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NYSE Euronext's Expansion Plan
As NYSE Euronext continues its aggressive mergers and acquisition strategy ( see story, this issue ), growth seems to be the name of the game. DWT U.S. reporter Oksana Poltavets sits down with NYSE Euronext CIO Steven Rubinow to discuss the exchange's…
Commodities ECN to Launch This Year
KANSAS CITY, MO.-Institutional commodities traders will soon have a new trading venue for over-the-counter (OTC) commodity options contracts with the expected mid-year launch of the Agora-X ECN, say ECN officials.
BEA, Lab49 Offer Joint Event Processing Strategy
SAN JOSE, Calif.-Middleware provider BEA Systems and financial services technology applications developer Lab49 have teamed up to create a framework approach to utilize the BEA WebLogic Event Server, officials announced today, Jan. 14.
DataSynapse Adds Microsoft Support
NEW YORK-Application virtualization software provider DataSynapse has announced the release of the latest version of its grid computing software FabricServer 2.5 today, Jan. 14, which includes support for Microsoft application platforms, including .Net…
Credit Markets' Electronic Evolution Gathers Steam
With more firms trading fixed-income securities and derivatives electronically, and an expanding range of products making the leap to electronic trading, the market will require multi-asset transparency solutions. By Robert MacLeod, chief executive,…
Fitch Revamps Search Engine
Fitch Ratings has rolled out a revamped search engine for accessing the rating agency's archive of research reports online, officials tell Inside Market Data .
Yipes Deploys PoPs in Europe
San Francisco-based Ethernet network provider Yipes Enterprise Services has bolstered its presence in Europe with the addition of two new points of presence (PoPs) in London and Frankfurt.
Integrity's Investment Research Forecasts
Changes in the way that investors use, receive and pay for research are prompting growing numbers of commentators to express concerns about the outlook for the investment research industry, as buy-side firms focus on generating more research in-house. By…
Credit Markets Face 10-Year Itch
Recent high demand for data on the credit markets and their derivatives could face a spoiler in the form of the underlying markets following 2007's credit crunch. Steve Miller, managing director of Standard & Poor's Leveraged Commentary & Data business,…
Latency, DMA Drive Asia-Pac Exchange Evolution
Direct market access and algorithmic trading demands from overseas firms are forcing the pace of change among exchanges in Asia-Pacific. But will they be able to keep up with their Western rivals? By Richard Man, head of Radianz sales for Asia-Pacific,…
Asia-Pacific Set For Message Volume Explosion
As the Japanese market recovers and exchanges increase system capacities, trading firms in the region-even those not directly concerned with low latency-must brace themselves for US-style increases in message traffic. By Sang Lee, managing partner, Aite…
Ranking Alpha-Applying Ratings to Research
An increasing focus on customized, quantitative research as a source of alpha is set to change the way that research is provided and rated in 2008. By Kei Kianpoor, chief executive, Investars
Re-thinking Research
In a precarious investment environment, the hunt for alpha may force Wall Street to take a leaf out of other research areas. By Kevin E. O'Brien, president and chief executive, Revere Data
Indexes to Drive Credit Counter-Attack
With the credit crunch threatening to spark a recession, investors may turn to indexes to provide the data quality and tools required for pricing and hedging credit instruments in 2008. By Stephan Flagel, managing director, Markit
Regulation Key to China's Data Market Development
Many are betting on the Chinese market to deliver new sources of alpha. But will the Chinese authorities implement the changes required to make 2008 the year of the dragon? By Keiren Harris, independent consultant
FTSE Takes Over Enviro-Tech Index, Relaunches Straits Times
Index provider FTSE will this week confirm that it has begun calculating and disseminating index data on the ET50 index of the 50 largest environmental technology companies, which it took over from investment manager Impax Asset Management at the end of…
Mashing Up Wall Street
Financial firms are finding commercial uses for formerly "social" technologies as cost-effective and direct tools for collaboration and communication. By Penny Herscher, president and chief executive, FirstRain
Investment Alternatives Drive Index Demand
As investors look for new markets and investment strategies, development of new indexes will help them diversify their assets. By Jerry Moskowitz, president, FTSE Americas
Research's Technology Revolution
Just as technology improved the management of trade orders between the buy side and sell side, new research tools and protocols are starting to solve communication and management problems between buy-side research consumers and sell-side providers. By…
Post Credit Crunch, Investors Eye New Ratings
With credit ratings taking a battering in the wake of the sub-prime crisis, investors are seeking additional inputs and ways to better rate the ratings themselves. By Audit Integrity chief executive Jack Zwingli, and chairman and founder James Kaplan
News Consumers in Search of Better Search
The way that traders obtain news and other information is changing as mainstream news becomes a commodity and end-users seek out niche sources and ways to customize content.