet market, and is planning to build out more new feed handlers for European exchanges and MTFs later this year.
Telekurs Launches RMDS Adapter for MDF Feed
Telekurs Financial has entered into a sales and marketing partnership with Zurich-based technology vendor Unitek Engineering, to offer its clients an RMDS interface to help integrate data from its MDFselect real-time feed into their application…
PrismTech Tackles Data Spikes
Boston-based middleware provider PrismTech plans to launch version 4.1 of its OpenSplice DDS (Data Distribution Service) middleware platform in the fourth quarter of 2008, incorporating a new feature designed to ensure firms do not lose data during…
Archangel Takes Full Flight
NEW HOPE, PA.-Alternative trading system (ATS) Archangel from software and network provider 3D Markets has gone into full production, officials tell DWT .
SDB Deploys VoIP on Its Trading Floor
SHENZHEN-Shenzhen Development Bank (SDB) has rolled out voice over IP (VoIP) turrets from trading communications vendor IPC for the bank's centralized China trading floor, sources tell DWT .
IP Trade to Add Video
NEW YORK-Traders using turrets from IP-based trading communications platform provider IP Trade will soon be able to hold video conferences on the trading floor.
LSE, Lehman Brothers Go Dark
LONDON-The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Lehman Brothers have entered the dark liquidity fray as the exchange and investment bank have partnered to develop a new multilateral trading facility (MTF) for non-displayed orders.