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Reuters Sweeps Post-Merger Management
Thomson Financial and Reuters have named the second tier of management positions in their combined financial data and news business, to take effect following the merger of Thomson Corp. and Reuters, with Reuters staff securing most key positions.
Exchange Alliances Set to Grow
KINGSTON, JAMAICA-Traders on the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) as well as the Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (TTSE) soon will have direct market access (DMA) to each venue via a new exchange alliance set to go live in…
Exchange Axis Preps Smart Routing ASP
LONDON-Industry startup Exchange Axis plans to provide hosted smart order routing for firms looking to aggregate data from and intelligently route orders to multiple trading venues, DWT has learned.
Trading Metrics Unveils Latency Analysis Tool
New York-based software vendor Trading Metrics will this week unveil a new product, Market Latency Metrics, for monitoring latency of market data systems and traffic.
Tunis Exchange Cuts Latency with Upgrade
TUNIS-The Tunis Stock Exchange will announce today, Feb. 4, that it has implemented the latest version of Nouveau Système de Cotation (NSC) electronic trading platform, dubbed NSC V900, from Atos Euronext Market Solutions (AEMS) for equities, DWT has…
Moody's Buys BQuotes as Rating Agencies Grow Securities Pricing
In response to growing demand from user firms for transparent pricing information, ratings agencies are expanding their securities pricing services and dedicating more resources to those services.
After Delays, Reuters Preps Chi-X Direct Feed
Reuters is adding a direct feed from pan-European multilateral trading facility (MTF) Chi-X to its Reuters Data Feed Direct service, in response to client demand for broader direct feed coverage, officials say.
Fitch Adds Commentaries to Implied Ratings
Fitch Ratings has added weekly commentaries to its market-implied ratings on credit default swaps and equities, highlighting key information within the ratings, officials tell Inside Market Data .
MarketAxess Expands Caplin Deal for Price Distribution
MarketAxess has expanded its use of technology from UK-based trading technology vendor Caplin Systems for distribution of real-time prices on emerging market bonds from dealers via the EM Actives segment of MarketAxess' trading platform.
FTSE Launches Shariah Indexes
FTSE launched last week a series of Shariah-compliant indexes to meet growing demand for Islamic structured products from investors outside of Islamic countries in Asia.
Saxo, JPMorgan Ink Prime Broker Accord
NEW YORK-Saxo Bank has recently signed a deal with JPMorgan to act as its prime broker to connect to Reuters Prime Brokerage for Matching-which provides anonymous direct market access, (DMA) via a prime broker, to the wholesale matching community-bank…
NYSE Euronext Readies CMS Replacement
NEW YORK-As part of its continuing process of consolidating and standardizing exchange systems, NYSE Euronext plans to have its new FIX protocol-based common customer gateway (CCG) in production for its NYSE Hybrid and NYSE Arca markets later this year,…
29West Updates UME
CHICAGO-Market data messaging software provider 29West released version 2.0 of its Ultra Messaging for the Enterprise (UME) last week.
CME Mulls Nymex Acquisition
CHICAGO & NEW YORK-In what is seen as a defensive move, the operator of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), the CME Group, has entered into discussions with the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) to purchase the New York bourse.
KBC Begins Data Control Project
Brussels-based bank KBC Group is rolling out a major initiative to track and control market data usage and eliminate duplication of data services across the firm's global subsidiaries, officials tell Inside Market Data .
GFI Group Acquires Trayport
NEW YORK-Interdealer broker GFI Group announced that it has acquired London-based real-time electronic trading technology provider Trayport.
Ballista Preps to Launch Activ Data Arsenal
Ballista Securities, a new broker-dealer currently in the final stages of formation, will go live on a hosted ticker plant and multiple North American datafeeds from low-latency data provider Activ Financial when the firm begins operations next month.
Pandemic Exercise Yields Middling Results
NEW YORK-The majority of U.S. financial services industry members could do more to prepare for an influenza pandemic, according to the after-action report on a three-week pandemic preparedness exercise, which was sponsored by industry participants and…
StanChart Rolls Out MDSL in Asia
Standard Chartered Bank is deploying the MDM (Market Data Manager) and RPM (Request & Procurement Manager) systems from MDSL to provide data usage and cost management services across its offices in Asia.