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Metamako Buys xCelor’s Hardware Ops to Grow Switch Business
Officials say the deal will allow xCelor to focus on its network applications business, while Metamako will take over the provision of underlying switching technology, expanding its own FPGA switch business. Wei-Shen Wong reports.
Former Bats Data Boss to Co-Head New Cboe Markets Division
Harkins' new division unites the exchange group's equities and derivatives markets and supporting business functions.
Morningstar Chronicles AI Quest to Replicate Analyst Ratings
With the fund industry growing at exponential rates, Morningstar turned to disruptive technologies to keep pace and ensure it could deliver sufficient coverage without compromising the processes used by its human analysts. Max Bowie chronicles the five…
YCharts Adds Crypto Data to Analysis Platform
YCharts is the latest vendor to wade into provision of cryptocurrency data, noting the challenges of cryptocurrencies' lack of fundamental data.
Barchart Names former GlobalView, FutureSource Exec Harrison CTO
Harrison has 25 years of experience in technology leadership roles in the market data and startup industries.
RegTech Vendor Ascent Tech Gets $6M Funding, Adds CME Ventures Vet to Board
The vendor will use the funding to improve its RegTech automation engines and hire more staff.
Bitcoin Futures Face Turbulent Times in the Windy City
Bitcoin conquered the world in 2017, but the performance of the futures looks like it will have to wait longer for take-off.
Hard Labor: Dealing With Alternative Data
Everyone’s excited about the potential untapped alpha promised by “alternative data,” yet those who work with it are far from excited about the prospect of evaluating unwieldy and unstructured datasets. Max Bowie looks at the practical challenges of…
Balyasny AM Hoists Antenna for Evaluating Alternative Datasets
Antenna will shorten the time needed to evaluate new datasets, and allow BAM to begin using the data faster than its rivals.
TNS Adds Co-Lo Hosting Centers in NY, Chicago
Expanding the managed hosting service to key market centers in the New York and Chicago metro areas will help firms gain access to data and trading on "hundreds" of platforms without having to buy proprietary infrastructure.
Thomson Reuters Makes Cboe One Equities Feed Available on Eikon, Elektron
The Cboe One feed comprises real-time quote and trade data from the former Bats and Direct Edge equities markets in North America.
Morningstar Promotes Holt, Collins
Holt will be responsible for setting and implementing strategy, Morningstar-wide, while Collins will be responsible for strategy relating to its global equity research.
Cboe Stocks Data Shop with FX, Bitcoin Data
The historical FX and bitcoin data will be available via Cboe's Data Shop marketplace, which the exchange acquired as a result of its purchase of Livevol last year.
IPC, JPX Launch Chicago Managed Connectivity
With the launch of Topix futures on CME, the new service will connect traders in Chicago with the contracts' primary mraket in Japan.
Barchart Enhances Free API Offering
The vendor is looking to take advantage of the gap left by Yahoo Finance, which has discontinued its API service.
Vela Introduces SI Data Hub
Technology provider expands Mifid II offering with launch of systematic internalizer data hub.
Barchart Unveils Web-Based Dashboard Charting Tool
Officials say the Dashboard platform provides a "desktop-like" charting experience within a web browser.
ICE Extends Connectivity to Japan with Go West Deal
The Go West consortium describes its mission as "to create more efficient access to global financial markets by offering the fastest and lowest latency route between Chicago and Tokyo... at a reasonable cost."
Avelacom Deploys Metamako FPGA Switch at CME Datacenter
Officials say the move will significantly reduce latency within CME's Aurora datacenter.
YCharts Bows Proprietary Events Datasets
YData will focus on providing datasets of event types not already covered by other data providers.
CME Hires Ex-Analyst, Strategist Honoré to Lead Data Product Management
Honoré's hire is part of a broader initiative by the exchange to leverage derived data as a revenue stream.
CBOE Enters Bitcoin Data Distribution Deal with Gemini
Multi-year license will allow both companies to explore bitcoin derivatives opportunities
Barchart Taps Zacks Vet Sheehy for Institutional Sales
Sheehy will bring a decade of experience at Zacks, plus additional experience of stock analysis, to his new role at Barchart
Morningstar Takes Stake in Fund Rating Partner Sustainalytics
The ownership stake will support the continued joint development of sustainable investment products and related tools.