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US competing consolidators grapple with pricing uncertainty as SEC, exchanges battle over new Sip regime
Vendors who want to provide consolidated market data under the SEC’s new system can’t make plans until they know how they are going to be charged for market data. But the fee schedules are mired in legal action and confusion.
MayStreet hires former SEC CAT advisor as industry ‘rethinks’ market data infrastructure
Manisha Kimmel played a key role in getting the CAT running and worked at rival Refinitiv before joining the US regulator.
Small Change, Big Challenge: Battling the Rising Tide of Data Notifications
With data notifications growing in volume and complexity, firms are finding it harder to keep track of these changes. Some vendors are looking to help.
Refinitiv’s API Rebrand Rankles Users
Because of its acquisition and subsequent rebrand, Refinitiv is being forced to change instances of its old branding that remain embedded in many of its APIs. This might sound like a simple change, but end-users are worried that it could be a costly fix.
Weighing the Benefits: Hardware Vs Software
In the pursuit of new ways to eliminate latency from the market data distribution and trading processes, vendors have invested in hardware-acceleration technologies, such as FPGAs. But with commodity chips now giving specialist hardware a run for its…
TREP’s Tipping Point? An Examination of Refinitiv’s Market Data Platform
Refinitiv—and by extension, TREP—has experienced a fair amount of disruption over the last two years. Competitors are lining up to cut into the platform's market share.
Activ Builds Bridge to ‘Future-Proofed’ Data Platforms
The new suite of integration tools will allow firms to connect different data sources to mitigate the impact of core architectural components being phased out.
Exegy Sues Activ Financial: The Problem with Patents
Max Bowie recalls some hit-and-miss patent cases from the past two decades, and what this one might mean for the future.
TNS Hires Fintech, Data Sales Exec Burke for BizDev
Burke has also worked at CJC, FIS and Activ Financial, covering sales, service, and account management.
Activ Financial Joins BT Radianz Cloud
Vendor aims to accelerate growth and expand its client footprint using cloud services.
BMLL Hires Activ's Collins to Lead Sales Push
Former Activ Financial sales head joins BMLL Technologies.
TickTrade Taps Data Vet Kennedy for Sales, Marketing
Kennedy joins TickTrade from Collaborative Financial Services Inc., a Toront-based consultancy that he co-founded.
Big xyt Launches Cloud Platform Spin-off Liquidity Cockpit
Platform provides interactive analytics for both dark and lit markets and tracks large-in-scale trading activity.
Data, Tech Sales Exec Wood Joins Horizon
Wood has more than 25 years of experience in banking and data and technology sales.
CJC Taps Sym, Porter for US Expansion
The pair will contribute to UK-based CJC expanding its business development activities in the US
Activ, Big XYT Unveil Online Tick Data Store
The platform will open Activ up to new users and use cases, by enabling easier access to datasets via multiple delivery mechanisms.
Data Consultancy CJC Preps US Expansion
Leading the UK-based consultancy's US charge is Trista Burke, who joins CJC after stints at FIS and Activ Financial.
RSJ Algo Trading Taps Activ for Managed Tick Data
The firm will use the new Activ-Big Xyt joint offering to test trading models before entering new markets and asset classes.
Activ Plans to Leverage Prime Analytics to Help Fill Gaps in Data Coverage
Demand from Prime Analytics' global client base for niche regional markets will give Activ the impetus to pursue exchange data that would otherwise be uneconomical to carry.
Update: OPRA Message Change Prompts Bandwidth Increases
The expanded header message increases OPRA message sizes by 30 percent overall, participants say.
Activ Adds MT Newswires Content as Affordable Alternative News Source
The addition of MT Newswires' news will appeal to Activ clients seeking an alternative news source to accompany Activ's data.
2015 Year in Review: Users Eye Pricing, Analytics—Old and New
Firms focused their attention on accuracy and interpretation—rather than speed—of data.