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Aleri Simplifies CEP Technology to Broaden Use
Chicago-based complex event processing software vendor Aleri will this week unveil the latest release of its Aleri Streaming Platform, with new features designed to make the system more intuitive for users. The new version is currently in preview stage…
LSE Performance Channels Go Live
The London Stock Exchange will put its new, low-latency Performance Channels datafeed into live production today, Monday, June 9, after resolving customer testing issues that caused the exchange to delay the launch from its original date in April ( IMD ,…
Low Latency Optional for Firms
LONDON-Prior to deciding to invest in low-latency technologies, firms should carefully assess how important the investment is for their business, according to industry insiders.
TM Targets Trade Latency
NEW YORK-Trading Metrics, a provider of latency monitoring tools, has expanded its services with a new product, dubbed Trading Latency Metrics.
U.S. Markets Execute BCP Drill
NEW YORK-To ensure preparedness for a small-scale or a local disastrous event, members of the U.S. securities industry participated in a business continuity test on Saturday, June 7.
Asia Dark Pools Gaining Traction
HONG KONG-Although few in number, dark pools of liquidity in Asia are set to grow, but are facing stiff resistance from technology issues, regulatory hurdles and hesitant buy-side firms, according to industry insiders.
Exegy Adds Futures Handler, Co-Lo Sites
St. Louis, Mo.-based hardware ticker plant provider Exegy has added support for financial futures contracts to its Exegy Ticker Plant appliance, with the development of a feed handler for data from the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.
Alphacet Enlists BT, Interactive for Quant Platform
Stamford, CT-based start-up quantitative analysis software vendor Alphacet has collaborated with BT and Interactive Data Corp. to launch Alphacet Discovery, a strategy development platform incorporating feeds for real-time, historical and reference data,…
Gissing Launches Hedge Fund Data Platform
UK-based data technology vendor Gissing Software, acquired earlier this year by Thomson Reuters, will this week launch a market data integration platform for hedge funds to support algorithmic trading and other analytics, officials tell Inside Market…
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.
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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…