Exchange Technologies
Turquoise Readies for Friday Debut
LONDON-By the end of this week, traders in Europe will have another order routing destination with the expected launch this Friday of the bank-backed multilateral trading facility (MTF) Turquoise, MTF officials tell DWT .
TMX Makes Final Quantum Leap
TORONTO-TMX Group, operator of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the Montréal Exchange (MX), is now trading solely on its new platform, Quantum, say exchange officials.
Bursa Malaysia Takes DMA Live
KUALA LUMPUR-Bursa Malaysia has implemented its second direct market access (DMA) gateway for its derivatives market, but is experiencing delays in migrating cash equities onto a new platform, say exchange officials.
CME Group Preps Brazilian Link
CHICAGO-CME Group, operator of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) and the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT), is on track with its strategic technology partnership with Brazilian Mercantile and Futures (BM&F), according to exchange officials.
Aqua Eyes Europe
NEW YORK-Alternative trading system (ATS) Aqua is in the process of creating a U.K. entity to broaden its reach to the European markets and to develop a multilateral trading facility (MTF), according to the ATS' leadership.
TSE Update Halts Trading
TOKYO-Due to a malfunction in the Tokyo Stock Exchange's (TSE's) derivatives trading platform, traders were unable to execute order for half the day on July 22.
NYSE Euronext Takes TradeEngine to Floor
NEW YORK-Exchange operator and technology provider NYSE Euronext has signed a partnership agreement with quantitative financial software provider Pragma Financial Systems to provide New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor traders with a suite of trading…
Glitch Delays JSE Open
JOHANNESBURG-A networking issue forced South African stock exchange JSE Limited to delay the opening of its equities market Monday, July 14 by approximately six hours. Trading resumed at 3:10 p.m. local time with trading hours extended to 7 p.m., say…
RTS Readies New FIX Gateway
MOSCOW-The Russian Trading System Stock Exchange (RTS) plans to implement a FIX gateway, which uses version 4.4 of the messaging protocol, and have it in production by the end of August, DWT has learned.
ISE Updates SOR Engine
NEW YORK-In an effort to gain more control over its technology, the International Securities Exchange (ISE) has rolled out its own order routing system for its options exchange.
NSX Suffers FIX Outage
CHICAGO-A glitch in one of the 10 FIX engines at the National Stock Exchange (NSX) caused a disruption in connectivity last Tuesday.
Equiduct Eyes September Launch
LONDON-Aiming for a soft launch by the end of September, multilateral trading facility (MTF) Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading officials are now in the process of onboarding members and fine tuning the technology, officials tell DWT .
Plus Markets Leaps into Dark Pools
LONDON-U.K.-based equity stock exchange Plus Markets expects to launch a dark pool of liquidity for small- and mid-cap issues, according to officials. The initiative is part of a number of projects that will be officially announced in the coming weeks…
Eurex Targets Risk In Next Upgrade
FRANKFURT-German derivatives exchange Eurex plans to add improved risk and clearing functionalities in release 11 of its exchange platform, slated for a Nov. 9 rollout, say bourse officials.
LSE, Lehman Brothers Go Dark
LONDON-The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Lehman Brothers have entered the dark liquidity fray as the exchange and investment bank have partnered to develop a new multilateral trading facility (MTF) for non-displayed orders.
DSM Turns to NYSE Euronext for Tech
NEW YORK & DOHA, QATAR-In a significant, yet somewhat expected, move into the Arab Emirates, NYSE Euronext has purchased a 25 percent stake in the Doha Securities Market (DSM).
Nordic Firms to Launch MTF
STOCKHOLM-Competition in the Nordic markets is heating up as a consortium of Scandinavian banks announced the formation of a new multilateral trading facility (MTF) that plans to dethrone Nasdaq OMX as the dominant market in the region.
LSE to Double TradElect Capacity
LONDON-The London Stock Exchange (LSE) is set to double the messaging capacity of its TradElect platform to 10,000 messages per second by September and to 20,000 messages per second in October, say exchange officials.
IDX Preps for X-stream Launch
JAKARTA-The Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) is set to have a new X-stream multi-product trading system from exchange operator and technology provider Nasdaq OMX in production by Dec. 1, IDX officials tell DWT .
NYSE Euronext Set for Specialist Change
NEW YORK-In preparation for a potential rule change by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that will transform New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) floor specialists into designated market-makers (DMMs), NYSE plans to roll out a new trading…
Boston Options Exchange Readies Blackbox Changes
NEW YORK-Operators of the Boston Options Exchange (BOX) plan to entice more black-box and algorithmic traders to the options exchange by increasing its trade messaging performance three- to four-fold by December, say exchange officials.
Equiduct Set for July Launch
BERLIN-Trading on multilateral trading facility (MTF) Börse Berlin Equiduct Trading is expected to begin in July, MTF officials tell DWT .
Software Upgrade Halts Nordic, Baltic Trading
STOCKHOLM-Traders on the Nordic and Baltic exchanges found themselves cooling their heels twice last week as a trading platform upgrade halted trading on the Nordic and Baltic exchanges.
Asia Dark Pools Gaining Traction
HONG KONG-Although few in number, dark pools of liquidity in Asia are set to grow, but are facing stiff resistance from technology issues, regulatory hurdles and hesitant buy-side firms, according to industry insiders.