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Sell-Side Technology Awards 2013: Best Sell-Side Trading Network ─ IPC
Trading networks are an emergent, but fierce, area of competition in capital markets technology. From concentrated webs within co-located data centers through to global, continent-spanning interconnections that link participants across the buy and sell…
SST Awards 2013: Jeff Britell, IPC
Jeff Britell, vice president of carrier & exchange relations at IPC Systems, speaks to Waters' Jake Thomases at the 2013 Sell-Side Technology Awards, held in the New York Marriott Marquis.
IPC Bows App Development Partner Program
New partner program will enable third parties to develop apps for IPC's Unigy platform
IPC Launches Open App Development Portal
Trading communications provider IPC has launched an Affinity Partner Program (APP) for both customers and external providers to develop trading applications on its Unigy Blue Wave platform.
Iyer Joins iLevel
Software product management and marketing veteran Ganesh Iyer joins the Blackstone spin-off after three years at trading communications provider IPC.
IPC Enters China with Minsheng Deployment
IPC Systems has announced that Minsheng Life Insurance, based in mainland China, has selected and rolled out its Unigy trading communications system.
Instinet Joins IPC's Connexus
The agency-only broker, a company of Nomura, will provide a variety of its trading tools, including its Newport 3 EMS, Execution Experts algorithms, and low-latency SmartRouter, to users of the extranet.
Poll: Intra-firm Collaboration Is Key
Collaboration within firms is increasing, according to a poll by Boston-based analyst firm Celent. At least, the need for collaboration is increasing. It may take a new set of tools to exercise those collaborative muscles to the fullest.
IPC Shifts Models with Managed Services Introduction
Trading communications technology provider IPC has developed a new dedicated business unit with 50 staff, which will cover a range of functions from monitoring and voice recording analytics to incident management.
Jefferies & Co. Takes a Pair from IPC
The global investment banking group is plugging into IPC's Connexus extranet as well as the communications provider's Direct Connect data service.
Javelin Taps IPC's Connexus Ahead of Swaps Execution
Nascent derivatives execution platform Javelin, which plans to serve as a swap execution facility (SEF) in the newly regulated environment, will plug into IPC's Connexus financial extranet that includes a variety of interbroker dealers and institutional…
James Rundle: Doubling Up and Doubling Down
As the introduction of SEFs inches closer, some question whether there is even a need for them, given their correlations with designated contract markets. Whatever the future looks like, James says, continuing investment in technology on the sell side…
Regulatory Uncertainty Inhibits OTC Preparation, IPC Survey Finds
A recent survey by vendor IPC Systems has found that a lack of clarity over regulations governing how over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives will trade in the future is leading to a lack of preparedness among market participants, even as most accept that the…
Buy Side Eyes Korea as Regulatory Barriers to Entry Fall
Despite relaxed rules, the South Korean marketplace has proven a tough nut to crack. Vendors are still looking for ways to break into the country at a time when the hedge fund space is growing—even if that growth is slower than expected.
IPC Survey Reveals Tech Spend Shifting to Cloud, Away from HFT
Of over 120 respondents to a survey by communications technology vendor IPC at the Futures Industry Association (FIA) Chicago event, three out of four say technology spend will increase in 2013, driven mostly by a pursuit of increased efficiency, with…
IPC Survey: Firms to Raise Data Spend, Target Social Media Data in 2013
Integration, new data sources top firms' data spend priorities for next year, according to a survey by IPC.
IPC Expands Connectivity with CME
Trading communications provider IPC says CME has added its Financial Markets Network as an "approved telecommunication service provider" for its Aurora, Ill. datacenter.
IPC Connects to Aurora Co-Lo Center for Access to CME, CME-Linked Markets
Latestlink provides connectivity to CME co-location site and cross-connected exchanges, while allowing co-located firms to access other markets on IPC's network.
IPC Expands Korean Connectivity
Communications and turrets provider IPC says Koscom, technology arm of the Korean Stock Exchange (KRX), will use its Connexus extranet and Direct Connect data service to upgrade their operations in Busan.